1. Srila Bhaktivinoda on attaining prema

    Pure devotional love of God is unattainable without great faith, without intense eagerness to relish the nectarean pastimes of the Supreme Lord, and without a deep understanding of the esoteric truths of the scriptures.

    Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura — Sri Sanmodana Bhasyam (commentary on Lord Caitanya's Sri Siksastaka)