lies its immutable nature. On the other hand, as soon as he uses his energy for the satisfaction of the senses, his position changes. Liberation consists in rediscovering our original position, that which consists in serving the Lord. When the being detaches itself from all material attractiveness to absorb itself in the service of devotion, this is what is called immutability.

When a person takes action on his own initiative, that is, that he is animated by a certain feeling of possession, he undergoes a reaction at the level of karma; but when she does everything for God, her actions have no consequences. By attaining immutability and by ceasing to avail oneself of one's acts, one can immediately establish oneself on the spiritual level, unaffected by the influences of material nature.

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Through devotion dedicated to God, detachment from the material world and the development of spiritual knowledge acquired by concentrating on devotional service, we must meditate on the Supreme Soul present in the same body as us, and simultaneously separated from it. We can realize the presence in us of the Supreme Soul also called Holy Spirit.

It is indeed inside our body, but it remains independent of it because it transcends it. Although inhabiting the same body as the individual soul, (We), the Supreme Soul has no attachment for it, unlike the individual soul. It will therefore be a question of detaching oneself from the carnal envelope by the practice of devotional service. It is about serving the Supreme Being with love and devotion. When, with perfectly pure devotion, the incarnated spiritual being serves the Supreme Eternal, the ubiquitous Sovereign Lord, he immediately begins to detach himself from the material universe.

When the being is detached from the lure for material prosperity, he can then truly concentrate his mind on the Holy Spirit. As long as the mind is not distracted from matter, it is not possible to focus either the mind or the mind on God or on his partial manifestation, the Supreme Soul. Only after having detached oneself can one truly acquire spiritual knowledge of Absolute Truth.

The person freed from material defilement becomes happy and can then adopt the practice of devotional service, which enables him to achieve liberation. It then becomes possible to penetrate the science of God, or the Consciousness of Krishna.