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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In this profound class, Acharya Tadany resolved one of the deepest paradoxes in Vedānta by demonstrating that while the Upaniṣads declare that everyone loves the Self (ātmā) alone, and all worldly love is conditional (capable of turning into sorrow when conditions change), the same scriptures uphold universal love as the highest ideal, the apparent contradiction dissolves when we distinguish between …
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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 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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In this class, Acharya Tadany delivered a profound revelation from the Upaniṣads and Śaṅkara’s Vivekacūḍāmaṇi that resolves one of the deepest paradoxes of human existence: While the scriptures declare that everyone loves the Self (ātmā) alone, and all worldly love is conditional (capable of turning into sorrow when circumstances change), the same scriptures uphold universal love as the highest ideal—how …
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To walk the path of love is more than allowing oneself to feel; it is allowing oneself to be transformed. Loving is a journey that reveals, expands, and lays bare our depths. By Acharya Tadany Cargnin dos Santos. Published in Diário de Santa Maria, December 18, 2025. Love has accompanied humanity since its very first steps, yet despite being universal, …
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When the mind closes itself, the other is no longer seen as a complex human being and is instead reduced to labels, categories, and simplistic judgments. The mind of the ordinary person is often inhabited by rigid generalizations, by so-called “immutable truths,” and by beliefs that are hermetically closed to dialogue, inquiry, and revision. These are conclusions reached too early, …
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Acharya Tadany. In this mind-bending class, Acharya Tadany used the classic pot-space analogy to reveal the single cause of all suffering, I.e., the subtle body (sūkṣma śarīraṁ) acts like a clay pot that apparently “contains” unlimited consciousness, instantly creating the false individual (jīva) who believes “I am limited, I suffer, I need things.” In waking and dream the pot is …
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The Bhagavad Gītā teachings begin not in peace, but in confusion, and there lies its eternal relevance. Before wisdom dawns, there must be a crisis profound enough to shake the foundations of false certainty. Arjuna’s trembling bow, his tears, his inability to act, these are not signs of weakness, but of awakening. For only when one truly confronts one’s inner …
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A work of art is priceless, and not because of its market value, but because of what it transcends. Art usually captures what is fleeting and renders it eternal. It preserves what is perishable and makes it perennial. In many ways, a true work of art is more beautiful than the real thing, for it does what the real often …
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Tadany Um refúgio para a alma e um convite à consciência.
