1. Experiencing Vrndavana

    Vrndavana is actually experienced as it is by persons who have stopped trying to derive pleasure from material enjoyment. “When will my mind become cleansed of all hankering for material enjoyment so I will be able to see Vrndavana?” one great devotee asks. The more Krsna conscious we become and the more we advance, the more everything is revealed as spiritual. Thus Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami considered the Vrndavana in India to be as good as the Vrndavana in the spiritual sky, and in the sixteenth verse of the Caitanya-caritamrta he describes Radharani and Krsna as seated beneath awish-fulfilling tree in Vrndavana, on a throne decorated with valuable jewels. There Krsna’s dear gopi friends serve Radha and Krsna by singing, dancing, offering betel nuts and refreshments, and decorating Their Lordships with flowers.

    From Teachings of Lord Caitanya, by Srila Prabhupada, Introduction