SHAMANISM THE ANTITHESIS OF THE APOSTOLIC MOVEMENT.
Hanuman the Hindu monkey demon/god deep in “Yoga,” meditation. According to Hinduism these demon spirits are what every Hindu strives to emulate. Today Yoga is an accepted form of “exercise”; Yoga is now as mainstream as calypso music in the Caribbean , many articles are written in the dailies on Sint Maarten pertaining to Yoga as a health fad. I will like to expound on Yoga from the perspective that it was given recently in one of the daily newspapers here on Sint Maarten, one must bear in mind that this information was offered in a secular newspaper, and the techniques were referred to in contemporary terms. The various types of Yoga are as follows please note that the word Yoga is a Hindi word, and is practiced in tandem with meditation as a means of gaining contact with the god or deity. In traditional Hindu religion, Yoga was a way to Nirvana or escape from the cycle of reincarnation. Today however many claim to practice this most vital aspect of Hinduism, as ...