the major aspirations of the materialist, it is because he ignores all the benefits that would be conferred on him by the worship of God, which benefits its author in this life as after death . Thus oblivious of these truths, the foolish wishing to increase his wealth and to multiply his wives and children pays worship to various celestial beings. Now, the purpose of existence is to put an end to all material suffering, not to increase it. Even to obtain material pleasures, there is no need to approach celestial beings. The latter are mere servants of the Lord, who have a responsibility to Him to provide the embodied beings with all the elements necessary for life, such as water, light, air, etc. It is only to work without reserve within the limits of our abilities and to adore the Supreme Lord by offering Him the hard-earned fruits of our labor. This should be our motto. Whoever takes care to properly fulfill his duty, his occupation, by having faith in the Lord will be led to progress gradually on the path of return to God.

He who is attracted only by the satisfaction of his senses, will not be able to free himself from material slavery, his life will only be a waste of time. Indeed, any action which does not raise its author to the level of piety proves useless. By nature, everyone has an inclination for this or that form of activity, and when this activity leads to piety, this in turn leads to renunciation, and the latter to devotional service; we then reach the perfection of the act. Any action that does not ultimately lead to the service of love and devotion offered to God is a cause of chaining in this world. Unless the being rises gradually to the level of devotional service from its natural activity, it is little better than a corpse. Action which does not promote the development of Krishna consciousness must be held to be useless.

In truth, material success is by no means a blessing, because as soon as we are deluded by the gifts of nature, we enslave ourselves more and more with material energy, without any hope of being liberated, we become slaves of material energy, through its form of “matter”. You need to have enough intelligence to know how to use these material assets for spiritual realization. Everything we have should be used in the service of the Supreme Person. You have to strive to worship God, the Sovereign Lord, with everything you have. There are many forms of service offered to the Supreme Lord, and each being can serve him to the best of his ability. After indulging in speculative activities over the course of many lifetimes, one who effectively awakens to his true conscience and surrenders to the Supreme Lord, Krishna, sees his quest for knowledge truly achieve his goal. There is a gulf of difference between theoretical freedom and the real liberalization of material slavery. Anyone who turns away from the auspicious path of devotional service to seek to know the truth through speculation only wastes their precious time. The fruit