"During the time Śrīla Prabhupāda was considering sending a few of his disciples to foreign countries to spread the message of Śrīman Mahāprabhu, he met with Śrī Rabindranath Tagore, the world-renowned author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, to inquire about his visit to the West to receive the Nobel Prize. Śrīla Prabhupāda enquired, “In your opinion, to which Western country should our Gauḍīya Maṭha preachers first be sent to spread the message of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?” Śrī Rabindranath Tagore replied, “None. It is unadvisable to send preachers to any western countries at this moment. Many unscrupulous people who earlier visited these places to prech Vedic dharma have tarnished the image of Indian saints. As a result, the people of the Western countries have lost faith in sādhus.” After further discussion on the matter, Śrīla Prabhupāda briefly introduced him to the ideology of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, which is the doctrine of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas. Śrī Rabindranath Tagore, being captivated and moved by Śrīla Prabhupāda’s presentation of Gauḍīya philosophy, said, “It is only if you yourself visit the Western countries that great success in preaching will be assured. Everybody will certainly greet you with honor.” Śrīla Prabhupāda replied, “I will send persons who are just as qualified as me.”

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"Out of his natural renunciation, Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Hṛdaya Vana Gosvāmī Mahārāja never wore footwear for years during his stay in the maṭha. Once, his spiritual master, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda, wanted to send him abroad to preach the mission of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Śrīla Prabhupāda asked his disciple Śrī Kuñja-bihārī Vidyābhūṣaṇa Prabhu (later known as Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Vilāsa Tīrtha Gosvāmī Mahārāja after accepting sannyāsa) to go to Kolkata and buy the most expensive pair of shoes available for Śrīla Vana Gosvāmī Mahārāja. Śrī Kuñja-bihārī Vidyābhūṣaṇa Prabhu purchased a pair for thirty-two rupees—a very expensive amount at that time—from Kolkata and brought them to the maṭha. Śrīla Prabhupāda told him, “Give these shoes to Vana Mahārāja and ask him to come see me while wearing them.”

After Śrī Kuñja-bihārī Vidyābhūṣaṇa Prabhu told Śrīla Vana Gosvāmī Mahārāja about Śrīla Prabhupāda’s desire, Śrīla Vana Gosvāmī Mahārāja wore the shoes and went before Śrīla Prabhupāda. Upon seeing him wearing the shoes, Śrīla Prabhupāda said, “Today your vairāgya (renunciation) has been perfected, because you renounced even your renunciation for the most superior objective— the service of Śrīman Mahaprabhu.” To accept everything favorable for the service of Bhagavān and His devotees while rejecting everything unfavorable for that service is the true definition of yukta-vairāgya."​

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"Vedanta is the cream of Hindu speculation through out the centuries. There are two methods of approach towards the Reality of Vedanta. One, of knowledge Jnan and the other of devotion-Bhakti. The former aims at knowing Brahman perfectly through identity, where as the latter leads to the service of God-head through dedication.

Amongst the seekers of Jnan marga, who follows the path of knowledge, acharya Sankar stands out as the greatest figure, And Mahaprabhu Krishna Chaitanya may be called the Prince of path of love and dedications.

Sankaracharya, the greatest philosopher of India is wellknown all over the philosopical world. Whereas Sri Krishna Chaitanya Maha Prabhu is almost unknown to the English speaking people of the western Civilization. Prof. Radha Krishna and S. N. Das Gupta have written volumes on Indian philosophy but a very few pages is devoted to describe Chaitanya's Movement.

Srimad Bhakti Hridaya Bon may be regarded as the first man a pioneer who presented before the western people, the Sublime of Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Bon Maharaj was not only a speculative thinker but had a Saintly personality.

I am proud to tell you that he was a personal friend of mine. I recognised in him, a person who could speak with authority. And this was due to profound grade of his celebrated Gurudev Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati who had transcendental feeling about Lila of Sri Krishna Chaitanya.

The subject such as philosophy and personality of Sri Krishna Chaitanya, Divine Love, concept of Finite self etc. are of supreme importance for the realization of the Gaudiya philosophy. These subjects are dealt and presented with unparallaled devotion and prefound understanding.

May this lectures of Bon Maharaj recieve cordial recognition of the English speaking public of East and West as well— I pray to my beloved Lord with earnestness."

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Dr. Mahanambrata Brahmchari, "My Lectures in england & Germany"

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"It gives me unqualified pleasure to write these few words introducing these excellent Lectures of Late Swami B. H. Bon Maharaj that he delivered in England and Germany in the third decade of the century. As Swamiji had been a man of tremendous self-confidence—a Bhakta who had so much identified himself with Bhagwan with his devotion that he himself became Bhagwan—it is most appropriate that the title of this book be "My Lectures in England and Germany."

A Simple turning of the pages to have a look at the most impressive title of various chapters, I am sure, is going to convince any one of the great comprehension of Indian Religion and Philosophy that the great Swamiji had. It is a happy augury that such a book be brought out which has as the title of its first chapter "Philosophy of Sri Krsna Chaitanya" and he published in the fifth centur year of the birth of the great Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Not only does it delineate on the personality of "Sri Krsna Chaitanya", Teachings of Sri Krsna Chaitanya The life and Message of Sri Krsna Chaitanya, Sri Caitanya's concept of Divine Love and Sri Caitanya's concept of Finite self showing thus a deep insight into the very authentic Philosophy and Religion of Love in India but also through chapters such as Sri Krsna Caitanya and catholic catechism shows the author's deep understanding of the Christion Philosophy and Religion of Love as well. Besides, his Lectures such as on man, Science & Technology Religion and Man, world Federation of Religions and the like show Swamiji to be a man of great universal understanding and goodwill.

It is my fervent hope and belief that a going through this book shall benefit all those who care to do so.

With all the best to all such readers."

K. K. Mittal, "My Lectures in england & Germany"​​

Book - Viśuddha Caitanya-vāṇī