opulence or any other means - whether by himself or with the help of others, to defy the Lord's orders. Sovereign. Since Brahma the first being created and regent of our galaxy to the ant, no living being has the power.
Everything is under the dominion of God, the Supreme Person. Even the Sun, the Moon, as well as other masters and celestial beings, such as Brahma and Indra, owe Him obedience. An ordinary animal or man, having put on a material body, cannot therefore escape the jurisdiction of the Sovereign Person. Who says body of matter implies meaning. However, the sensory activities of so-called scientists seeking to break free from the laws of God, the laws of nature, prove to be useless. It is not possible to escape the grip of material nature, because it is God, the Supreme Person, who works behind it. We are sometimes proud of our austere practices, our penances or the supernatural powers that we have been able to acquire through the practice of yoga; but no one can escape the laws and instructions of the Sovereign Lord, whether through supernatural powers, scientific knowledge, austerities or penances. The thing is simply impossible.
Material occupations must be accepted without attachment, and everything must harmonize with the service of the Lord. This is real intelligence. Accepting responsibility for a family or kingdom in the material world is not harmful to anyone who accepts everything for the service of Krishna, God, the Supreme Person. This undoubtedly requires alert intelligence.
What is created by God, the Supreme Person, cannot be illusory; what is, however, is how it is used for its own pleasure. In truth, everything is for the pleasure of the Sovereign Lord. God, the Supreme Person, is the Absolute Master, and everything exists only for his pleasure, so that everything must be harmonized with his pleasure and his service. Whatever the circumstances, favorable or unfavorable, everything must be used to serve the Supreme Lord. This is how you can make perfect use of your intelligence.
Coming into this world, each being seeks material enjoyment; but according to his own karma, his past activities each one must accept the particular type of body which the material nature attributes to him on the order of the Sovereign Lord. Everything is accomplished by material nature, under the direction of the Supreme Lord. Scientists today do not know why there are eight million four hundred thousand (8,400,000) species. However, the truth is that all these bodies are designed for beings incarnated by God Himself, according to the desires of each. It leaves the living being free to act as it pleases, but it must then take on a certain type of body according to the acts it has performed. This is why there are a variety of bodies. Some