Vedas:
I am a firm believer in the Vedas. I believe that the vedas are an energy form which is even superior to what people term as 'God'. All my knowledge w.r.t to the vedas are theoritical. I have heard from some experts in this field that vedas are not something u can learn but something u need to experience. Sitting on a mat and chanting the various 'shlokas' is of no good, unless one allows oneself to delve deep into the chasm of the vedas. There is no end for this experience. So no one can literally claim that he/she has finished learning the vedas. There are so many misconceptions about this very concept of 'vedas', thanks to the present day priests and other revered sages of the 'brahmin' community. To give an example : There is a particular shloka 'yopaam pushpam veda, pushpavaan prajavaan pashumaan bhavathi' and the priests chant this shloka in the temples and other festivals while offering flowers to the god. People stand in the temple with closed eyes and think that the shloka is appropriate, because all that matters for a common man is 'pushpa = flower' so the shloka is logical and correct. The essence of this shloka is totally different. This meaning I got to know from a renowned scholar in sanskrit. He said 'pushpa' does not mean 'flower' in that context, it actually means the birth of planet earth. The shloka actually explains the origin of the first forms of life in water. I have forgotten the entire meaning but each and evey word in that shloka refers to the basic life form. Alas, today most of us dont bother to know about one of the greatest treasures of mankind, the vedas, which ultimately makes the person realize his true self. Instead we worship the rishis, the various forms of God, celebrate festivals and ultimately fight in the name of God and religion.