Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 1. The Spiritual MastersThis verse is from the Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta, which was written by a great Vaiṣṇava sannyāsī named Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura, who is also known as Līlāśuka. He intensely desired to enter into the eternal pastime…
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 1. The Spiritual MastersBilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura actually entered into the transcendental pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa. He has recorded his transcendental experiences and appreciation in the book known as Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta. In the begin…
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 1. The Spiritual MastersIt is not possible for a conditioned soul to directly meet Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but if one becomes a sincere devotee and seriously engages in devotional service, Lord Kṛṣṇa sends…
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 1. The Spiritual MastersThe Supreme Lord expands His personal forms in two primary categories. The prakāśa forms are manifested by Lord Kṛṣṇa for His pastimes, and their features are exactly like His. When Lord Kṛṣṇa married…
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 1. The Spiritual MastersThis is a quotation from the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta (1.21), compiled by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 1. The Spiritual MastersThis is another quotation from the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta (1.15).
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 1. The Spiritual MastersIn Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, a distinction between real religion and pretentious religion has been clearly made. According to this original and genuine commentation on the Vedānta-sūtra, there are numerous p…
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 1. The Spiritual MastersThe path of fruitive work (karma-kāṇḍa), even when decorated by religious ceremonies meant to elevate one’s material condition, is a cheating process because it can never enable one to gain relief fro…
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 1. The Spiritual MastersThe paths of the culture of knowledge (jñāna-mārga) and of mystic powers (yoga-mārga) are equally hazardous, for one does not know where one will go by following these uncertain methods. An empiric ph…
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 1. The Spiritual MastersAs far as the mystic powers of the yogīs are concerned, they are also material entanglements on the path of spiritual realization. One German scholar who became a devotee of Godhead in India said that…
