Vivekacūḍāmaṇi – Class 117 Summary The Three Types of Sattva Guṇa: Malina, Miśrita & Śuddha Acharya Tadany | April 15, 2026 In this insightful class on Vivekacūḍāmaṇi (śloka 117), Acharya Tadany explored the three types of Sattva guṇa and their crucial role in determining whether a person remains in bondage or moves toward liberation. The Three Types of Sattva Guṇa1. …
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Vivekacūḍāmaṇi – Class 116 Summary The Two Fundamental Powers of Ignorance & The Binding Nature of the Guṇas Acharya Tadany | April 8, 2026 In this profound and highly practical class on Vivekacūḍāmaṇi, Acharya Tadany continued the exploration of the binding forces of ignorance, focusing on the two fundamental powers (śaktis) and the six symptoms of tamo guṇa that obstruct …
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Vivekacūḍāmaṇi – Class 114 Summary The Two Powers of Ignorance: Āvaraṇa & Vikṣepa Śakti Acharya Tadany | March 25, 2026In this profound class on Vivekacūḍāmaṇi (verse 114), Acharya Tadany provided a clear and systematic explanation of how ignorance (avidyā) operates through its two inseparable powers, creating the entire experience of saṃsāra.The Two Powers of Ignorance1. Āvaraṇa Śakti (Veiling Power / …
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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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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 …
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This class delves into Śankarācārya’s analysis of Rajoguṇa, the principle of dynamism and activity within māyā. Acharya Tadany explains why Śankarācārya discusses Rajoguṇa first—not because it is the highest, but because its manifestations are the most familiar to us. The teaching explores the dual nature of Rajoguṇa. At an individual level, it creates attachment (rāga), aversion (dvēṣa), and restlessness, giving rise …
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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 …
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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 …
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In this philosophically profound and cognitively transformative class on verses 109–110, Acharya Tadany clarified that Śaṅkarācārya does not distinguish between individual kāraṇa śarīram (causal body) and total kāraṇa prapañca (causal universe) because at the causal level, differences exist only in potential, unmanifest form — like a seed containing the entire tree (trunk, branches, leaves, fruits) yet showing no distinction — …
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In this elegantly logical and deeply illuminating class on the nature of avidyā, Acharya Tadany built on the previous discussion of māyā by unpacking Śaṅkarācārya’s precise definition of avidyā — the fourth name of kāraṇa śarīram (causal body) — as having two complementary meanings: (1) that which lacks independent existence (svayaṁ na vidyatē iti avidyā), and (2) that which is …
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