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Tattva Bodha – Summary, by Acharya Tadany Class 54Date: July 27, 2025 In this class, Acharya Tadany continued the exploration of Jīva-Īśvara Aikyam while addressing cosmological and pedagogical foundations of Vedānta. Q&A Before Class: The Fourteen Planes of Existence Acharya Tadany introduced the Caturdaśa Lokas — the fourteen planes of existence: Bhūloka — The earthly plane of human experience. Higher …

Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 2, by Acharya Tadany Summary – Class 52Date: July 24, 2025 In this class, Acharya Tadany explored Krishna’s arguments regarding the consequences of inaction and the introduction to Karma Yoga. Two Types of Wrongdoing (Pāpam) Acharya Tadany explained Krishna’s teaching about two fundamental types of wrongdoing: Commission (pravṛtti pāpam) — Actively engaging in prohibited or harmful …

Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 2, by Acharya Tadany Summary – Class 50Date: July 10, 2025 In this class, Acharya Tadany continued exploring Krishna’s teachings, focusing on the distinction between Ātmā and Anātmā, and the ethical framework of dharma. Ātmā vs Anātmā Krishna teaches the fundamental distinction between the eternal Ātmā (the immortal soul) and the temporary physical body. The Ātmā …

Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 2, by Acharya Tadany Summary – Class 49Date: July 3, 2025 In this class, Acharya Tadany continued the teaching on the nature of the Self (Ātmā Svarūpam), exploring Krishna’s three-level approach to teaching and the importance of ethical principles in spiritual life. Ātmā and the Physical Body Krishna teaches the fundamental distinction between the eternal Ātmā …

Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 2, Acharya Tadany Summary – Class 45Date: June 5, 2025 In this class, Acharya Tadany focused on one of the most practical and liberating teachings of the Bhagavad Gītā: the wisdom of accepting choiceless situations in life. Understanding Choiceless Situations Acharya Tadany explained that the majority of life circumstances are beyond our control: The past (already …

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 …

In this clarifying and deeply empowering continuation on the varṇa system, Acharya Tadany presented varṇadharma as the Gītā’s multifaceted framework for social harmony, growth, prosperity and spiritual evolution — not a rigid birth-based hierarchy but a dynamic lens that views society through three overlapping perspectives:  jāti (birth, immutable and equal in dignity, determined at birth and unchanging),  karma (profession/occupation, fluid …

In this foundational and psychologically penetrating class on Chapter 2, Acharya Tadany introduced the core theme of the Bhagavad Gītā as the solving of the universal human problem. And what is the fundamental human problem? It is the inseparable triad of rāgaḥ (attachment to people, objects, and outcomes), śokaḥ (sorrow from loss, disappointment, and unfulfilled desires), and mohaḥ (internal and …

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 …

Acharya Tadany In today’s second class, Acharya Tadany analyzed every illusion we have about “security” and “pleasure”. Everything we chase (money, relationships, health, likes, even good karma) is just a more sophisticated form of slavery, because we become prisoners of both its presence (fear of losing it) and its absence (fear of never having it).  Artha gives us money but …