“The ordinary man after death goes to a middle astral plane suited to his nature. There, he lives in surroundings much like those he knew on earth, with opportunity to work out desires and to prepare for further reincarnation. If his life has been neither markedly spiritual nor grossly materialistic, he rests in an intermediate astral sphere until his time comes to return again to earth.”

“In the highest astral planets the liberated beings enjoy exquisite joy and freedom. They are not bound by the gross limitations of the body, but create anything they desire instantly by cosmic will. Festivals of light and divine music surround them, and the saints of all religions appear to them in forms of light, giving inspiration and guidance.”

- Yogananda