Divine Love
Book, Sreela Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
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Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu says that Divine Love is the strongest spiritual force on earth to bring unity of hearts amongst all, irrespective of caste, creed and religion.
Love is superior to non-violence. Non-violence means to abstain from doing injury to others, which is negative, but love means to do good to others. This is positive. Actual `saranagati' (submission to the Lord) can never be manifested without the association of pure devotees. Nobody can enter into that transcendental blissful realm by the process of ascension (arohavad), with vanity and a challenging mood.
The mind is the cause of attachment, but the mind is also the cause of emancipation. Attachment to non-eternal things is the cause of bondage. Love for the eternal Supreme Lord, Who is All-Existence, All-Knowledge and All-Bliss, is the cause of emancipation.
Sin is the cause of sufferings. The cause of sin is the desire for committing sin. Misconception of self is the cause of desire for committing sin. Nescience is the cause of misconception of self, and aversion to Absolute Knowledge is the cause of nescience. So the root cause of sin is aversion to Sri Krishna.
Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya
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