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Originally Posted by Honza
Is Hinduism a religion of the "I" or does God go beyond the "I"?
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Depends on whom you ask as Hinduism is too big and diverse so you won't get one answer. ''Hinduism'' is a collective term for almost all spirituality in India that isn't one of the other 'big' religions (Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism) so it tends to be a lot of things, that either complement or contradict one another.
Some paths will tell you that God is wholly person and no human soul can be God or become God. The Vaishnavists such as Hare Krishnas take this stance.
Other paths, such as the ones based on advaita philosophy, will claim that the human soul can become enlightened and effectively god in the flesh (please nobody get pedantic here and go ''the one who says, can never be'' etc.).
So Honza, it entirely depend on what path or branch of 'Hinduism' you are thinking about or whom you ask.