for annihilation under the influence of time. This waste of energy stems from the ignorance of the mass of human beings, who are unaware of being eternal and of having an eternal occupation. They do not know that the length of their existence in a given material body is only a flash in their eternal journey. Ignoring this fact, they regard this brief glimmer of existence as the only reality, and waste their time in improving their economic situation.
Krishna, God the Supreme Person says:
Just like a mass of clouds, who does not know the force of the wind, the being absorbed in a material consciousness ignores the formidable power of time which prevails. Whatever the materialist produces at the cost of many torments and efforts for so-called happiness, the Supreme Lord in the form of time destroys it; and this is why the conditioned soul grieves.
The misguided materialist ignores that his body is temporary, and that the attraction to home, land and wealth, related to the body, is also a matter of ephemeral. Ignorance alone makes him believe that everything is sustainable. Whatever the species in which he is born, the distinct being (distinct from God) finds there a particular form of satisfaction, so much so that he is never dissatisfied with his condition.
L he conditioned is happy with his fate regardless of the species to which he belongs. Led astray by the influence of the illusory energy that covers his vision, he is hardly inclined to abandon his body, even if he lives in hell, for he delights in the most vile pleasures.
That being so satisfied with his condition comes from a deeply rooted attachment to his body, his wife, his home, his children, his animals, his wealth and his friends. Thus surrounded, the conditioned soul has a very high opinion of itself. Although consumed at every moment by anxiety, such a fool does not cease to indulge in all kinds of evil deeds. for the sole purpose of maintaining what he believes to be his family and his society, nurturing a hope that will never be realized He gives his heart and his senses to a woman who exercises over him the deceptive charm of maya (the illusion). In her company, he enjoys secret embraces, exchanges words with her, and becomes enchanted by the sweet babble of his young children.
Attached to his home, the married man leads a family life where intrigue and diplomacy reign. Invariably spreading misfortune around him, and subject to his desires for material enjoyment, he seeks, through his actions, only to remedy the sufferings that flow from his way of life; and if he succeeds, he thinks he is happy. He collects money by committing acts of violence here and there, and this money he uses in the service of his own, not eating him - even a small portion of the food thus purchased; and he goes to hell for those whom he has maintained by these irregular ways.