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