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hierarchy: Teachings of Lord Caitanya
hierarchy: CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
The Ecstasy of the Lord and His Devotees The symptoms of highly developed devotional service for Kṛṣṇa, which are exhibited …
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The Ecstasy of the Lord and His Devotees
Teachings of lord caitanya 14
The symptoms of highly developed devotional service for Kṛṣṇa, which are exhibited by the pure devotees, are sometimes imitated by …
Teachings of lord caitanya 14
According to the various divisions and gradations of devotees, permanent devotional attitudes can be divided into five categories: (1) peacefulness, …
Teachings of lord caitanya 14
Situated above these two emotions is permanent love, which is called sthāyi-bhāva. In other words, when one’s attachment to Kṛṣṇa …
Teachings of lord caitanya 14
The external features exhibited on the bodies of devotees are called udbhāsvara. The vyabhicārī symptoms are thirty-three in number, and …
Teachings of lord caitanya 14
The particular rasas (flavors or tastes) of the devotees who merge into that ocean of bhakti-rasāmṛta are known as neutrality, …
Teachings of lord caitanya 14
The situations known as rūḍha (advanced) and adhirūḍha (highly advanced) are possible only in the rasa of conjugal love. Conjugal …
Teachings of lord caitanya 14
The two divisions of ecstasies experienced in the relationship of conjugal love are sambhoga (meeting) and vipralambha (separation). On the …
Teachings of lord caitanya 14
The mental state experienced before meeting is called pūrva-rāga. The obstacles that impede the meeting between the lover and beloved …
Teachings of lord caitanya 14
The supreme lover is Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana, and the supreme beloved is Rādhārāṇī. Kṛṣṇa has sixty-four main qualities, and His …
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These fifty qualities are fragmentally present in every living entity. When a human being is completely spiritually free and situated …