The Vedas, like yoga, are non sectarian as indeed all true knowledge any where is. They get the color of sectarianism since the Hindus believe in them and hold it as a part of their heritage. The recitation of Vedic hymns at the yajnas performed as part of ceremonial rituals also present them as a part of Hindu religious scripture set. Also they look sectarian because many scholars have translated and interpreted them in terms of the gods and goddesses of the Hindu mythological books, Puranas, which appeared at least two thousand years after the revelations of the Vedas. Also some western scholars in nineteenth century have with conscious motives translated and wilfully presented them in a manner so as to denigrade them .They wanted to prove the superiority of the western religion and thought for religious and political reasons. My current effort , as perhaps of several others, is to present their universality and relevance to mankind at personal and social level independent of ritualism which characterise identity and assertiveness of religions and sects. I hope the readers would see it in that context.

1. There is monotheism in Vedas. There is one universal intelligence who creates , preserves and dissolves the Universe. This supreme , all pervading intelligence is addressed or invoked as OM ( God ). 2. There are no gods in Vedas. The confusion sometimes arises as Surya (Sun ) , Agni ( fire ) etc. are referred as devtas in Hindu scriptures. This is a distortion of the meaning of deva or devta ( English equivalent is god - like mythological gods of Greeks and Romans). Devta is one who takes to give or distribute back. For example , the sun takes water etc., evaporates and forms clouds and it gives back as water that rains. Agni is called devta because what is offered or put into fire , it returns the same elements in their subtle form recognisable through their smell etc.. In scriptures , there are two types of devtas -- the animate like father, mother, the guru etc. and the inanimates like Agni , Sun, Air, etc. These devtas are not to be confused with the mythological characters bearing same names. They are merely called devtas because of their noble characteristic of distributing back what they receive.  3. There is no history in Vedas nor any reference to historical figures in the Vedas. The words like Indra , Agni, Varun, Shiva , Vishnu etc. describe several attributes of God and do not refer to the characters bearing such like names that appear in post-Buddhism mythological books called Puranas.. The mythological characters of these Purana bearing such like names have no relevance to these attributes og God as they appear in the Vedas.The meanings of these words in Vedas depend on context and their etymological meanings based on root words from which they are derived.  4. There are no references to geographical places or rivers etc in the Vedas. Where names like saraswati or yamuna occur in the vedas , their meanings are etymologically derived from their roots . They do not at all refer to any specific river or place. Other Fundamental articles of belief * Belief in the eternity of God , prakriti( matter ) and individual soul. * Belief in the countless plurality of souls * Belief in the transmigration of souls , rebirth. * Belief in the purposive nature of universe * Belief in the emancipation of soul from the bondage of the cycle of births and deaths. * Belief in the Karmic Law