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Being which is a state of nothingness. Only by reaching a state of nirvana can a person escape at last from the terrible cycle of having to live out his karma in endless reincarnations. 6. There are thousands of Hindu gods, naturally, as everything and everybody is god. However, there are a few that receive more worship than others. One of the main gods is called Shiva. Shiva is a god of destruction who has a wife named Kali, the mother goddess of power, illness and death. Shiva is represented in drawings as having a cobra coiled around his neck or head. The serpent or cobra is worshiped extensively throughout Hinduism. It is not unusual to hear Shiva referred to as a "god of light" by vari ous yoga teachers. They represent Shiva as something very desirable. Yoga students are taught to "reach for Shiva, or light." The average Western yoga student has no idea of who or what Shiva really is. When they reach out to the "light of Shiva," they are reaching out to a demon god. 7. Various practices are faithfully followed in Hinduism to enable a person to more quickly reach the state ofnirvana and to escape from the endless wheel of reincarnation. Yoga and meditation are the two most important tools. The word yoga literally means "to yoke," or "bind together." The goal of yoga is to blank out the mind, stop all movement of the body, cut off all sensation of the physical world, and thereby attain union with Brahman in a state of nothingness. The various yoga practices are specifically de signed to induce a trance state of mindlessness which is sup posed to draw the person up into a union with Brahman. What is actually happening, is that as the person meditates to blank out their mind, they are opening themselves up to the entrance of demons. These demons then give them all sorts of experiences in the spirit world and the link between their soul and spirit is forged. Many experience astral pro jection and direct contact with demons which masquerade as the various Hindu gods.

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