Krishna is compared to sunshine and maya is compared to darkness. Wherever there is sunshine, there cannot be darkness. As soon as one takes to Krishna consciousness, the darkness of illusion (the influence of the external energy) will immediately vanish.
By all the Vedas, I am to be known. Indeed, I am the compiler of Vedanta, and I am the knower of the Vedas.
Bhagavad Gita 15.15
Chanting is the waxing moon that spreads the white lotus of good fortune for all living entities.
Sri Chaitanya Caritamrta, Antya 20.12,
Srila Prabhupada
Fearfulness is the result of material involvement.
Srimad-bhagavatam 4.24.52,
Srila Prabhupada