Hinduism/Derrick Baker

What is the human condition in Hinduism? Hinduism allows you to have what you want. What's more inviting? We are all going down life's avenues, but in the end we all end up realizing that we are Atman or one's true self and ultimately one with the universe. Hopefully along the way we wreck into virtue, success, pleasure, and release, of course we will, everything pans out in the end. And if not we have a numerous amount of lives to live so it becomes a win-win situation, that is if your "good" and karma smiles on you. What is the solution to this condition, and how do we reach this final goal? Through the perfection of one's yoga, either through bhakti, karma, raja, or jnana. Each person has a certain trait or characteristic that allows them to feel more in touch with a type of yoga. The yoga is also said to be the shortest path to divine realization. In performing these yoga's the mind is under perfect control and freed from all desires. The set of actions or reactions influenced by and through yoga help the practitioner to comprehend the final goal of Atman. How is it best to live the solution in our own lives? That very much depends on the person. Each person being different will have different situations, ideas, thoughts, and actions. That being said the four types of yoga's are pretty broad. Through devotion, activity, meditation, or understanding a person of this faith could seek and use the yoga that has the best effect. Again, although the yoga's are different the final goal is the same. My own opinion and belief about the matter-First let me say that I'm a Christian, of Baptist background and feel like I'm pretty grounded in my belief. I can see how people follow Hinduism, everything eventually works out in the end. I can say the same thing, everything is going to work out in the end, but a person of the Hindu faith can say everything is going to work out in the end....no matter what. Looking from a Hindu point of view it seems to me that life becomes an arcade game called "Lets Find Me.", with the user having a never ending supply of quarters. Of course I think a lot has to be based on one's own personal experiences. Different things move people in different ways. I think people are always pulling for answers and to have somewhat of a sense of what is happening. If someone has a truly enlightened/supernatural experience while doing this yoga, it seems obvious that they would accredit that to the Hinduism faith, but is that correct?(This could be used for any faith) Look at the example used in class, breathing in and out rapidly. After 20 minutes or so are you now able to hold off your mental and physical barriers and achieve some kind of oneness? Or are you hyperventilating and your mind and body are just reacting? It comes down to what you as a person really believe and what you have experienced. It's then how we use our belief and experiences that shape our lives.