material nature are originally caused by the spiritual gaze of the Lord. God, in his personal manifestation, is the direct or distant cause of creation, and material nature is its indirect or immediate cause.

It is very difficult for living things, the inhabitants of heavenly planets and human beings, to see the true power of God working behind matter. They seek to satisfy all their needs by themselves, unaware that material nature already provides for it by the grace of God. By their stupid and irrational behavior, they create an imbalance in nature, which nevertheless is self-sufficient. To consider material nature as the only reality and to ignore its original cause is ignorance. Krishna, God, the Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared to dispel the darkness of ignorance by igniting the spark of the spiritual life, which by its unmotivated grace can enlighten the whole world. It is through the power of his gaze that God electrifies material nature and puts it into action. All the actions and reactions of material nature are not in fact his own work, but rather that of the energy of the Supreme Lord manifested through matter. Behind the game of the laws of nature stands a powerful Being, a Personal Entity in the same way as the engineer of the power station. It is through his intelligence that the entire cosmic creation functions systematically.

The guṇas, the attributes and modes of influence of the material nature that are; Virtue, passion and ignorance, the direct cause of material actions, are also originally activated by Nārāyaṇa, the full emanation of Krishna, God. Nārāyaṇa is the main cause of all material creations while material energy provides the ingredients. Thus without Nārāyaṇa, all other causes are vain. Krishna, God, the Supreme Person is the cause of all causes. He who knows him perfectly abandons himself to him and becomes a great soul.

All around the spiritual world, Vaikuṇṭha, exists an infinite mass of water, unfathomable and limitless. The earth, water, fire, air, and ether of Vaikuṇṭha are completely spiritual; the material elements are unknown. The waters of the Kāraṇa Ocean, which represent the original cause, are therefore spiritual. On this ocean rests a unique plenary emanation of Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa (Krishna). He is designated as the first Supreme Being, the creator of total material energy. He is the cause of the galaxies, the first Avatar, who looks at māyā, the material nature. The Lord Kṛiṣhṇa is the creator, and māyā the material energy serves Him only as an instrument. He projects from afar his gaze on māyā and thus impregnates him with the seed of life in the form of living beings. The reflected rays of his body unite with māyā, which gives rise to myriads of galaxies. God, the Supreme Person, is the origin of creation. The cosmic manifestation acts under the direction of the Supreme Lord, Krishna, who adjusts the three guṇas, the three attributes and modes of influence of material nature; virtue, passion and ignorance, to material energy. Agitated by these three influences, the elements provided by material energy produce a variety of things. The colorful diversity of creation is the interaction of these three guṇas, manifested in eighty-one varieties of combinations. Illuminated by material energy, the soul conditioned by matter, enamored of these eighty-one varied manifestations, wishes