Teachings of Lord Caitanya (The Golden Avatar)
Some remarkable extracts Chapter 9 (The Opulences of Kṛṣṇa) 1975: Since Lord Caitanya is especially merciful to innocent, unsophisticated persons, His name is also Patitapāvana, the deliverer of the most fallen conditioned souls. Although a conditioned soul may be fallen to the lowest position, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO ADVANCE IN SPIRITUAL SCIENCE IF HE IS INNOCENT . Chapter 19 (Further Talks with Prakāśānanda) In transcendental realization there are three divisions of knowledge called prasthāna-traya. That department of knowledge which is proved by Vedic instruction (like the Upaniṣads) is called ŚRUTI-prasthāna. Authoritative books indicating the ultimate goal and written by liberated souls like Vyāsadeva (for example, Bhagavad-gītā, Mahābhārata and the Purāṇas, especially Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the Mahā-Purāṇa) are called SMṚTI-prasthāna. From Vedic literatures we understand that the Vedas originated from the breathing of Nārāyaṇa. Vyāsa...