Actually, as soon as a living entity puts himself under the control of the modes of material nature, his acts are influenced by the qualities of material nature, and he becomes passive. Only one who has surrendered himself unto the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa (mām eva ye prapadyante) can be freed from the clutches of māyā.
(Srimad Bhagavatam----3:27:19----purport).

A wise man, however, learns from the śāstras and guru that we living entities are all eternal but are put into troublesome conditions because of associating with different modes under the laws of material nature.
(Srimad Bhagavatam----7:14:5----purport).

According to the living entity's association with the modes of material nature, the living entity develops his specific character.
(Srimad Bhagavatam----4:18:22----purport).

Due to the quality of our actions, we come to the association of the modes of material nature, and by superior arrangement we are given a chance to enjoy the fruitive results of such activities in different types of bodies.
(Srimad Bhagavatam----4:21:51----purport).

Because of association with the modes of material nature for a very long time, even liberated souls sometimes become captivated by the illusory energy due to inattentiveness in the transcendental position.
(Srimad Bhagavatam----5:18:4----purport).

Every conditioned soul is influenced by a particular mixture of the modes of material nature. As such, the conditioned soul is attracted to certain types of activity which he is forced to perform because he is completely under the influence of material nature.
(Srimad Bhagavatam----4:22:3----purport).

As bubbles in the water appear in different shapes, the living entities also appear in the material world in different shapes and conditions, influenced by the modes of material nature.
(Krsna Book).

Bewildered by the modes of material nature, the ignorant fully engage themselves in material activities and become attached. But the wise should not unsettle them, although these duties are inferior due to the performers' lack of knowledge.
(Bhagavad-Gita----3:29-----purport).

In conditioned life, all work is contaminated by the material modes of nature.
(Bhagavad-Gita----18:48-----purport).

The living entity in his pure state is conscious of the fact that he is a part and parcel of the Lord, but when he is thrown into the material world on account of his desire to lord it over material energy, he becomes conditioned by the three modes of material nature and thus struggles for existence for the highest benefit.
(Srimad Bhagavatam----2:3:11----purport).

The conditioned soul is always overpowered by the modes of material nature, and consequently he is simply concerned with material benefits and auspicious and inauspicious material things. In other words, the mind, which is the leader of the senses, is absorbed in material activities life after life.
(Srimad Bhagavatam----5:11---summary).

Persons bound by the laws of nature do not know the destination of life. As described in the previous verse, īśa-tantryām uru-dāmni baddhāḥ: they are conditioned by the three strong modes of material nature.
(Srimad Bhagavatam----7:5:32----purport).