If only the Upanishads are given to you, you will be overawed. You'll almost be struck with an inferiority complex—"Oh my God, where did this come from?" And you will not be able to develop any direct relationship with the Upanishads. But when you look at the entire body of the Vedas, what you see is a very human thing. But you look at the honesty of the compiler—he didn't hide anything. He said, "This is the entire process, this is the entire body of knowledge, and we are presenting everything to you."
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Questioner: Namaste Acharya Ji. What is the relevance of The Vedas’ Karmkand part? As for the common human mind, in the massive volume of Vedas, there is a higher chance of missing out the Upanishads. Why was it considered fit to design the body of Vedas in such a way that a massive part belongs to that which is non-Upanishadic and a little place for Upanishads?
Acharya Prashant: The compilation is a testament to the honesty of the compiler. They were not saying, "We have dropped right from the sky." They are not just giving you the final, finished end product—they are revealing to you the entire process.
If only the Upanishads are given to you, you will be overawed. You'll almost be struck with an inferiority complex—"Oh my God, where did this come from?" And you will not be able to develop any direct relationship with the Upanishads. Not only this, it will become very intuitive for you to think that reaching the heights of the Upanishads is beyond you. But when you look at the entire body of the Vedas, what you see is a very human thing.
