126 Teachings of Lord Chaitanya

when singing the glorification of the Supreme Lord. Because the Lord is very
dear to him, in glorifying the Lord’s Name, Fame, etc., he becomes almost
like an insane man, and in such a condition of life sometimes he laughs, some-
times he cries, sometimes he dances—and without any consideration of the
situation, he continues in such activities. And, by gradual development of his
love of Godhead he increases his affection, his emotion, his ecstasy. Such
attachment, Mahabhava, is the highest stage of devotional love. It can be
found like molasses or sugar, which are different stages of the same thing.
But the highest stage is called sugar candy. In different stages of the same
juice, sugar candy becomes more and more palatable. Similarly, in love of
Godhead, by a gradual process of development, transcendental pleasure is
increased to the highest stage for the real devotee.
