Not everyone is entitled to have such devotion

[Govindaram 1]

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu said to Srila Haridasa Thakura:

"The jiva is blessed with pure bhakti only on the strength of his sukriti, or piety and faith. Not everyone is entitled to have such devotion, but in order to instill such devotion in the hearts of the faithful, I have descended to propagate the chanting of the holy name as the religion for this age. The chanting of Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare is factually the jiva's inherent and eternal religion.

 

from Harinama Cintamani by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

[AGTSP 0]

This awakening Sri Caitanya taught could be attained by sankirtana, chanting the Holy names of the Lord, this Hare Krishna mantra.

[theist 1]

not entitled. That leaves receiving through mercy as the only alternative.

 

Beggars can't afford bread. To avoid starving they beg hoping to receive mercy from those that have bread already.

 

Lord Caitanya is so merciful though He doesn't even wait for us to beg. Some of us are too delerious from our staving condition that we lack the intelligence or strength to even do that. He plunders the storehouse on our behalf. All we have to do is swallow.

 

Jaya Gauranga!

 

[REASWARAN 0]

Entitled here should be taken to mean worthy of. Possibly it means that you need to undergo a process of purification thru Karma yoga before you will experience Bhakti

[Gaurasundara 0]

 

Entitled here should be taken to mean worthy of. Possibly it means that you need to undergo a process of purification thru Karma yoga before you will experience Bhakti

 

 

In the First Shower of Madhurya Kadambini, Srila Visvanatha Cakravartipada mentions that, unlike the paths of karma-yoga and jnana-yoga, bhakti-yoga needs no qualifications to practise it and neither does it matter if there is an error in its practice.

 

On the basis of that, I am inclined to say that Bhakti is a superior path which is really meant for all types of people, everywhere.