Chaitanya, The Golden Avatar
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The simple understanding, even if theoretical, of this doctrine is enough to rank us among the so-called liberated beings, except that the truly liberated soul is the one which grasps its intrinsic condition of eternal servant of the Lord, of which it is a part. integral. And the liberated soul that engages with faith and devotion in the service of the Lord is referred to as the Krishna conscious person. People who are thus Krishna conscious are freed from all material desire. As for those who have only a theoretical knowledge of the fact that the distinct being is not made of matter, they can still nourish certain desires, although they can technically be classified among liberated souls. Their main desire: to become one with God, the Supreme Person. In general, very attached to Vedic rites and virtuous works, they only perform them with a view to enjoying a very material prosperity. Even if some manage to transcend material pleasures, they still seek to derive enjoyment from the spiritual world by being grounded in the very existence of the Supreme Lord. Still others seek the perfection provided by the supernatural powers associated with the practice of yoga. As long as such longings haunt his heart, a person cannot know and understand the nature of pure devotional service. There is no peace for those who remain disturbed by such desires. In truth, no peace is possible unless one renounces all desire for material perfection. Krishna's devotees, who desire no such thing, are thus the only serene inhabitants of the material universe, as confirmed by the Srimad-Bhagavatam (6.14.5):

O great sage, among millions of liberated beings and having acquired the powers of yoga, it is very rare to find a single one who, totally serene, devotes himself fully to God, the Supreme Person.

Lord Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is God, the Supreme person. He is the one who supports, who protects, who directs, who stimulates and who creates. All beings dwell in God, the Supreme Lord, and he himself lives in everyone's heart. He is absolute power. Let us imagine, therefore, the power of the brain which maintains in space, by the force of gravity, the myriads of planets and satellites, and which has created the immeasurable space in which they evolve.

The Lord said: I enter each of the planets, and by My energy I keep them in their orbit.

If Lord Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu did not support them with his mighty grip, all the worlds would scatter like dust in the air. Modern scholars can hardly provide a practical explanation of this inconceivable strength of the Lord. The powers of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu are multi-faceted. It is through his various agents, endowed by him with powers, that the Lord maintains and protects all that is. But he personally protects only his devotees, like a king who takes his children under his own aegis while entrusting his helpers with the care of protecting the state and looking after its needs.

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