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Women, śūdras, and vaiśyas are ordinarily regarded as less intelligent, but if one takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness one is the most intelligent, as stated in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (kṛṣṇa yei bhaje sei baḍa catura).

If one takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, in the beginning there will be many disturbances caused by Māyā, Māyā will test us to see how firmly we are fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Because she is also an agent of Kṛṣṇa, she does not allow anyone the freedom to disturb Kṛṣṇa. Therefore she tests very rigidly to see whether we have taken to Kṛṣṇa consciousness to disturb Kṛṣṇa beginning there will be tests by Māyā, and we shall feel so many disturbances while making progress in Kṛṣṇa

“In every town, city, and village of the world, the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement will be preached.”

universe, one who is very fortunate receives, by the mercy of the spiritual master and the mercy of Kṛṣṇa (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya 19.151) The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement does not consist of wretched, unfortunate One who has taken to Kṛṣṇa consciousness is to be considered the most fortunate because he has found One who is Kṛṣṇa conscious and discharging his duties nicely is the most fortunate and the most perfect

Kuntīdevī says, “You are meant for the paramahaṁsas, not for the rascals and fools. You are meant for the paramahaṁsas and munis.” The word munīnām refers to those who are thoughtful or to mental speculators, and the word amalātmanām Lust and greed. All materialistic persons are lusty and greedy, and therefore their hearts are understood to be full

In fact, one who comes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness has already surpassed brāhmaṇism.

The Lord, Kṛṣṇa, had come to Kuntīdevī to offer respect to her by taking the dust of her feet. Because Kṛṣṇa considered Kuntīdevī His aunt, He used to touch her feet. Kuntīdevī, a great devotee, was in such an exalted position, practically on the level of Yaśodāmayī, Kṛṣṇa’s mother, she was so submissive that she prayed, “Kṛṣṇa, You are meant to be understood by the paramahaṁsas

Similarly, one should know that Kṛṣṇa is the real center of all activities, and one who knows this is Thus bhakti-yoga is for the paramahaṁsa, one who knows that Kṛṣṇa is the central fact. Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā, ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate: “I am the source of everything So one who knows, not only theoretically but practically, that Kṛṣṇa is the cause of all causes – one

Bhakti-yoga is meant for those whose hearts are cleansed, not for the lusty and greedy. Of course, those who are lusty and greedy may try to advance, and gradually they may do so, but once one is situated in bhakti-yoga there is no more lust or greed. and is actually a paramahaṁsa. and are engaged in bhakti-yoga.

ei rūpe brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva guru-kṛṣṇa-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bīja

The highest members of the social order are the brāhmaṇas, those who are intelligent, and then come the kṣatriyas (military men and administrators), the vaiśyas (farmers and businessmen), and finally the One’s place in this system is determined by one’s qualities and work (guṇa-karma). The word dvija-bandhu refers to one who is born in an exalted brāhmaṇa or kṣatriya family but who has from Europe and America.

Rather, she was the most intelligent, for she recognized Kṛṣṇa to be the Supreme Godhead: “He has come Unless she were able to see Kṛṣṇa as He is, how could she say, na lakṣyase mūḍha-dṛśā?

He is unknowable by great learning or by the greatest brain. like philosophers, but they are blessed by the Lord because they believe at once in the superiority and almightiness of the Lord, and thus they offer obeisances without reservation. In every country and in every sect of religion it appears that the women are more interested than the

In Bhagavad-gītā (9.32) Lord Kṛṣṇa says:

Therefore Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu teaches us, tṛṇād api sunīcena taror api sahiṣṇunā: “One should

The word parama means “ultimate,” and haṁsa means “swan.” So paramahaṁsa means “the perfect swan.” If we give a swan milk mixed with water, the swan will take the milk and leave aside the water. Similarly, this material world is made of two natures – the inferior nature and the superior nature. The superior nature means spiritual life, and the inferior nature is material life. Thus a person who gives up the material part of this world and takes only the spiritual part is called

the transcendental science of devotional service unto the hearts of the advanced transcendentalists and mental speculators, who are purified by being able to discriminate between matter and spirit.

“One who takes to bhakti-yoga surpasses the modes of material nature and comes immediately to the transcendental