ignores that such enterprises are also faulty, because they will not allow him to escape the phenomenon of reincarnation. In truth, the so-called acts of virtue performed in the material universe can allow their author to be reborn in a noble family or on the higher planets, paradise, among the celestial beings. But such acts also prove to be faulty because they do not result in release. Being born in a nice place or in a good family in no way implies that we will escape material hardships, at birth, illness, old age and death. The conditioned soul, subject to the influence of material nature, cannot understand that any action performed for the pleasure of the senses is impure, and that only the service of devotion offered to the Lord can free it from the consequences or consequences of such acts. . Thus, because she does not stop her illicit acts, she must pass from one body to another, within sometimes high sometimes low species. It is very difficult to escape from the material world. Whoever desires liberation (to be liberated from this material world) must direct his activities towards the service of devotion offered to God. No other alternative is available to him.

Although the soul is transcendent to material existence, its existence in this world continues endlessly because of its spirit of domination over nature. As in a dream, she experiences all kinds of annoyances. The soul has nothing to do with material nature, but because of its dominating mentality, it exposes itself to knowing the conditions of material existence. As long as the being continues to believe that he can enjoy the benefits offered by matter, he remains conditioned; but that he regains his senses and he immediately understands that the world is not made for his pleasure, because the Sovereign Lord is the one and only beneficiary of all that exists.

He is the beneficiary of the fruits of all sacrifices and all austerities, He the master of the three worlds. He’s still the true friend of all beings. But rather than leaving these prerogatives to God, the Supreme Person, we imagine that everything belongs to us and exists for our pleasure, and that we are the benefactors of all. In this spirit, taking ourselves for the friends of humanity, we do philanthropic works. We can thus pretend to act for the greater good of the nation, and to be the best friend of the country and its people, but in reality, no one cannot be the greatest friend of all beings, except Krishna, their only friend. Rather, we must seek to raise the level of consciousness of conditioned souls to make them understand that Krishna is their true friend. Indeed, whoever befriends Krishna will never be deceived, and he will always get all the help he needs. To awaken the conscience of beings in this way represents the greatest service that one can render them, and not the fact of pretending to be the best friend of others. The power of friendship is limited; we can pretend to be a friend, sure, but how much can we be?