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Prabhupāda:

kāma-krodhera dāsa hañā tāra lāthi khāya bhramite bhramite yadi sādhu-vaidya pāya

[Cc. Madhya 22.14]

[In this way the conditioned soul becomes the servant of lusty desires, and when these are not fulfilled, he becomes …

So we, the conditioned soul, is just like being kicked up by the material energy from this way to that …

[O scion of Bharata [Arjuna], O conqueror of the foe, all living entities are born into delusion, overcome by the …

We have got two things here in the conditioned life. We desire something, and if the desire is not fulfilled, …

Now this can be stopped. This process can be stopped. How? Bhramite bhramite yadi sādhu-vaidya pāya. In this way we …

So the scriptures and the saintly person and the spiritual master, they are on the same level. Because a sādhu …

So there is a very nice verse quoted from Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu:

kāmādīnāṁ kati na katidhā pālitā durnideśās teṣāṁ jātā mayi na karuṇā na trapā nopaśāntiḥ utsṛjyaitān atha yadu-pate sāmprataṁ labdha-buddhis tvām …

[Cc. Madhya 22.16, Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 3.2.35]

[O my Lord, there is no limit to the unwanted orders of lusty desires. Although I have rendered these desires …

A devotee is praying to the Lord that "My dear Lord, I have experienced that I came to enjoy this …

So to serve the material world... To enjoy the material world, not serve. We don't wish to serve; we want …

So one who has come to the senses that "I am acting here as servant... I'm servant of my society, …

So one who comes to the senses, he can understand that "I am not master; I am servant because I …

[By nature, the Supreme Lord is blissful.]

Now suppose I keep some friends. Suppose I create some disciples. What is the idea? The idea is that we …

Now if some of the disciples become overrule, then it becomes a very precarious condition for me. Similarly, God expanded …