You cannot just read Rig Veda as if it is Tom Clancy's novel. If I have to learn Vedas, I must first go to a mutt, get a qualified Guru and then learn the Vedas. Otherwise it carried no effect.
I am too waiting for the day when I can throw these material bondages and learn Vedas, Shastras and Upanishads. Until that day, I am going to practice what I am doing now and hope my Lord Krishna's mercy I can find my path.