There are an infinite number of living beings, and our resources are very limited; so we cannot be of any real help to humanity. The best service we can do to man is to revive his consciousness of Krishna, God, the Supreme Person. Everything belongs to Krishna, everything exists for his pleasure and He is the supreme friend of all beings. Then the illusory dream in which he sees himself dominating material nature will vanish. It is the duty of every soul conditioned by matter to direct its impure consciousness, now attached to material pleasure, towards the service of devotion, by applying it with great seriousness and detachment. Thus the mind and consciousness will be perfectly mastered.

It is because being believes that it has a legitimate right of property and enjoyment in the world or because it believes itself to be the friend of all beings that it becomes conditioned by matter. And this illusory conception results from a meditation on material pleasures. Thus, whoever believes that he is the best friend of his fellow citizens, of society or of all of humanity, and who therefore devotes himself to various nationalist, philanthropic and altruistic activities, that one is really only looking for pleasure selfish. The so-called humanists or leaders of the nation are not at the service of men, they only serve their senses, this is a proven fact. But the conditioned soul, lost under the influence of material energy, is unable to understand this. This is why we must devote ourselves very seriously to the devotional service offered to the Lord. This means that one must cease to believe oneself the possessor or the beneficiary of anything or the friend and benefactor of anyone, and always be aware that everything exists for the sole pleasure of Krishna, the Sovereign Lord .

One must be firmly convinced of the following three truths and always keep them in mind: everything belongs to Krishna, his satisfaction is the ultimate criterion of all action and He is the friend of all beings. Not only must one understand these truths for oneself, but one must also seek to convince others and thus spread Krishna consciousness. As soon as one seriously turns to the service of devotion offered to the Lord, the illusory tendency to want to dominate the material nature disappears naturally. Rather than vainly trying to reign supreme over material energy, the being will devote himself to the consciousness of God, therein lies the true mastery of consciousness. Since the senses are always active, they must be used in devotional service. No one can, in fact, stop the activity of the senses. Anyone who tries to do it by some artificial means would see their efforts doomed to failure. Unless the mind and consciousness are fully absorbed in the service of devotion, there is always a risk that they will be taken over by desires for material satisfaction.