It is true that God makes available souls conditioned by matter all the means required to rectify the activities of the false ego which are all based on the body and the mind, but He does not interfere in any way with the tiny independence which they enjoy as partial emanations of himself. The false ego is also wanting to dominate matter, or to identify with one's material body. It is this spirit of artificial domination that we call the false ego.

The main function of the false ego is to nurture atheism. When a being forgets his natural position of spiritual soul, of divine spark eternally subordinate to the Supreme Lord, and seeks happiness independently of Him, he develops roughly two attitudes: first, he indulges in action for a long time. interested in order to gain some personal advantage or satisfy his senses, then, after being exhausted and frustrated at this kind of pursuit, he takes the path of philosophical speculation, and he comes to believe himself the equal of God. This mistaken feeling of no longer being One with God is the last trap of the illusory energy which is akin to Satan, which keeps the being prisoner of the chains of oblivion, and places him entirely under the spell of the false ego. The best way to free oneself from the hold of the false ego is to surrender to God.

The Lord said:

“The energy of the three gunas [the three attributes and modes of influence of material nature; virtue, passion and ignorance], this divine energy, Mine, cannot be surpassed without difficulty. But he who abandons himself to Me easily crosses its limits.”

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Lord Krishna is the refuge and protector of all submissive souls.

In the material universe, in contrast to the absolute realm, duality reigns. Indeed, it is based on both the material and the spiritual, while the absolute realm is purely spiritual. The Lord is the only refuge for the submissive soul desiring to free itself from the dual existence and the fear that accompanies it. And indeed, no one in the material universe can escape the cruel hands of death unless he surrenders himself to the Lord. The Lord is equal to all beings, but his devotee, to live always in contact with the infinitely great, God, obtains more glory. The Lord distributes his mercy equally to all beings, but holy beings wholly dedicated to his service enjoy it fully. The