infinitesimal desires of the separate souls of God bring forth the material world. When the tiny beings seek to satisfy their limited desires for material enjoyment, they are referred to as jiva-shakti, whereas when they bind themselves to the Infinite, they are called liberated souls. We do not have to wonder why God created infinitesimal beings. They are simply complementary to Him. It is indeed essential for the Infinite to have infinitesimal emanations, distinct souls indissociable from Him, the Supreme Soul. As living beings are tiny parts of the Supreme, there is reciprocity of feelings between the Infinite and the infinitesimal. In the absence of tiny beings, the Supreme Lord would have remained inactive, and the spiritual life would have been devoid of variety. If there were no infinitesimal beings, the notion of the Supreme God would be meaningless, just as there can be no king without subjects.

Living beings, spiritual entities or spiritual souls or spiritual sparks, are considered as emanations of the energy of the Supreme Lord, and God, Krishna, as the energetic source. Being eternally an integral part of God, the living being (the infinitesimal soul) who has reached liberation regains the original and eternal identity that is his. The realization of the aphorism "I am not this body" does not mean that being loses its identity. I currently believe that I am a subject, but once liberated, I will understand that I am in fact a spiritual soul, a fragment of the Infinite, God. Becoming conscious of Krishna, or spiritually enlightened, and engaging in one's service of absolute love are the true signs of liberation.

The energy of the Supreme Lord is divided into three categories: para, kshetragya and avidya. The para energy is in fact that of the Lord Himself, while the energy kshetragya is that of the living being, the soul, and the energy avidya, that of the material universe, or maya. It is called ignorance because under the influence of material energy, one forgets one's true nature as well as the relationship that unites us to the Supreme Lord. Living beings represent one of the energies of the Sovereign Lord, called marginal energy, tiny parts of Him. Any visible phenomenon of cosmic manifestation belongs to the energy of the Supreme Lord, no different from Him. Therefore, He is the Master, the Friend and the support of all living beings. So let us live by the grace of God, and take only what belongs to us, without infringing on the part of others. So can we live happily.