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In truth, all Vedic literature directs the human being toward the perfect stage of devotion. The paths of fruitive activities, …

na sādhayati māṁ yogo na sāṅkhyaṁ dharma uddhava na svādhyāyas tapas tyāgo yathā bhaktir mamorjitā

bhaktyāham ekayā grāhyaḥ śraddhayātmā priyaḥ satām bhaktiḥ punāti man-niṣṭhā śva-pākān api sambhavāt

“My dear Uddhava, neither philosophical speculation nor meditational yoga nor penances can give Me such pleasure as devotional service practiced …

Devotional service is the only perfection accepted by all Vedic literatures. Just as when a poor man receives some treasure …

Caitanya Mahāprabhu then quoted a verse from the Padma Purāṇa: “There are many different Purāṇas with instructions for worshiping different …

The conclusion is that, directly or indirectly, all types of worship are more or less directed to the Supreme Personality …

Since neophytes are not on the transcendental level, the Vedic literature advises them to worship different types of demigods according …

The philosophical sections of the Vedic hymns are intended to enable one to distinguish the Supreme Lord from māyā. After …

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then told Sanātana Gosvāmī about Kṛṣṇa’s multiforms and His unlimited opulence. He also described the nature of …

To help us understand the difference between the spiritual energy and the material energy, the Second Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam gives …

In this world there are two kinds of principles operating: One principle is the origin or shelter of everything, and …

Lord Caitanya then asked Sanātana Gosvāmī to listen attentively as He described the different features of Kṛṣṇa. First the Lord …

In this connection Lord Caitanya gave evidence from the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.1):

īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ anādir ādir govindaḥ sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam

“Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, with a body full of knowledge, eternality and bliss. He has no origin. …

In addition, Lord Caitanya quoted a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.3.28):

ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam indrāri-vyākulaṁ lokaṁ mṛḍayanti yuge yuge

“All the incarnations described previously are either direct expansions of Kṛṣṇa or, indirectly, expansions of the expansions of Kṛṣṇa. But …

There are three different processes by which Kṛṣṇa can be understood: the empiric process of philosophical speculation, the process of …