Vedānta

॥ भगवद् गीता ॥ … Bhagavad Gītā … by Acharya Tadany Chapter 5, Class 201, Oct 15, 2026. Summary Introduction to Chapter 5 of the Bhagavad Gītā This class focused on the fifth chapter of the Bhagavad Gītā, where a central question arises regarding the choice between two distinct spiritual lifestyles: Gṛhastha (householder life) and Sannyāsa (renunciate life). Acharya Tadany …

A Morning Meditation on Overcoming Inner Resistance & A Blueprint for Inner Freedom. Acharya Tadany.Morning Meditation.Pune, 15 October 2026. Do not wait for a perfect mind or ideal conditions; simply step out of the realm of daily preoccupations and distractions, and rest in the self-evident Awareness that you already are. The beauty of nididhyāsana (Vedāntic meditation) is that, slowly but surely, the …

॥ विवेकचूडामणि ॥ … Vivekacūḍāmaṇi … by Acharya Tadany Class 140, Oct 14, 2026. Summary Acharya Tadany conducted a short class focused on Śaṅkarācārya’s teachings from verses 124 to 136 of Vivekacūḍāmaṇi, exploring the profound nature of Ātmā (the Self) and the path to liberation (mokṣa). This section of the text represents a pivotal conclusion to the detailed analysis of …

Acharya Tadany.Morning Meditation.Pune, 14 October 2026. The Well and the Ocean A well is essential when water is scarce. But when water flows abundantly all around you, you realize just how small the well really was. In the Bhagavad Gītā (2.46), Kṛṣṇa uses a simple image: a village well versus a vast, boundless reservoir. When water is scarce, a well …

॥ भगवद् गीता ॥ … Bhagavad Gītā … by Acharya Tadany Chapter 6, Class 238, Oct 13, 2026. Before Class The Festival of Navarātri Acharya Tadany opened the class by explaining the significance of Navarātri to Antonina. This sacred festival, whose name literally means “nine nights” (nava = nine, rātri = night), is one of the most important celebrations in …

Spiritual growth is not about having less of life; it is about discovering a fullness that no finite experience can provide.Spirituality is sometimes misunderstood as a gradual rejection of ordinary life: fewer possessions, fewer relationships, fewer pleasures, and fewer worldly responsibilities.But external simplicity alone does not guarantee inner freedom. A person can possess very little and still be consumed by …

॥ भगवद् गीता ॥ … Bhagavad Gītā … by Acharya Tadany Chapter 2 – Class 63 – Oct 9, 2026. Summary Introduction to Karma Yoga: Actions and Results Acharya Tadany opened the class by discussing the foundational principles of Karma Yoga from the Bhagavad Gītā, focusing specifically on the relationship between actions (karma) and their results (phala). He explained that …

॥ भगवद् गीता ॥ … Bhagavad Gītā … by Acharya Tadany Chapter 5, Class 200, Oct 8, 2026. Q&A before class The Challenge of Applying Spiritual Knowledge Acharya Tadany and Dipti discussed spiritual practice and the challenges of applying philosophical teachings to daily life. Dipti openly shared her experience of feeling a gap between knowing spiritual concepts intellectually and practically …

॥ विवेकचूडामणि ॥ … Vivekacūḍāmaṇi … by Acharya Tadany Class 139, Oct 7, 2026. Summary Acharya Tadany began the formal teaching by chanting the opening prayers and then introduced verse 135 from Vivekacūḍāmaṇi. He noted a small correction needed in the transliteration: “Avāstāsu” was missing the “Ukāra” in the third line. The verse reads: Prakṛti vikṛti bhinnāḥ Śuddhābodhasvarūpaḥ Sadāsadam aśeṣaṁ …

Acharya Tadany.Morning Meditation.Pune, 7 October 2026. The greatest obstacle to meditation may not be a restless mind, but a mind constantly complaining about life.Meditation does not begin only when we sit down and close our eyes.Consider this…if throughout the day the mind is constantly saying:“I don’t want this reality.”“Why did this happen to me?”“This person should behave differently towards me.”“I …