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this ancient wisdom offers a much-needed antidote. It reminds us that inner transformation cannot be legislated, that fear cannot produce clarity, and that truth does not require enforcement. In a world increasingly polarized by ideologies, beliefs, and rigid identities, the Vedic vision stands as a rare and luminous exception. It neither coerces nor threatens, neither demands belief nor punishes doubt. …

In this meticulously structured class on Chapter 1, Acharya Tadany dissected Arjuna’s progressive emotional collapse on the Kurukṣetra battlefield as a deliberate five-part dramatic arc designed by Vyāsa to mirror the universal human descent into saṁsāra (the disease of worldly attachment). From the grand introduction of the dharma-field and the assembled armies, through Arjuna’s systematic observation of beloved relatives and …

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 …

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 …

In this essential class on Dhyāna Yoga, Acharya Tadany illuminated Krishna’s profound teaching of the “middle path” (madhya mārga) in verse 6.16–17 as the indispensable foundation for successful meditation and spiritual liberation: Extremes in eating, sleeping, or activity, whether overindulgence or severe deprivation, destroy both physical health and mental clarity, preventing the mind from attaining the steady focus required for …

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 …

In this landmark centenary class, Acharya Tadany delivered the final knockout blow to the illusion of conditional happiness by proving, through Śaṅkara’s razor-sharp logic and the immortal Yājñavalkya-Maitreyī dialogue from the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad, that nothing in the universe is loved for its own sake. Everything is loved only for the sake of the Self. And the means (sādhanam) like money, …

Acharya Tadany. In this class on Dhyāna Yoga, Acharya Tadany unveiled Krishna’s profound roadmap for meditating on Bhagavān across three progressive levels of spiritual maturity. The manda-adhikārī (beginner) focuses on a single personal form (ēka-rūpa dhyānam), cultivating devotion through concrete images and murtis to build emotional connection. The madhyama-adhikārī (intermediate) expands to see the Divine manifested in everything (anēka-rūpa dhyānam), …

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, …

Acharya Tadany. In this class, Acharya Tadany unveiled the profound mechanics of our daily existence by mapping the three states of consciousness onto the anātmā’s structure. In the waking state (jāgrat), the conscious experiencer called Viśva operates predominantly through the gross physical body (sthūla śarīram), using its sense organs to interact with the external world while the mind silently records …