Question: how are the upanishads different from the vedas?
Answer: Upanishads and Vedas are two terms that are often confused as one and the same thing. ... In fact Upanishads are parts of Vedas. Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva are the four Vedas. A Veda is divided into four parts, namely, Samhita, Brahmana, Aranyaka and Upanishad.