To come to manipulate subtle elements like mind, intelligence and soul requires training, a proper way of life and the company of competent people. Such training is based on sincere prayers, devotional service, success in the practice of mystical yoga, and self-absorption into the activities of the separate soul and the Supreme Soul. So the coarse materialist, whether he is an empiricist philosopher, man of science, psychologist or any other, cannot experience such success either by his derisory efforts or by his fine words. The materialist who makes sacrifices is relatively superior to the more primitive one who only knows his single laboratory, his test tubes, and nothing beyond. He can access the planet called Vaiśvānara, an igneous star identical to the sun, located on the path leading to Brahmaloka, the highest planet in the galaxy. There he can completely free himself from vice and its effects. Thus purified, it can rise to the orbit of the pole star, where the twelve celestial beings, the twelve sages and the spiritual planet of our galaxy evolve.

The materialist purified by numerous sacrifices, harsh asceses and the charity offering of the major part of his goods can access the pole star and other similar stars, and if he purifies himself even more there, it can rise to even higher orbits and cross the center of the galaxy to reach Maharloka, home of Bhiṛgu Muni and other sages, where one can live until the partial annihilation of the galaxy. This originates from Anantadeva, the full emanation of Krishna, who, from the confines of the galaxy, produces an immense blaze whose heat extends to Maharloka. So, all who inhabit this planet leave for Brahmaloka, which exists during Brahma's lifetime, which is 311 trillion 40 billion of our years. In Brahmaloka there are countless aircraft whose movement is provided by psychic rather than mechanical energy. Endowed with a mind and an intelligence, the beings there know joys and sorrows, but they are freed from the sufferings linked to old age, death, fear or distress. They nevertheless sympathize with the sufferings of those consumed by the fire of devastation. Devoid of a body of dense matter, at the hour of death they only have to convert their ethereal body into a spiritual body to access the spiritual world. There are three ways by which the people of Brahmaloka attain perfection. The pious souls who have gained to live on Brahmaloka by dint of virtuous acts, become the celestial beings-masters of different planets, right after the resurrection of Brahmā. The worshipers of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu are released with Brahmā, and the pure devotees of God, the Supreme Person, immediately cross the universal envelope into the spiritual world.

The countless galaxies are gathered in clusters similar to clusters of foam, so that only some of them bathe in the waters of the Causal Ocean. When agitated by the gaze of Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, material nature produces the total elements, which are eight in number and which progressively evolve from finer to gross. From the ego proceeds the ether; ether, air; air, fire; fire, water; and finally water, land. A single galaxy thus extends over more than seven trillion kilometers in diameter. The spiritualist, who wishes to liberate himself gradually, will have to cross the various barks of the galaxy, including the ethereal layers which form the three attributes and modes of influence of material nature; virtue, passion and ignorance. He who never succeeds is reborn in this mortal world.