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I'm not sure exactly what you're asking. Can you please rephrase or clarify?

My worldview, and that of may dharmics, have no concept of 'sin.' All actions are subject to karma regardless of society's moral assignment.

Karma is essentially causality...cause and effect. In Eastern philosophy, the one performing the action will also be the one to reap the fruits of that action, so essentially any action done is done to oneself.

From the perspective of those you mention, there is nothing to be in union with. Tat tvam asi. Verily, one is "It." And the perspective on the narrative is changed as a result of no longer identifying the self as the body/mind complex. I'm confident that nothing would show up if one was to...

If the self is illusory, what does that render that self's actions? Who is "one" in your question? What would render these any less illusory than the physical self?

I belong to two forums that use this iteration of Xenforo. I've not experienced any problems with paragraphing on either forum posting on a laptop or mobile device.

My eyes don't do well with walls of text. Even if it's a topic I find interesting, I will scroll past posts that have no paragraphing. If I copy over text from another site and the paragraph breaks disappear, I will re-add them as a courtesy to other readers. In my own writing, if I switch to...

Sat. Consciousness of what? There is only Brahman.

You have your own Brahman? Now I want one! ;) Tat tvam asi.

You have said that you do not die (which I fully agree with). Would it be fair to replace the word "consciousness" here with "being?" Would that being not be eternal?

Who is it?

Just humans? If so, why?

I have/do. My take-away varies a bit from your own. Consciousness is eternal. Everything perceived in this reality, including god(s), the universe, life, death, etc., is an appearance in consciousness.

If you look at images in Hindu deities, there is an item in each of their hands or the hand is performing an action that represents and aspect of that particular deity. For example, in Nataraja, the image in my avatar, one right hand holds a damaru (drum) that creates the rhythmic sound to...

I find litte to no commonality. While there may be a few winged Hindu deities, most Hindu deities have no wings. We have lots of arms, though. ;)

Aside from the fact that they impart wisdom upon their disciples/followers and live a virtuous life, there are not a whole lot of similarities that I see. In Catholicism, to become canonized as a saint, one must be venerated through living a virtuous life, and then perform two miracles, one to...

Then you haven't been following the thread. The OP is asking if there are any books that compare to the flow and how the books compliment one another. The value of scripture is what it teaches, not how well it flows and compliments itself. Parchment?

I find any discussion about which scripture is better to be an exercise in futility. I'd glad to compare and contrast scripture, but I'm not interested in a contest of which one is better.

Speaking as someone who was raised in a Catholic household who now identifies as Hindu, while there may be similarities in worship/prayer, I find very few similarities between the gods of Hinduism and Catholic saints themselves.

Yes. This is the typical Baha'i MO. "Look! Your faith is the same as mine! Same gods and everystuff! Baha'u'lah said it in [insert something from the Baha'i Reference library here]. So you see, there is no point in two religions when all of humanity should be united. Drop you religion and...