Page 9 - Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (English)
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Introduction



             The Kåñëa consciousness movement is now
          spread all over the world, yet its originator, Çré
          Caitanya Mahäprabhu, remains largely unknown.
          Even in India, where at least the name of Lord
          Caitanya is widely familiar, most people know little
          about His activities or message. And even persons
          who know something of Lord Caitanya mostly
          misunderstand Him as merely a great devotee,
          whereas revealed scriptures uphold that He is the
          Supreme Personality of Godhead.

             Drawing particularly from the voluminous
          original biographies  Çré Caitanya-bhägavata  and
          Çré  Caitanya-caritämåta,  this  introductory book
          attempts to summarize Lord Caitanya’s activities
          and  teachings.  Certain  customs,  practices,  and
          attitudes within traditional Hindu society as
          recounted herein, and even the very personage
          of Lord Caitanya,  may seem  strange  to the
          unacquainted. Nonetheless, the reader is requested
          to give the text a patient and open-minded review,
          which will likely afford at least initial appreciation
          of Lord Caitanya’s compassion and sweetness, and
          of His mood and mission. Detailed knowledge may




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