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: …
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Class 39, Tattva Bodha
Tattva Bodha – Class 39 Summary Introduction to the 24 Cosmic Principles (Caturviṃśati Tattva) Acharya Tadany | March 23, 2025 This class marks the formal transition from vyaṣṭi (individual/micro level) to samaṣṭi (cosmic/macro level), introducing the caturviṃśati-tattva — the 24 principles that constitute the entire universe. Acharya Tadany emphasized the elegant parallel structure between individual and cosmic manifestation, showing how …
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Tattva Bodha – Class 38 Summary From Vyaṣṭi (Individual) to Samaṣṭi (Cosmic Totality) Acharya Tadany | March 16, 2025 Opening with a practical student request on memorizing Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 2 verses 12–25, Acharya Tadany offered to record the traditional Vedāntic method: systematic, additive repetition of each pāda (quarter-verse) — 8 syllables per line — building progressively (first syllable 3×, …
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In this illuminating class, Acharya Tadany first addressed a student’s heartfelt question about staying grounded amid chaos: emotional reactions are natural and human, even enlightened beings respond to dharma-adharma with empathy and appropriate action, without spiritual perfectionism or self-judgment. The goal is gradual progress through karma yoga and viveka: reactions may arise strongly but lessen in intensity and duration over …
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In this radiant and deeply liberating class, Acharya Tadany unfolded the third quality of ātmā — ānanda (happiness) — completing the classic triad sat-cit-ānanda svarūpa (existence-consciousness-happiness as the very nature of the Self). Acharya Tadany explained that happiness is not found in the external world, body, mind, or senses — none of these contain even an iota of happiness as …
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In this deeply integrative and practically transformative class, Acharya Tadany introduced two powerful meditation practices to assimilate the ātmā-anātmā distinction: (1) recognizing the entire universe as a remote object while the body-mind-sense complex is an intimate object — both are objects of perception and therefore distinct from the true Self, with the intimacy of the body-mind creating the illusion of …
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In this pivotal and deeply clarifying class, Acharya Tadany established the absolute distinction between ātmā (the consciousness principle, caitanya-svarūpam) and anātmā (the material, inert non-self), presenting every individual as a mixture of two fundamentally different components: (1) ātmā — the unchanging, eternal, non-material “I,” the real self, the pure subject, the witness, the experiencer; And (2) anātmā — the temporary, …
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In this foundational and paradigm-shifting class, Acharya Tadany completed the exposition of anātmā (non-self) by reviewing its 11 subdivisions — three bodies (sthūla, sūkṣma, kāraṇa), three states of experience(jāgrat, svapna, suṣupti), and five sheaths (pañca kośas: annamaya, prāṇamaya, manomaya, vijñānamaya, ānandamaya) All material, made of gross or subtle elements, inherently inert (jaḍam / acetanam), and incapable of producing consciousness. Acharya …
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In this luminous and decisive class, Acharya Tadany revisited and deepened the moonlight analogy to establish five fundamental principles of consciousness, proving that the awareness we experience in the body is neither part, product, nor property of the body itself but an independent, non-material principle (caitanya) borrowed from ātmā. Using the full moon (pūrṇimā) as a living illustration, Acharya Tadany …
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In this decisive and illuminating class, Acharya Tadany completed the entire exposition of anātmā (non-self) by reviewing the five sheaths (pañca-kośa) and their correspondence to the three bodies (śarīra-trayam), emphasizing three fundamental truths: (1) all three bodies — gross (sthūla), subtle (sūkṣma), and causal (kāraṇa) — are made entirely of the five elements (pañca-bhūta: ākāśa/space, vāyu/air, agni/fire, jala/water, pṛthvī/earth), either …
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