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Teachings of Lord Chaitanya
In the  Vishnu Purana  the meaning of  Brahman  is given: He is the greatest and there is no limit to His expanding as the greatest. One may conceive of  Brahman's  greatness, yet it is growing in such a way that nobody can estimate how far or how great He actually is.
That Supreme Personality of Godhead is realized in three aspects, but they are all one and the same. The Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality, Krishna, is everlasting. In the  Srimad Bhagwatam  it is said that He exists before the manifestation of this cosmic world, and He exists during its continuance, and He will continue to exist after the annihilation of this cosmic manifestation. Therefore, He is the Soul of everything great. He is All-pervading, He is All-witnessing, and He is the Supreme Form of everything.
To understand and achieve that Supreme perfection of the Absolute Truth, there are three different kinds of transcendental processes mentioned in the Vedic literature. They are called: the process of knowledge, the process of mystic  Yoga , and the process of devotional service. The followers of different processes realize the Supreme Truth in different aspects; namely, those who are following the process of knowledge realize Him as impersonal  Brahman ; those who are following the process of  Yoga  realize Him as the localized Supersoul; and those who are following the process of devotional service realize Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krishna. In other words, although  Brahman  means Krishna and nothing else, still, according to the process followed by different transcendentalists, He is realized in three different aspects.
So far as devotional service is concerned, it is divided into two processes. In the beginning, it is called  Bidhibhakti , or devotional service with regulated principles. And in the highest stage it is called  Raga bhakti , or devotional service in pure love.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Absolute Truth, but He is manifested by expansions of different energies also. Those who are following the principles of devotional service in regulative forms ultimately achieve the  Vaikunthas  in the Spiritual World. Whereas one who is following the principles of love in devotional service reaches to the Supreme Abode, Krishna Loka or Goloka.
The transcendentalists can also be divided into three: namely the  Akama , or one who does not have any material desires; the  Moksa kama , or persons who seek liberation from the material miseries; and  Sarva kama , or persons who have material desires to enjoy. The most intelligent transcendentalist gives up all other processes and engages himself in the devotional service of the Lord,