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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...

Or none at all. ;) The amount of gods Hindus worship has little to nothing to do with how the Vedas flow. There are roughly 30 Vedic gods, and they all serve different purposes. They interact with one another in the Vedas rather than this Hindu author recognizing this god and that Hindu...

Rice…beans…lentils…vegetables…spices… Are these expensive, too?

This is one of the main principles in Jainism, but it’s common in Hinduism as well. I identify as the latter.

That day is here. One only needs to make the conscious effort.

I've been lacto-ovo vegetarian collectively for about 10 or so years now, but only eat eggs (or more accurately, food containing egg) sporadically. I decided quite some time ago that if I'm unwilling to take the life of an animal, I have no business eating store-bought meat. To me, it felt...

So you're looking for something written by multiple authors? How about the Upanishads, then?

Have you read the Mahābhārata, specifically the Bhagavad Gita?

With regard to what specifically?

No. I don't consume animals, including insects. Based on the costs presented in the video? Probably not.

While it's content deals in that which many would consider "supernatural," the book itself is made of paper, which is derived from trees, which are quite natural. Yes.

For me it would be the Neo-Pagans, mainly because they strive to be best custodians of earth and its inhabitants.