By Acharya TadanyPublished in Diário de Santa Maria, March 26, 2026. Across generations, societies speak about corruption as if it were a recent disease. As a result, we react with indignation, debate morality, demand reforms, and hope for better leadership. Yet more than two thousand years ago, one of India’s greatest political minds had already analyzed corruption with striking clarity. …
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Vivekacūḍāmaṇi – Class 114 Summary The Two Powers of Ignorance: Āvaraṇa & Vikṣepa Śakti Acharya Tadany | March 25, 2026 In this powerful and incisive class, Acharya Tadany delved deeply into verse 114 of Vivekacūḍāmaṇi, where Śaṅkarācārya reveals the formidable mechanism of ignorance (avidyā) through its two inseparable powers. The Two Powers of Ignorance1. Āvaraṇa Śakti (Veiling Power / Non-Apprehension) …
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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 …
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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 …
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By Acharya Tadany Cargnin dos Santos Published in Diário de Santa Maria, February 12, 2026 We Are Living Through an Unprecedented Revolution Never in the history of humanity has knowledge been so accessible. What once required years of study, long journeys, and immense effort is now just a few clicks away. We live in an era where information circulates faster …
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In this foundational class introducing Chapter 2, Acharya Tadany presented a clear, universal framework of four stages that every spiritual seeker must traverse to move from saṁsāra’s suffering to mokṣa: (1) Discovery of the Problem — recognizing the three-fold disease of attachment (rāgaḥ), sorrow (śokaḥ), and delusion (mohaḥ) that afflict the mind and distort perception; (2) Recognition of Helplessness — …
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In this class, Acharya Tadany questions the comforting illusion that a “pure mind” alone grants mokṣa, revealing through Krishna’s words that mental purity is merely the prerequisite soil while jñāna (Self-knowledge) is the seed that actually flowers into liberation, I.e., without deliberate planting through śravaṇam, mananam, and nididhyāsanam, even the cleanest mind remains barren. He masterfully unpacked the three layered …
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Acharya Tadany. Acharya Tadany finally closed the terrifying chapter on kāraṇa śarīram with its fourth and deadliest feature: anirvācya anādi avidyā rūpam, a beginningless, indescribable, neither-real-nor-unreal self-ignorance that is the sole cause of every rebirth. Using the perfect analogy of darkness (experienced yet vanishing without trace when light appears), he showed that this ignorance is exactly like darkness: it has …
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Tadany Um refúgio para a alma e um convite à consciência.
