Vedas

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There are many devotees who assume themselves to be in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and devotional service but at heart do not accept the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, as the Absolute Truth. (for example, those in ISKCON, GBC, Rittviks, Gaudiya Matha, and anyone else who accepts someone else as a spiritual master besides His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Svami Srila Prabhupada, who is the founder and only acarya of the Hare Krishna Movement (ISKCON).

Why are these so-called Hare Krishna devotees silent on the book changing issues?

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Etymology and usage (taken from WikiPedia)

The Sanskrit word véda "knowledge, wisdom" is derived from the root vid- "to know". This is reconstructed as being derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *u̯eid-, meaning "see" or "know".[22]

The noun is from Proto-Indo-European *u̯eidos, cognate to Greek (ϝ)εἶδος "aspect", "form" . Not to be confused is the homonymous 1st and 3rd person singular perfect tense véda, cognate to Greek (ϝ)οἶδα (w)oida "I know". Root cognates are Greek ἰδέα, English wit, etc., Latin videō "I see", etc.[23]

The Sanskrit term veda as a common noun means "knowledge".[24] The term in some contexts, such as hymn 10.93.11 of the Rigveda, means "obtaining or finding wealth, property",[25] while in some others it means "a bunch of grass together" as in a broom or for ritual fire.[26]

A related word Vedena appears in hymn 8.19.5 of the Rigveda.[27] It was translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith as "ritual lore",[28] as "studying the Veda" by the 14th century Indian scholar Sayana, as "bundle of grass" by Max Müller, and as "with the Veda" by H.H. Wilson.[29]

Vedas are called Maṛai or Vaymoli in parts of South India. Marai literally means "hidden, a secret, mystery".[30][31] In some south Indian communities such as Iyengars, the word Veda includes the Tamil writings of the Alvar saints, such as Divya Prabandham, for example Tiruvaymoli.[32]

Sri Isopanisad Introduction: The Importance of the Vedas:

There are 2 processes for acquiring knowledge:

The ascending process (aroha pantha), which is imperfect
The descending process (avaroha pantha), wich is perfect

How come that the ascending process (which is done through the senses) is imperfect?

Because this knowledge is acquired by the conditioned souls through their own endeavor because of four defects:

Imperfect Senses (Karanapatava) - The senses are limited and can easily be misled. For example, one cannot see hands in the dark
Under illusion (Pramada) - Accepting as real something that is not real. For example misidentifying the self as his body and mind
Mistakes (Bhrama) - "To err is human." All humans are prone to make mistakes and when we do, we say: Oh, we are human after all aren't we?
Cheating propensity (Vipralipsa) - To propagate falsehood, to present yourself as something you are not. For example foolish people who pose themselves as intelligent