After speaking in this way about devotional service, Lord Caitanya begins to describe devotional service and its symptoms to Rūpa Gosvāmī. He explains that in pure devotional service there can be no desire other than the desire to advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. In Kṛṣṇa consciousness there is no scope for worshiping any demigod or any other form of Kṛṣṇa, nor is there room for indulgence in speculative empiric philosophy, nor indulgence in fruitive activities. One should be free from all these contaminations. A devotee should accept only those things that are favorable to keep his body and soul together and should reject those things that increase the demands of the body. Only the bare necessities for bodily maintenance should be accepted. By minimizing bodily necessities, one can primarily devote his time to the cultivation of Kṛṣṇa consciousness through the chanting of the holy names of God.
No desire (other books)
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Teachings of Lord Caitanya
In pure devotional service there can be no desire other than the desire to advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Teachings of Lord Caitanya, Chapter 1: | Page Title: | No desire (other books) |
| Compiler: | Labangalatika, ChandrasekharaAcarya |
| Created: | 27 of Apr, 2010 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=21, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
| No. of Quotes: | 21 |