Tag Archives: courage

Without a clear understanding of the structure and purpose behind spiritual, and religious, practices, seekers often fall into mechanical routine, leading to disillusionment or skepticism (the birth of atheism).When rituals and observances are performed without insight into how they work, the spirit of the practice is lost, leaving behind an empty shell that fails to nourish the soul. Clarity changes …

Acharya TadanyMorning MeditationPune, 9 September 2016. …if we are capable of building up such a beneficial and useful mental framework, we naturally become more and more “in control” of our thoughts, of our emotions and of our actions and, as we all know, this is the natural and the most sublime path to freedom. Life is a constant flow of …

(Praying for My Ancestors) Acharya Tadany
Evening Prayers
Pune, July 29, 2026. Today, the garden became a sanctuary. As I prayed for my father’s soul, the physical and the subtle worlds seemed to intertwine.Suddenly, a crow cut across the sky directly before my eyes and, with graceful ease, it traced a perfect circle in the air before settling on the branch of …

Acharya Tadany.Morning Meditation.Pune, July 24, 2026. For those who make a home of their own presence will never know the aches of loneliness. Learn to hold yourself in acceptance,in body, in heart, in mind, in spirit. Learn to honor yourself,whether standing alone or walking among many. Learn to see yourself clearly,in the quiet details, in the small victories no one …

Acharya TadanyMorning MeditationsPisa, Italy. May 9, 2025 Lying is not merely a disregard for the truth.It is, above all, a refusal to accept the reality one lives in.It is the symptom of a soul that has not yet learned to face the mirror of the world. A mirror that reflects choices, consequences, mistakes, and truths.To lie is to deny oneself. …

Acharya TadanyMorning MeditationPune, July 5, 2026. offering anger for understanding, pride for humility, selfishness for compassion, attachment for wisdom, laziness for vitality, and segregation for humanity The highest offering a human being can make in life is the transformation of oneself.Typically, we imagine that sacrifice means giving up money, material possessions, comfort, or time. These offerings undoubtedly possess their value. …

Summary to Share with Students — Vivekacūḍāmaṇi Class 118By Acharya TadanyApril 22, 2026In this profound class, Acharya Tadany continued the inquiry into kāraṇa śarīram (the causal body), explaining it as the domain of Avidyā at the individual level and Māyā at the universal level, constituted by the three guṇas: rajas, tamas, and sattva.The central focus of the class was Śankarācārya’s …

By Acharya TadanyPune, 5 April 2026. Saṁsāra, the endless cycle of becoming, striving, and suffering, is not an external imposition upon us, it is an inner construction, quietly unfolding within our own understanding.At its very root lies āvaraṇa śaktiḥ, the veiling power of ignorance. It does not destroy reality, it simply hides it and, consequently, the true nature of the …

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 …

Acharya TadanyMorning MeditationPune, 02 Nov 2025. Yet the Gītā whispers something profoundly radical, Stop the imaginary climbing, and Start knowing your true nature because the sacred was never waiting at the end of time The Bhagavad Gita is not a ladder placed between earth and heaven, inviting you to climb toward some distant divinity. The Gita is a luminous, powerful …