his home, his children, his wife (her husband), his wealth, etc. Always and only under the dictation of Maya, he enters hostility with others to protect all his so-called possessions. Conversely, cultivating spiritual knowledge, he will understand that there is no link between him and all these objects, and will therefore break his material attachments. However, this accomplishment becomes possible as soon as we come into contact with the devotees of the Lord, who alone have the power to inject the spiritual sound to the depths of the heart of the lost being, in this way they put an end to it to suffering and illusion. Such is, in short, the method which makes it possible to relieve the afflicted beings by the action of the intransigent material laws, such as they are manifested through the four relentless factors of material existence, that is to say the birth, illness, old age and death. It is the activities aimed at the satisfaction of the senses and whose sole purpose is to please the mind and the senses, which are the cause of the chain of matter. As long as the soul engages in these self-interested actions, it will not cease to reincarnate from one species to another.

God specifies for this purpose: “When someone considers the satisfaction of the senses as the goal of his life, he commits in material life to go mad and engages in all kinds of culpable activities . He does not know that it is because of his past misdeeds that he has already received a material body, which, despite its transient nature, is the source of his suffering. In truth, the distinct being should never have put on this carnal envelope, but it was assigned to him for the satisfaction of his senses. Also, I do not believe that it is right for an intelligent man to become entangled again in material activities which would force him perpetually to put on bodies, life after life. As long as the living being does not inquire into the spiritual values of existence, he must experience defeat and the evils of ignorance. Whether it is virtue or sin, karma pays off, and if a person is involved in one form or another of karma, their mind is called “tinged with the desire to enjoy the fruits of action”. As long as the mind remains unclean, the consciousness remains clouded, and as long as one follows the path of self-interested action, one has to put on a material body. When the living being is under the influence of ignorance, he cannot understand the nature of the distinct soul (distinct from God) and that of the Supreme Soul; his mind then undergoes the yoke of the interested action. Consequently, as long as he has no love for God, he will certainly not be exempt from putting on material bodies.”

The Lord says: “Under the influence of the three gunas (the three attributes and modes of influence of material nature; virtue, passion, and ignorance), the soul led astray by the false ego (believing oneself to be the body) believes to be the author of his acts, when in reality they are accomplished by material nature”.