"The living entity is in distress regarding his self-identity. He has no factual background, like a man who dreams that he sees his head cut off."
"But that misconception of self-identity can be diminished gradually by the mercy of the Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva, through the process of devotional service to the Lord in the mode of detachment."
https://vedy.online/en/sb3/7/10 & https://vedy.online/en/sb3/7/12