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Managing Reactivity, Guilt, and the Root of SufferingAcharya Tadany | March 13, 2025In this deeply compassionate and practical session on Chapter 2 (Sāṅkhya Yoga), Acharya Tadany addressed two student inquiries that bridge everyday emotional challenges with profound Vedāntic insight.1. Managing Emotional Reactions & GuiltA student asked how to handle reactive tendencies and the guilt that follows. Acharya’s guidance was gentle …

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 …

Based on pūjya svāmī Paramarthānandaji’s teachings.By Acharya Tadany These five principles form a complete philosophical framework that addresses the most fundamental questions about consciousness (ātmā) and its relationship to the body. Let me explore each principle and their interconnections: Principle 1: Consciousness is NOT a Part, Product, or Property of the BodyThis principle directly challenges materialist assumptions:a) It is not …

In this illuminating Acharya Tadany explored profound questions from students while unfolding Krishna’s core teaching on the nature of ātmā (the eternal Self), addressing reincarnation, karma, ambition, fear, acceptance, and the transformative realization of our true identity.Student Questions & GuidanceReincarnation & Past Connections — The Vedas affirm rebirth governed by karma, but specifics like reuniting with past-life family/partners fall outside …

In this profound Class 171 on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 4 (Jñāna Karma Sannyāsa Yoga – The Yoga of Knowledge and Renunciation of Action), dated March 5, 2026, Acharya Tadany illuminated one of the Gītā’s deepest paradoxes in verse 18:“He who sees inaction in action and action in inaction is wise among men; he is a yogi who performs all actions.”This …

In this radiant and deeply liberating class, Acharya Tadany unfolded the third quality of ātmā — ānanda (happiness) — completing the classic triad sat-cit-ānanda svarūpa (existence-consciousness-happiness as the very nature of the Self).  Acharya Tadany explained that happiness is not found in the external world, body, mind, or senses — none of these contain even an iota of happiness as …

In this radiant and profoundly clarifying class, Acharya Tadany unfolded the essential nature of ātmā — the eternal, unchanging consciousness principle that is the true Self — as distinct from the body-mind-sense complex, emphasizing its three fundamental characteristics:  (1) eternal (nityam) — not subject to birth or death, existing beyond time and the cycle of creation/destruction;  (2) unchanging (nirvikāra) — …

In this deeply integrative and practically transformative class on Dhyāna Yoga, Acharya Tadany presented samādhi as having a dual nature:  (1) a profound state of mental tranquility achieved through deliberate spiritual practice — characterized by conscious withdrawal from worldly roles and identities (parent, professional, friend), detachment from external positions and titles, and creation of inner space free from constant demands, …

In this deeply integrative and practically transformative class, Acharya Tadany introduced two powerful meditation practices to assimilate the ātmā-anātmā distinction:  (1) recognizing the entire universe as a remote object while the body-mind-sense complex is an intimate object — both are objects of perception and therefore distinct from the true Self, with the intimacy of the body-mind creating the illusion of …

In this illuminating class, Acharya Tadany stressed the importance of precise spiritual language to avoid confusion (e.g., “consciousness,” “awareness,” “empathy” carry different meanings across people), so he bridged these powers to the central teaching of ātmā: the eternal, unchanging consciousness that exists beyond the body, pervading and enlivening it without being limited by or identified with it — illustrated by …