Tuesday, January 03, 2006  Hinduism and Four path of union with
God  Hinduism acknowledges the differences in people's
personalities and religious temperments and takes a marvelously
and ripely practical attitude to attaining union with the Atman-
Brahman (the One True God).  In Hinduism there are 4 paths
outlined called paths of yoga (union with God) which are
different wanys of imagining, approaching and enacting the
divine.  1. Jnana Yoga : The path of transcendent through
knowledge. 2. Bhakti Yoga: The path of devotion, usually by the
image of a personal God. 3. Raja Yoga: The path of royal (raj)
reintegration through psychophysical excercises. 4. Karma Yoga:
The path of works and action dedicated selflessly to the
Supreme.  rom, The Essential Mystics by Andrew Harvey  There is
great deal of misunderstanding that surrounds Hinduism and that
is found mainly among people of the Book (Jewish, Christians and
Islam). This is because Hindus worship in many gods and worship
idols which seems polytheistic from ext