SI approach big topics with small texts, is that possible? The Mediterranean region is the birthplace of monotheism - Judaism, Christianity, Islam. India is the birthplace of Hinduism. Countless gods are thought of here, or the absence of God, or the universality of the divine, depending on which of the numerous strands you follow.
However, two principles are visible here: the maxim of individuality, which continues even beyond death, and the idea of being part of a much larger entity within which the individual is to be overcome. The one demands obedience coupled with individual responsibility, the other enlightenment in humility and overcoming one's own individuality.