In the Hindu religion, called Hinduism, there is the belief in reincarnation. Reincarnation is defined, by Merriam-Webster dictionary, as rebirth in new bodies or forms of life. This belief is simplified as the belief that the soul is immortal, while the body is not, and the soul takes on a new ‘life’ through birth time and time again. Through this rebirth a soul has experiences that learn lessons to allow it to evolve spiritually. With the end goal, so to speak, being to finally evolve to the point that physical birth is no longer needed and the highest enlightenment is achieved – spiritual illumination. The end result is to exist but no longer be pulled into the reincarnation cycle, therefore have reached liberation. This relates to Karma and Samsara in the respect that: Karma is reward system in which your past actions are judged and you receive you future reward – i.e. an upgrade or downgrade in your lifestyle/life form. Samsara is the actual cycle of birth, life, death, and finally rebirth – otherwise known simply as reincarnation. Karma could be looked at as the guide that leads a soul through Samsara, time and time again until it reaches full maturity.

Yoga is an integral part of the Hindu religion. The discipline of yoga is religious in that it assists one in achieving the goals of Hinduism by leading to a quieting of the mind. This quiet is essential for the mind to be able to completely reflect upon reality without imposing its own subjective interpretations. It is only the job of yoga to prepare the mind to capture this reality, not to create it. Yoga transforms the mind which is normally full of random static/noise into a frozen breath, thereby allowing one to fully think. It can be said that yoga stops the fight one has with their own consciousness. This allows one the time to reflect on life’s hard questions. The questions that ultimately lead