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By Acharya TadanyPublished in Diário de Santa Maria, March 26, 2026. Across generations, societies speak about corruption as if it were a recent disease. As a result, we react with indignation, debate morality, demand reforms, and hope for better leadership. Yet more than two thousand years ago, one of India’s greatest political minds had already analyzed corruption with striking clarity. …

Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 6 – Class 212 Summary Managing Thoughts & Pratyāhāra in Meditation Acharya Tadany | March 24, 2026 In this highly practical session on Dhyāna Yoga (verses 6.23–24), Acharya Tadany unpacked Krishna’s clear instructions on how to handle the mind during meditation, focusing on withdrawing from worldly thoughts and cultivating inner clarity. Core Teaching: Turning Away from Worldly …

Tattva Bodha – Class 39 Summary Introduction to the 24 Cosmic Principles (Caturviṃśati Tattva) Acharya Tadany | March 23, 2025 This class marks the formal transition from vyaṣṭi (individual/micro level) to samaṣṭi (cosmic/macro level), introducing the caturviṃśati-tattva — the 24 principles that constitute the entire universe. Acharya Tadany emphasized the elegant parallel structure between individual and cosmic manifestation, showing how …

Acharya TadanyMorning MeditationPune, 28 October 2025. The West spent 50-80 years dismantling family rituals in the name of “freedom.” Today, they pay therapists $200 an hour to recreate the grounding that their grandparents once offered freely, with nothing more than a lamp, a flower, and folded hands. India is making the same mistake, but faster. Wake up before the last …

Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 4 – Class 173 Summary The Dual Nature of Self: Ātmā & Ahaṅkāra Acharya Tadany | March 19, 2026 In this illuminating session on Jñāna Karma Sannyāsa Yoga, Acharya Tadany clarified the fundamental duality at the heart of human experience and the path to liberation.The Two Aspects of Self | Aspect          | Ātmā (Higher Self)                          | Ahaṅkāra …

By Acharya TadanyPublished in the Diário de Santa Maria, March 12, 2026. Courage is a subtle value and, for that very reason, easily misinterpreted. In many circumstances, what presents itself as courage is nothing more than recklessness, impulsivity, or a refined form of inner blindness. For example, when an action is born from prejudice, ignorance, or a limited view of …

The Ever-Actionless Nature of Ātmā Acharya Tadany | March 12, 2026 Opening with a discussion on dharma as relative and context-dependent (not absolute), Acharya Tadany emphasized prioritizing dharma over personal likes/dislikes, using the practical example of meat-eating in the Himalayas to illustrate circumstance-based judgment. The core teaching then unfolded the profound nature of ātmā as the ever-actionless, all-pervasive consciousness principle. …

This class delves into Śankarācārya’s analysis of Rajoguṇa, the principle of dynamism and activity within māyā. Acharya Tadany explains why Śankarācārya discusses Rajoguṇa first—not because it is the highest, but because its manifestations are the most familiar to us. The teaching explores the dual nature of Rajoguṇa. At an individual level, it creates attachment (rāga), aversion (dvēṣa), and restlessness, giving rise …

The Purpose of Vedāntic Meditation Acharya Tadany | March 10, 2026 Vedāntic meditation is not for acquiring new knowledge but for assimilating self-knowledge already received through Guru upadeśa. It deepens internalization via repeated reflection, mental replay of teachings, and lived integration. Three Stages of Meditation Dhāraṇa – Withdrawal: Turning attention inward, quieting sensory and mental distractions. Dhyāna – Dwelling: Steady …

In this illuminating class, Acharya Tadany first addressed a student’s heartfelt question about staying grounded amid chaos: emotional reactions are natural and human, even enlightened beings respond to dharma-adharma with empathy and appropriate action, without spiritual perfectionism or self-judgment.  The goal is gradual progress through karma yoga and viveka: reactions may arise strongly but lessen in intensity and duration over …