Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 245
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On one occasion the Lord inquired, “Of all types of education, which is the most important?” Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “No education is important other than the transcendental devotional service of Kṛṣṇa.”
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Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 228
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“Therefore one should accept the mood of the gopīs in their service. In such a transcendental mood, one should always think of the pastimes of Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.
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Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 196
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu confirmed these verses recited by Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya, saying, “This is the limit of the goal of human life. Only by your mercy have I come to understand it conclusively.
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Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 215
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“It is to be noted that the natural characteristic of the gopīs is to love the Supreme Lord. Their lusty desire is not to be compared to material lust. Nonetheless, because their desire sometimes appears to resemble material lust, their transcendental love for Kṛṣṇa is sometimes described as lust.
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Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 117
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After hearing this, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu said to Rāmānanda Rāya, “That for which I have come to your residence has now become an object of truth in My knowledge.
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Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 94
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“Although Kṛṣṇa’s unparalleled beauty is the topmost sweetness of love of Godhead, His sweetness increases unlimitedly when He is in the company of the gopīs. Consequently Kṛṣṇa’s exchange of love with the gopīs is the topmost perfection of love of Godhead.
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In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent activities around Govardhana and Vrindavana and discusses the Rāmānanda-saṁvāda līlā from the Madhya-līlā of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta.
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In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent talks around Govardhana and his Kartika experience.
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Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 76
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The Lord said, “This statement is very good, but please proceed even further.”
Note: Due to some technical difficulties, Maharaja often gets disconnected.
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In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations on the disappearance day of Śrīla Prabhupāda (as observed in New York).
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