What do sense pleasures do to those who indulge in them?
But the truth is that he remains a servant of what the senses dictate—lust, greed, anger, avarice, pride, madness, and intolerance. But if he regains his senses, with spiritual knowledge through which he realizes that he is not the master of the material universe, but rather the servant of his senses, then he implores the Lord to engage him in His service, and thereby finds, free from the illusion created by so-called material pleasures, true happiness.
What are they hungry for, what do they lack?
Spiritual food, spiritual shelter, spiritual defensive strength, and spiritual sense gratification, all of which are obtained from the Supreme Spiritual Being, Sri Krishna. Thus, one who comes into contact with the Lord can no longer feel any attraction for the illusory food, shelter, means of defense and sensual pleasure of the material universe, which even the inhabitants of the Edenic planets covet.
Who is the true witness of our actions?
The Lord God, Krishna, is the only true divine witness.
Living beings are integral parts of the Lord, yet distinct from Him. Those among them who are conditioned, and therefore unfit to live in the spiritual world, are scattered throughout the material universe to enjoy matter to their satiety. The Lord, for His part, accompanies every conditioned soul in this world in the form of Paramatma as the eternal friend of all beings, precisely to guide them in their quest for material pleasures and to witness their every action.