i never said hindu is a religion....its a "sanskara" .... and before saying thathwamasi, you have to say " aham brahmasmi thathwamasi"....it means " i am the brahmam, and its you".....it shows that all the lifes have same importance in the world....if you are a believer to god...you can describe it as......all the lifes in the earth is considered as " jeevathma" ....which is another form of " paramathma( god).......thanks friends