Sri Krishna Chaitanya
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Sri Krishna Chaitanya made his appearance in this world in the year 1484 A.D. Due to the diligence of Krishna das Kaviraj Goswami, who composed the voluminous Chaitanya Charitamrita,18 and Vrindavandas Thakur, who authored Chaitanya Bhagvat (now known as Chaitanya Mangal), we have a very full account of the pastimes and activities of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He took his birth in a family of poor brahmins in the small town of Nabadwip, about 80 miles northeast of Calcutta. Sri Krishna Chaitanya’s scholastic acumen was manifested at a very early age, and by the middle of his teens he already had his own school with many pupils. At that time, there were many schools of philosophy in the area, as Nabadwip was the seat of nyaya philosophy and many renowned scholars often met there for philosophical discussion and debate. It was the system of the day that well-known scholars would challenge one another to debate, the loser being forced to sign a chit of paper acknowledging his defeat. During Chaitanya’s youth, the undefeated Dgvajayi Pandit visited Nabadwip and, on various excuses, the scholars of that area left town, fearing to meet the pandit’s challenge. One evening Dgvajayi Pandit happened to pass Sri Krishna Chaitanya and his students holding class on the bank of the Ganges. A discussion began, and in a very short amount of time the pandit was soundly defeated by Sri Krishna Chaitanya. Summoning up his humility, he returned the following day to pay his respects to the young scholar and admit his mistake in approaching him the previous day in so arrogant a manner.
This event was an early sign of Chaitanya’s ability to meet with great scholarly individuals, convince them of the superior nature of the path of bhakti, and win over their hearts. While still in his youth, Sri Krishna Chaitanya met his spiritual master, Sri Ishvara Puri, who was a disciplic descendant of Sri Madhva, and became initiated by him. Despite Sri Krishna Chaitanya’s scholarly nature, his teacher told him, “You are too foolish to study the Vedas; your only hope for making spiritual progress is to constantly chant the maha mantra: Hare Krishna, Ha re Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.”19
Work has been done regarding the life force present in plants. In one typical experiment, electrical wires are connected from an electro sensitive meter to a plant. After a stable reading is obtained on the instruments, a small twig is cut from the plant. Invariably, at that moment, a significant response is perceivable on the meter, indicating that the separation of the twig has disturbed or agitated the plant.Sri Krishna Chaitanya
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Sri Krishna Chaitanya made his appearance in this world in the year 1484 A.D. Due to the diligence of Krishna das Kaviraj Goswami, who composed the voluminous Chaitanya Charitamrita,18 and Vrindavandas Thakur, who authored Chaitanya Bhagvat (now known as Chaitanya Mangal), we have a very full account of the pastimes and activities of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He took his birth in a family of poor brahmins in the small town of Nabadwip, about 80 miles northeast of Calcutta. Sri Krishna Chaitanya’s scholastic acumen was manifested at a very early age, and by the middle of his teens he already had his own school with many pupils. At that time, there were many schools of philosophy in the area, as Nabadwip was the seat of nyaya philosophy and many renowned scholars often met there for philosophical discussion and debate. It was the system of the day that well-known scholars would challenge one another to debate, the loser being forced to sign a chit of paper acknowledging his defeat. During Chaitanya’s youth, the undefeated Dgvajayi Pandit visited Nabadwip and, on various excuses, the scholars of that area left town, fearing to meet the pandit’s challenge. One evening Dgvajayi Pandit happened to pass Sri Krishna Chaitanya and his students holding class on the bank of the Ganges. A discussion began, and in a very short amount of time the pandit was soundly defeated by Sri Krishna Chaitanya. Summoning up his humility, he returned the following day to pay his respects to the young scholar and admit his mistake in approaching him the previous day in so arrogant a manner.
This event was an early sign of Chaitanya’s ability to meet with great scholarly individuals, convince them of the superior nature of the path of bhakti, and win over their hearts. While still in his youth, Sri Krishna Chaitanya met his spiritual master, Sri Ishvara Puri, who was a disciplic descendant of Sri Madhva, and became initiated by him. Despite Sri Krishna Chaitanya’s scholarly nature, his teacher told him, “You are too foolish to study the Vedas; your only hope for making spiritual progress is to constantly chant the maha mantra: Hare Krishna, Ha re Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.”19