influence of material nature; virtue, passion and ignorance. In other words, material nature can not produce any kind of manifestation without the contact of the Supreme Lord. Krishna, God, the Supreme Person, is at the origin of the creations of material nature. Without her intervention, she can not do anything or produce. The actions and reactions of material nature may seem wonderful to scientists, but in reality, it can not do anything without the time that sets it in motion and represents God, the Sovereign Person. It is when time animates material nature in its state of neutrality that it begins to produce different varieties of manifestations. In the final analysis, it will be said that it is God, the Supreme Person, who is at the origin of creation. Material nature can not produce or manifest anything unless it is "fertilized" by God in the form of Time. Through the unfolding of his powers, the Sovereign Lord adjusts all these different elements, remaining Himself within all that is as Supreme Soul, and outside in the form of time.

As the Supreme Soul, God resides in the hearts of all living beings, celestial beings, human beings, animals and plants. Verily, the Supreme Soul stands beside the distinct soul and acts as a witness. Outside the body of the incarnated and conditioned soul, the Supreme Lord remains present in the form of time. There are twenty-five elements: The twenty-four material elements to which is added the time factor. The Supreme Soul is included among the components of the universe, to form a total of twenty-six elements. Even though it remains impossible to stop the relentless action of time on matter, it is possible, however, to free oneself from fear and death, realizing that as a spiritual soul, distinct from the body, we we situate beyond the influence of time. The fear that beings feel in the face of death is explained by their false ego, or their identification with their bodies. All beings are afraid of death. In reality, there is no death for the spiritual soul, but because of our deep identification with the body, a fear of death develops in us.

Matter is the secondary manifestation of the spiritual element, because matter proceeds from the spirit. All the material elements have their origin in the Sovereign Lord, in the Supreme Spiritual Being, the body is itself a product of the spiritual soul. The body owes its existence to the spiritual soul, so it is called "the second." He who is absorbed in this second element, in this later manifestation of the spirit, dreads death. On the other hand, he who has the firm conviction of being distinct from his body, does not conceive the slightest fear of death, for the spiritual soul being immortal, does not die. If the soul is involved in spiritual activities, especially in the service of devotion, it is completely free from the reign of birth and death. Then comes for her spiritual freedom, or the definitive emancipation of every material body.