consciousness and is the beginning of sadhana-bhakti:
The process of devotional service—beginning with chanting and hearing—
is called sadhana-bhakti. This includes the regulative principles that
are intended to awaken one to devotional service. Devotional service
is always dormant in everyone's heart, and by the offenseless chanting
of the holy names of the Lord, one's original dormant Krsna
consciousness is awakened. This awakening to Krsna consciousness is
the beginning of sadhana-bhakti. This can be divided into many
different parts, including faith, association with devotees,
initiation by the spiritual master, engagement in devotional service
under the instructions of a spiritual master, steadiness in devotional
service and the awakening of a taste for devotional service. In this
way, one can become attached to Krsna and His service, and when this
attachment is intensified, it results in ecstatic love for Krsna.
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila 19.177
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