motion, it remains in a neutral state, without there being any interaction of the three attributes or modes of influence of material nature; virtue, passion and ignorance. In other words, material nature cannot produce any kind of manifestation without the contact of the Supreme Lord.

Krishna, God, the Supreme Person, is the originator of the creations of material nature. Without his intervention, she cannot do or produce anything. The actions and reactions of material nature may seem wonderful to scientists, but in reality, nature can do nothing without the time which sets it in motion and which represents God, the Sovereign Person. It is when time animates material nature in its neutral state that it begins to produce different varieties of manifestations. In the final analysis, therefore, it will be said that it is God, the Supreme Person, who is at the origin of creation. Material nature cannot produce or manifest anything unless it is “fertilized” by God in the form of Time. Through the unfolding of his powers, the Sovereign Lord adjusts all these different elements, abiding Himself within all that is as Supreme Soul, and outside in the form of time.

Matter is the secondary manifestation of the spiritual element, because matter proceeds from the spirit. All material elements have their origin in the Sovereign Lord, in the Supreme Spiritual Being, the body itself is a product of the spiritual soul. The body owes its existence to the spiritual soul, so it is called “the second”. Whoever becomes absorbed in this second element, in this later manifestation of the spirit, dreads death. On the other hand, one who has the firm conviction that he is separate from his body, does not conceive the slightest fear of death, for the spiritual soul, being immortal, does not die. If the soul is engaged in spiritual activities, especially in devotional service, it is completely free from the reign of birth and death. Then comes for her spiritual freedom, which is the definitive liberation of any material body.

May the Lord create a single galaxy, and here is an act which is marvelous, inconceivable. Such galaxies exist in infinite numbers, and all of them constitute what is called material creation. But the latter in turn represents only a fraction of the entire creation. Indeed, the material cosmos represents only a part, that is to say the “quarter” of the totality of the energies of the Lord. The spiritual world which is in truth the true eternal world, constitutes the other three “quarters” of the unique reality. Each of the innumerable planets of the galaxy has its own “atmosphere” and depending on the quality of this “atmosphere”, a specific body is given to the souls who must incarnate therein. Beings there enjoy a proportional scientific and psychological evolution, some even exceeding that of man. Let us understand, for