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relationships, are false philanthropists. Therefore the concept of universal brotherhood must be learnt from the  uttama adhikāri  devotee of the Lord, and not from a foolish person who has no proper vision of the individual soul and of the Supersoul—the plenary expansion of the Supreme Lord, Which dwells everywhere.
In this  mantra  of  Śrī Īśopaniṣad  it is clearly mentioned that one should  observe , or see. This means one must follow the previous  ācārya , the perfected Teacher.  Anupaśyati  is the exact Sanskrit word used in this connection.  Anu  means by following, and  paśyati  means to observe. One should not try to see things as he does with the naked eye. The naked eye cannot see anything properly, due to its material defectiveness. One cannot see properly unless one has heard from a superior source. And the highest source is the Vedic wisdom spoken by the Lord Himself. This truth is coming in disciplic succession from the Lord to Brahmā, from Brahmā to Nārada, from Nārada to Vyāsa, and from Vyāsa to many of His disciples. Formerly there was no necessity of recording the message of the  Vedas  because people of earlier ages were more intelligent and had sharper memories, and they could follow instructions simply by hearing once from the mouth of a bona fide spiritual master.
At present there are many commentaries on the revealed Scriptures, but most of them are not in the line of Śrīla Vyāsadeva, Who originally taught the Vedic wisdom. The final, most perfect and sublime work of Śrīla Vyāsadeva is the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam , Which is the correct commentary on the  Vedānta-sūtra . Similarly, there is the  Bhagavad-gītā , Which is spoken by the Lord Himself and Which was recorded by Vyāsadeva. These are the more important of the many revealed Scriptures, and any commentary which does not conform to the principles of the  Gītā  or the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  is unauthorized. There is complete symmetrical agreement between the  Upaniṣads ,  Vedānta , the  Vedas , the  Bhagavad-gītā  and the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . Therefore, no one should try to reach any conclusion