Verses

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 13.123

"Anyone who attains a human body but does not take to the cult of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is baffled in his opportunity. Amṛtadhunī is a flowing river of the nectar of devotional service. If after getting a human body one drinks the water in a poison pit of material happiness instead of the water of such a river, it would be better for him not to have lived, but to have died long ago." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 13.123

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 16.11

"If one becomes a bookworm, reading many books and scriptures and hearing many commentaries and the instructions of many men, this will produce doubt within his heart. One cannot in this way ascertain the real goal of life." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 16.11

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 17.21-22

"“ ‘In this Age of Kali there is no other means, no other means, no other means for self-realization than chanting the holy name, chanting the holy name, chanting the holy name of Lord Hari.’" "“In this Age of Kali, the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, is the incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Simply by chanting the holy name, one associates with the Lord directly. Anyone who does this is certainly delivered." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 17.21 & 22

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 17.31

"“One who thinks himself lower than the grass, who is more tolerant than a tree, and who does not expect personal honor yet is always prepared to give all respect to others can very easily always chant the holy name of the Lord.”" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 17.31

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 17.75

"“By following the paths of speculative philosophical knowledge, fruitive activity or mystic yoga to control the senses, one cannot satisfy Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord. Unalloyed devotional love for Kṛṣṇa is the only cause for the Lord’s satisfaction." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 17.75

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 17.76

"“[The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, said:] ‘My dear Uddhava, neither through aṣṭāṅga-yoga [the mystic yoga system to control the senses], nor through impersonal monism or an analytical study of the Absolute Truth, nor through study of the Vedas, nor through austerities, charity or acceptance of sannyāsa can one satisfy Me as much as by developing unalloyed devotional service unto Me.’ ”" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 17.76

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 17.308

"“Anything transcendental to material nature is called inconceivable, whereas arguments are all mundane. Since mundane arguments cannot touch transcendental subject matters, one should not try to understand transcendental subjects through mundane arguments.”" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 17.308

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 6.108

"“ ‘I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is full of unlimited qualities and whose different potencies bring about agreement and disagreement between disputants. Thus the illusory energy again and again covers the self-realization of both disputants.’" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 6.108

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 6.137

"“The Vedic statements are self-evident. Whatever is stated there must be accepted. If we interpret according to our own imagination, the authority of the Vedas is immediately lost.”" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 6.137

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 6.143

"“Everything in the cosmic manifestation emanates from the Absolute Truth, remains in the Absolute Truth, and after annihilation again enters the Absolute Truth." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 6.143

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 6.171

"“The touchstone, after touching iron, produces volumes of gold without being changed. Similarly, the Supreme Personality of Godhead manifests Himself as the cosmic manifestation by His inconceivable potency, yet He remains unchanged in His eternal, transcendental form." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 6.171

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 6.235

"“ ‘When a person takes shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead without reservation, the unlimited, merciful Lord bestows His causeless mercy upon him. Thus he can pass over the insurmountable ocean of nescience. Those whose intelligence is fixed in the bodily conception, who think, “I am this body,” are fit food for dogs and jackals. The Supreme Lord never bestows His mercy upon such people.’ ”" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 6.235