Vedas -Nobody knows what is it, it is praised by Sages of later dates hence people still praise it -I have not read any piece of paper (except the Secret of Vedas by Sri Aurobindo) which relates Vedas to Pshychology (which I think is still inadaquate (daring to challenge legend in my own foolishness)). 1.Some recites it like parrots 2. Some criticize it like Vedic sages were just fancy poets with lots of imagination 3. Some give it credit to later Vedantic development as part of Methods of Knowledge, which means Vedas are cave men and Vedanta were modern men 4. Some laugh about it since they worship Sun Moon lightening air etc. etc. Let me go one by one 1. reciting with full faith and accuracy have some benefits but it will limit to the level of brain only and that too for soothing purposes and other, which will produces mechanical results (results are bound to happen) 2. too poor may be who translated and criticizes it must lack knowledge of Vedangas, they were expert in musical no...
Often vedantian claim only knowledge can burn (i heard I dont know exactly)the seed of desire and Yagik Karma only leads to desire fulfillment so Gyan kanda is superior or only true way to liberation. To my own surprise I find Karma Kanda superior (it sounds nothing less than Andhabiswas) -When everything is 1 even maya is part of Brahaman and this 3 out of 4 states are reality too including seeds of desire, then nothing is left to burn. -Yagik Karma unlike method of knowledge is performed at particular time with perfect notes and prescribed words and group of words, which are capable of producing effects in brain, even activate past memories. While knowledge is past, it is not present, it is invocation of memory only. It can lead to Yagik Karma at best or functioing in the same style as previous however memory is memory at best it helps to function and at worst it leads to sorrow (remembering sadness it produces effect of sadness, remembering happiness it produce sorrow by knowing wh...