to the Lord and is not troubled. One who lives in this state of mind, absorbed in devotional service, is the candidate most apt to return to the spiritual world. In other words, this holy being acquires the legitimate right and the assurance to return to the kingdom of God, whatever the circumstances.

Krishna, God, the Supreme Person controls everything.

Physical elements, nature, original cause, culture, destiny and the time factor are all material causes. Under the influence of these different factors, the eleven functions of the mind multiply into several hundreds, then thousands, even millions. However, not all of these transformations happen by themselves, through a process of combination. They arise under the direction of God, the Supreme Person. We must not believe that all the interactions which occur between the physical elements, of dense and ethereal matters, and which are at the origin of the transformations of the mind and consciousness, occur autonomously; they all depend on the Sovereign Lord. God resides in the heart of each being in his form of Supreme Soul also called Holy Spirit. The Supreme Soul directs everything. The individual being distinct from God, which each of us is, is also an embodied spiritual soul, but the Supreme Spiritual Being is God, the Sovereign Person. He is the witness and the one who dictates his will.

It’s under his leadership that everything happens. The different inclinations of the distinct being come from his own nature or from his aspirations, and it is according to these that the Sovereign Lord guides him through the medium of material nature. The body, nature and physical elements are also under the direction of the Lord; they don’t act by themselves. Nature is neither independent nor automatic as to its functioning. The Supreme Person is behind her. In all spheres of existence, the supreme will of the Sovereign Lord is fulfilled. All material nature obeys its orders. Nevertheless, we foolishly contemplate the activities of the latter without understanding the supreme will and the Divine Person who direct them. Indeed, material nature acts under the direction of the Lord, and this is how all things are kept in order.

Krishna, God, the Supreme Person, manages our senses under his aspect of Supreme Soul.

Krishna, God, the Supreme Person, the Sovereign Lord stands deep in the heart of every being as a Supreme Soul also called Holy Spirit, whether it be moving or immobile beings, celestial beings, men , animals or plants. Consequently, we should consider each body of matter as the place of residence of the Lord, a temple; it is