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Class 28, Tattva Bodha

In this expansive and foundational class, Acharya Tadany continued the detailed mapping of the material aspect (anātmā) by exploring the prāṇamaya kośa (physiological/vital sheath) and manomaya kośa (psychological/emotional sheath), explaining how the five vital energies (pañca prāṇa: prāṇa, apāna, vyāna, samāna, udāna) and five organs of action (karmendriyāṇi) together form the prāṇamaya kośa, channeling kriyā śaktiḥ (power of action) through …

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Do Not Cook the Present with Yesterday’s Leftovers.

There are countless possible approaches, but a simple and deeply illuminating analogy can help us. The leftovers thrown into the trash yesterday are not used to prepare today’s meal. This is an obvious, everyday fact, yet it carries a powerful lesson. By Acharya Tadany Cargnin dos Santos. Published in Diário de Santa Maria, January 1, 2026. The past is, in essence, …

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Bhagavad Gītā, Chapter 6, Class 200

In this comprehensive and deeply practical class on Dhyāna Yoga, Acharya Tadany illuminated Krishna’s timeless teaching on moderation (yukta or madhya mārga) in verse 6.16–17 as the indispensable foundation for successful meditation and spiritual liberation, emphasizing that extremes in eating, recreation, work, and sleep—whether overindulgence or deprivation—destroy both physical health and mental clarity, preventing the steady focus required for true …

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Bhagavad Gītā, Chapter 4, Class 162

In this compassionate and deeply realistic class, Acharya Tadany illuminated Krishna’s non-coercive yet uncompromising philosophy on spiritual freedom (mokṣa) as the ultimate goal of life—the complete liberation from the cycle of birth and death—while emphasizing that the Vedic tradition uniquely grants every individual total freedom of choice.  Krishna suggests mokṣa as the highest pursuit but never enforces it as a …

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A X-mas message. Why do our actions matter.

a more mature and refined mind choose to look within before accusing others. There is the human law, created by us, convenient, changeable, partial, and limited. It is imperfect, no doubt, yet still necessary to sustain coexistence and prevent chaos. There is also the Divine Law, natural, impersonal, impartial, and eternal. It does not respond to our opinions nor adjust …

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Are We Truly Living?

You are not preparing to live, you are already alive. The breath in your lungs is the only permission slip you need. Stop waiting. Start being. We all crave existence. We go to incredible lengths to validate ourselves, to appear interesting, acceptable, or unique in the eyes of others. We craft identities, chase achievements, and meticulously curate how we are …

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Bhagavad Gītā, Chapter 1, Class 22

The chapter 1 is not history. It is the description of your own biography. You are Arjuna. Your family drama, your job crisis, your fear of ‘what will people say’, your guilt about money, your anxiety about the future, this is your Kurukṣetra. And right now, silently watching you have your meltdown, is your own inner Kṛṣṇa waiting for you …

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Greatness Within. A direct response, 10 years later.

Do it because your greatness doesn’t want to be admired. It wants to be freed. (To be read aloud, with distractions turned downward and your heart turned inward) Ayutthaya, December 2, 2025. (Exactly 10 years after the original text) I wrote those words in 2015, when I was 43 years old, still half romantic, half dreamer, after wandering the world …

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