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hierarchy: Teachings of Lord Caitanya
hierarchy: CHAPTER TWELVE
Teachings of lord caitanya 12
One begins spiritual activities for advancement in devotional service, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness, by hearing. Indeed, hearing is the most important …
Teachings of lord caitanya 12
Devotional service may be regulative or affectionate. One who has not developed transcendental affection for Kṛṣṇa should conduct his life …
Teachings of lord caitanya 12
“O best of the Bhāratas, it is the prime duty of persons who want to become fearless to hear about …
Teachings of lord caitanya 12
However, one should generally accept the following principles to properly execute devotional service. The devotee should (1) take shelter of …
Teachings of lord caitanya 12
It is essential for a neophyte devotee who is beginning to follow the path of devotional service to observe these …
Teachings of lord caitanya 12
The eleventh principle is to try to avoid offenses in serving the Lord and in chanting His holy names. There …
Teachings of lord caitanya 12
The twelfth principle in the execution of devotional service is that one should avoid the association of unholy nondevotees; (13) …
Teachings of lord caitanya 12
The first ten of the twenty items mentioned above are affirmative, and the second ten are prohibitive. In the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, …
Teachings of lord caitanya 12
In addition to these twenty, there are thirty-five more items of devotional service, and they can be analyzed as follows: …
Teachings of lord caitanya 12
To these thirty-five items are added another four: (1) marking one’s body with sandalwood pulp to show that one is …
Teachings of lord caitanya 12
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has recommended that one live in the association of those who are of the same mentality; therefore …
Teachings of lord caitanya 12
The last five items – mentioned after the first thirty-nine – are very important and essential. If one can simply …