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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Dear Friends, Students, and Readers, With immense gratitude and deep emotion, I receive the news of being granted the Honorary Title of Distinguished Citizen of São Borja, unanimously approved by the City Congress of São Borja. This title represents the highest honor that a Brazilian city can bestow upon a civilian and, once approved, it becomes municipal law, carrying not …
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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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Living, then, ceases to be an anxious attempt to secure results and becomes a daily exercise in lucidity, surrender, and alignment with the greater intelligence of life. One of the deepest inclinations of any human being is to try to reduce the vastness of life to what can be understood, predicted, and controlled. This happens because the mind seeks security. …
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You are not preparing to live, you are already alive. The breath in your lungs is the only permission slip you need. Stop waiting. Start being. We all crave existence. We go to incredible lengths to validate ourselves, to appear interesting, acceptable, or unique in the eyes of others. We craft identities, chase achievements, and meticulously curate how we are …
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honor this sacred current of life that continually flows through you. Use it consciously and wisely because when you breathe with awareness, you replenish the energy needed to fulfill the aspirations of your soul in this brief human journey. The art of conscious breathing is a subtle and powerful discipline, one that brings stability, vitality, and lucidity to life. I …
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when invisible forces control what enters our field of attention, a natural question arises: where is our freedom?This reflection is essential, because a mind bombarded by incessant stimuli loses its capacity for stillness. And when silence becomes uncomfortable, solitude —the nectar of self-reflection—becomes unbearable. By Acharya Tadany Cargnin dos Santos.Published in Diário de Santa Maria, December 4, 2025. We live …
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Do it because your greatness doesn’t want to be admired. It wants to be freed. (To be read aloud, with distractions turned downward and your heart turned inward) Ayutthaya, December 2, 2025. (Exactly 10 years after the original text) I wrote those words in 2015, when I was 43 years old, still half romantic, half dreamer, after wandering the world …
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I have witnessed time and again, that each person possesses unique skills, astonishing talents, and fascinating qualities. After traveling extensively and meeting countless people across the world, I sometimes feel as though I already know every human being I encounter. This strange yet profound sensation comes from an empirical observation that life itself has revealed to me: Every individual carries …
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Today is my birthday. So, on this singular day, when this body chose to manifest on this magnificent planet, even before celebrating the path already walked, I bow before everyone who made each step possible. I say it because I stand firmly now because many before me carried the weight. Their lives, visible and invisible, known and unknown, flow through …
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Tadany Um refúgio para a alma e um convite à consciência.
