Let me explain it to you, Adrian. I am an 'advaitist', i.e., a non-believer in duality, that is a valid and a popular part of Hinduism. That precludes my accepting anything like God or Goddess, because that will constitute acceptance of something different. That also makes me a strong atheist.
We believe in existence of 'one entity' (and not one being, i.e., God), which we designate as Brahman. And we believe that this entity constitute all things in the universe. We do not define Brahman and do not claim to understand Brahman completely.
I equate Brahman to 'physical energy', because that is what the universe started with at the time of Big-Bang. All things in the universe, perceived or unperceived are none other than this 'physical energy'. Our scriptures say this over and over again. For example, they say "Sarvam Khalu Idam Brahma" (All things here are Brahman), "Eko sad, Dwiteeyo nasti" (What exists is one, there is no second) or "Aham Brahmasmi" (I am Brahman).
For me, Adrian, even you are none other than Brahman. Even Bahaullah irrespective of what trash he says is none other than Brahman, just like I too am. Even the most pious or the most devilish too are none other than Brahman. Therefore, Krishna too is none other than Brahman. I do not transgress my belief in saying that. Whatever exists, has existed or will exist, in reality or even in imagination, is none other than Brahman only.
Vinayaka names his Brahman as Shiva*. He believes that he can achieve this status not so easily, but in stages, with great devotion and piousness. That is where he differs from me. He does not start with an apriori belief that he is Brahman, but he has the potentiality to achieve the status of no difference with his perseverance. This is what I think of his approach, I may not be wholly correct about this.
* Shiva: gracious, benign, kind, friendly, in whom all things lie, auspicious, propitious, favorable, benevolent, dear, happy, fortunate, liberation, final emancipation (That is sort of anthropomorphization of Brahman).
(Meanings taken from Sanskrit dictionaries at Spokensanskrit.org and Monier-Williams)
Thank you for taking the time to explain your beliefs. What you say makes sense and there are no suprises really.
Why the antipathy towards Abrahamic religions? Is that feeling extended to those who are not Hindu?