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'''Theme Analysis'''

Śrīla Prabhupāda identifies the desire to be the master as the root cause of the material struggle for existence. In the material world, everyone—from the tiny ant to Lord Brahmā—is driven by the ambition to control and predominate. This mentality manifests in all spheres: individual, social, national, and religious. However, this attempt is fundamentally flawed because the living entity is constitutionally a servant (prakṛti), not the master (puruṣa). By trying to become the master, one inevitably becomes a servant of their senses. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement counters this "material disease" by teaching devotees to address each other as "Prabhu" (master) and to cultivate the realization that true happiness lies in eternal servitude to Kṛṣṇa.

* '''The Universal Disease:''' The drive to dominate is present everywhere, even in animal societies.
* '''Struggle for Existence:''' This competition for mastership creates constant conflict and anxiety.
* '''Constitutional Position:''' We are eternally servants; trying to be the master is an artificial imposition.
* '''The Result:''' Those who refuse to serve Kṛṣṇa are forced to serve their senses and māyā.
* '''The Cure:''' Realizing "I am not master, I am servant" and treating others as masters (Prabhu).

* Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: [[Vanipedia:Everyone Is Trying to Become the Master|Everyone Is Trying to Become the Master.]]
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