"Give This Your One Pointed Focus"! by Jayapataka Swami

One should be completely single pointed for getting Lord Caitanya's mercy even if one is the most fallen soul. But if one is single pointedly determined to get the mercy of Lord Caitanya, then even if otherwise one is completely unqualified by the mercy of Lord Caitanya. That person can be delivered simply by surrendering unto his lotus feet. We can see here how Caitanya Mahaprabhu's movement is actually taking the mood of Vrindavana. How the followers of his Sankirtan movement are actually following in the footsteps of the Gopis and of the residents of Vrindavan. Just as Lakshmi Devi was doing tapasya to get into Vrindavan pastimes for a long time she was doing tapasya to try to join the Ras Leela. But she was not allowed. She was refused even. She was the chief Goddess of fortune who could always sit on the chest just be embraced on the chest of Lord Narayana. She was not allowed to enter into the Rastiya because she had this queenly attitude. She had this enjoying, not enjoying of course service attitude but in a service of respect and reverential attitude. Therefore she was not allowed to.