In truth, the mind is always attracted to material, transitory existence. Because we have lived in contact with material nature since time immemorial, we have grown accustomed to our attachment to it. The mind must therefore be fixed on the Supreme Lord. If you bring your thoughts to Krishna in this way, everything will be fine.

We all undergo in the material universe the influence of the three gunas.

As long as one is in the material universe, one must undergo the influence of the three gunas, (the three attributes and modes of influence of material nature; virtue, passion and ignorance). On our material galaxy as in all the others, the richest as the poorest undergo the yoke of the matter, because the wealth as the poverty are creations of the gunas. According to the gunas who influence us, material nature allows us to enjoy this world in more or less favorable conditions. The progress made in this direction has nothing to do with the real problems of the individual being distinct from God, the embodied soul, entangled in this world. Unfortunately, modern man is not aware of the gear that holds him captive, any more than he knows what form of body he will take in his next life. From a spiritual point of view, a vast kingdom, a beautiful woman and extraordinary exploits are all obstacles to the elevation of a man. In general, when a man is powerful, or if he has a lovely wife and a beautiful house, or enjoys a certain material popularity, he gets bogged down more and more.

The Lord said, “For anyone who walks on the path of devotional service, no effort is in vain, no blessed gain is ever lost; the smallest step is enough to free us from the most formidable danger.”

The next existence of thieves, looters and animal-like men is determined by their thoughts.

As soon as the heart is purified, the blaze of material existence stops burning. Our hearts are intended to serve as a place of entertainment for God, the Supreme Person. This means that we must become fully aware of Krishna, God, the Supreme Person, absorbed in the thought of his Person, as He himself recommends. The men who belong to the race of thieves and plunderers, receive for place of residence part of the forest. Just as animals are given territory in the forest and in the mountains, animal-like men are also destined to live in such places. No one can access civilized life unless he adopts Krishna consciousness, the consciousness of God, because according to the laws of nature each person is granted a particular situation according to his karma (action-reaction law or self-interested action ) and his