The fear of death arises by the action of the time factor, which represents the influence of God, the Supreme Person. In other words, time is destructive. All that is created is also subject to destruction and annihilation, which represents the action of time. Time is a manifestation of the Lord, meant to remind us that we must surrender ourselves to Him. The Lord addresses each conditioned soul in the form of time. The Lord teaches us to tolerate, without being affected, the misfortunes inflicted on us by Providence. All this is the work of the inevitable time, which carries all the beings of all the planets.

Time exerts its influence everywhere in the universe, in space as on different planets. All the stars, even the largest ones (including the sun), are subjected to the force of the air, which supports them as it supports the clouds. And in the same way, the action of the air as of the other elements is under the influence of the inevitable time. In truth, all things are subject to the influence of the supreme time, which is, in the material universe, a powerful representation of the Lord. Everyone must, as long as he lives in the material world, undergo the ebb and flow of time. It is true that we suffer the consequences of our faults accomplished in our previous life, but even the most virtuous of men must also suffer because of the painful conditions created by material nature in this world. But because he is guided by qualified spiritual teachers and God's servants adhering to the principles of religion, he remains faithful to the Lord. All gathered together, the Lord, the spiritual teachers and the servants of God, as well as the principles of religion, should serve us as guides to reach the goal of human life, and no one should be troubled by the wiles of eternal time . Even the great master of the universe, Brahma, is influenced by time; no resentment at the idea of ??being subject to his influence is therefore justified, even for the strict adherent to the principles of religion.

How prodigious and implacable is the influence of time. Time, the manifestation of God, is no different from the Lord Himself, whose influence translates the inexplicable will. There is therefore no place to groan when circumstances are beyond our control. The Lord declares that whoever surrenders to Him will never know the problems of birth and death. We must therefore see the time as the Sovereign Lord present before us.

Fear is manifested as soon as the living being identifies with its material body. This is because he has absorbed himself in the external, illusory energy of the Lord. As soon as the living entity turns away from the Supreme Lord, he also forgets his constitutional position of servant of Krishna, God, the Supreme Person. This dreadful and disturbing situation is generated by the power of illusion, called Maya. Thus,