Tadany Um refúgio para a alma e um convite à consciência.
Bhagavad-Gita_भगवद्-गीता_Ch6_AI-Generated-Summary_Class-205_Acharya-TadanyIn this profound and clarifying class on Dhyāna Yoga, Acharya Tadany centered the teaching on the essential practice of withdrawing the mind from anātmā (non-self), which he defined as three interconnected layers
the external universe (all phenomena),
the physical body (sensations and form),
and the mind itself (thoughts, emotions, mental formations)
With the ultimate goal of achieving cittaṁ viniyataṁ: a mind properly engaged with consciousness (ātmā) rather than scattered among transient objects.
Acharya Tadany analyzed attachment in its two fundamental forms — rāgaḥ (desire to possess, acquire, or cling) and dveṣaḥ (aversion to avoid, eliminate, or reject) — explaining that both bind the mind to objects, creating constant preoccupation and blocking the meditative state; detachment, therefore, is not mere suppression but a radical shift in the mind’s relationship to phenomena, a prerequisite Krishna addresses across multiple chapters.
Acharya Tadany offered a subtle clarification on the mind-ātmā relationship: since ātmā is all-pervading, space-like consciousness — always present, unbound by location or limitation, and the ground of all experience — the instruction to “dwell in ātmā” does not mean moving the mind to a physical place or constraining it; it means refraining from thoughts disconnected from consciousness and cultivating thoughts inherently connected to awareness, recognizing that all experience (thoughtful or thoughtless) arises within ātmā as witness.
Acharya Tadany explicitly rejected the idea of a thoughtless state as the goal of authentic Vedantic meditation (ātma-dhyānam), noting that a blank mind offers no spiritual benefit and does not constitute liberation; instead, the aim is to transform the quality of thought — directing it toward consciousness-centered contemplation — leading to samādhi: sustained absorption in ātmā with maintained awareness and no subject-object division.
The class concluded that successful meditation requires both detachment from objects and proper engagement with ātmā-related thoughts, aligning perfectly with Krishna’s teachings on yoga as union with consciousness rather than mental void.
