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Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi úvod
(Originally delivered as five morning lectures on the Caitanya-caritāmṛta — the authoritative biography of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu by Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja …
Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi úvod
The word caitanya means “living force,” carita means “character,” and amṛta means “immortal.” As living entities we can move, but …
Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi úvod
But how is this living force displayed immortally? It is not displayed by man or any other creature in this …
Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi úvod
An analogy will help us understand the distincion between ourselves and God. From the ground we may see only clouds …
Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi úvod
Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu should therefore not be considered one of us. He is Kṛṣṇa Himself, the supreme living entity, and …
Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi úvod
In the Bhagavad-gītā (18.66) Lord Kṛṣṇa says, “Give up all your nonsense and surrender to Me. I will protect you.”
Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi úvod
We say, “Oh, surrender? But I have so many responsibilities.”
Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi úvod
And māyā, illusion, says to us, “Don’t do it, or you’ll be out of my clutches. Just stay in my …
Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi úvod
It is a fact that we are constantly being kicked by māyā, just as the male ass is kicked in …
Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi úvod
Māyā has many ways to entrap us, and her strongest shackle is the female. Of course, in actuality we are …
Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi úvod
If we wish to become fully Kṛṣṇa conscious, we have to give up the shackles of māyā. Or, if we …
Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi úvod
From the Caitanya-caritāmṛta we learn how Lord Caitanya taught people to break the shackles of māyā and become immortal. Thus, …