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Tattva Bodha – Class 41 Summary Evolution of Elements, Sense Organs & the 24 Tattvas Acharya Tadany | April 6, 2025 In this important class, Acharya Tadany continued the exploration of Samaṣṭi vicāra (cosmic level), detailing how the universe evolves from māyā through the subtle elements and how the three guṇas manifest as fundamental faculties in all beings. Two Fundamental …

Tattva Bodha – Class 40 Summary Māyā and the Three Guṇas – The Faculties of the Universe Acharya Tadany | March 30, 2025 In this important class, Acharya Tadany continued the exploration of samaṣṭi (cosmic level) by explaining how māyā operates through its three fundamental guṇas, which manifest as the three essential faculties present in all living beings. Core Concept: …

Vivekacūḍāmaṇi – Class 113 Summary The Three Guṇas: Tamo & Rajo – Veiling & Projecting Powers Acharya Tadany | March 18, 2026 In this pivotal class on Vivekacūḍāmaṇi, Śaṅkarācārya transitions from rajo guṇa to tamo guṇa, revealing how these two forces collaborate to sustain saṃsāra (the cycle of worldly existence and suffering).Rajo Guṇa – Vikṣepa Śakti (Projecting Power) – Rajo …

In this insightful Class 111 on Vivekacūḍāmaṇi (March 4, 2026), Acharya Tadany explored verse 112, where Śaṅkarācārya details the destructive traits of rajo guṇa (the “and so forth” from verse 111), listing key unhealthy qualities that bind the mind and obstruct spiritual progress:Unhealthy Traits of Rajo GuṇaKāmaḥ (desire/lust)Krodhaḥ (anger)Lobhaḥ (greed)Dambhaḥ (pretentiousness/arrogance/showing off)Asūyā (fault-finding/wrong criticism)Ahaṅkāraḥ (egoism/selfishness)Īrṣyā (envy/unhealthy jealousy/competition)Focus on Dambhaḥ (Pretentiousness)Śaṅkarācārya …

In this philosophically precise and experientially illuminating class on verses 111–112, Acharya Tadany unfolded the three guṇas of māyā (trigunātmikā) — the essential faculties that make the causal body (kāraṇa śarīram) the source of all manifestation:  (1) Sattva (jñāna śakti — knowing faculty, clarity, illumination);  (2) Rajas (kriyā śakti — activity/action faculty, movement, desire, projection);  and (3) Tamas (dravya śakti …

In this deeply practical and liberating continuation on varṇadharma, Acharya Tadany outlined the Vedic principles of career and profession selection through the three key determinants jāti (birth/lineage, predetermined and immutable, providing cultural starting point but no spiritual weight),  guṇa (inherent qualities/talents/temperament, fully malleable through effort and offering true choice),  and karma (actions/profession/duties, partially chosen but constrained by circumstances)  highlighting two …

In this thoughtful and liberating continuation on varṇadharma, Acharya Tadany explored the practical tension between jāti (birth/lineage, immutable and traditionally linked to family professions) and guṇa (personal qualities/character, fully malleable through conscious effort) when choosing a career (karma), presenting two equally valid approaches:  (1) following jāti — leveraging childhood training, family mentorship, established methods, economic stability, and social acceptance, though …

In this illuminating and corrective class, Acharya Tadany offered a detailed, three-perspective exploration of the varṇa system as presented in the Bhagavad Gītā, clarifying that it is not a rigid birth-based hierarchy but a sophisticated, dynamic framework for understanding human nature and social organization through three interconnected lenses:  (1) guṇa (character-based division) — rooted in the three fundamental qualities (sattva …

In this philosophically rich class on verse 108, Acharya Tadany introduced the concept of māyā as the third name of kāraṇa śarīram (causal body), describing it as kārya anumeyā — that which is never directly perceptible and can only be inferred through scripture-based reasoning (śāstra pramāṇa), because in the kāraṇa avasthā (causal/unmanifest state) the entire manifestation is resolved, including the …