Vivekacūḍāmaṇi

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 — …

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 …

n this philosophically rigorous and intellectually exhilarating class on verse 109, Acharya Tadany guided students through Śaṅkarācārya’s masterful four-fold negation of māyā, revealing it as the greatest wonder (mahādbhutā) and utterly inexplicable (anirvacanīya-rūpā):  māyā is neither existent (sat) nor non-existent (asat), nor it appears as both;  neither different (bhinna) nor non-different (abhinnā) from Brahman, nor it appears as both;  neither …

In this philosophically intense class on verse 108 and the nature of māyā, Acharya Tadany continued the exploration of kāraṇa śarīram (causal body) – the third and final aspect of anātmā (non-self) in the śarīra-trayam — by detailing its four essential names:  avyaktam (unmanifest, seed form),  śaktiḥ (power, dependent potential to manifest the universe),  avidyā (that which lacks independent existence, …

In this philosophically rich class on verse 108, Acharya Tadany introduced the concept of māyā as the third name of kāraṇa śarīram (causal body), describing it as kārya anumeyā — that which is never directly perceptible and can only be inferred through scripture-based reasoning (śāstra pramāṇa), because in the kāraṇa avasthā (causal/unmanifest state) the entire manifestation is resolved, including the …

In this foundational class on the causal body (kāraṇa śarīraṁ), Acharya Tadany completed the exposition of the three bodies (śarīra-trayam) by introducing kāraṇa śarīraṁ (verses 108–123) as the unmanifest, beginningless seed condition (avyakta) from which both the gross (sthūla) and subtle (sūkṣma) bodies emerge during creation (sṛṣṭi) and into which they dissolve during cosmic dissolution (pralaya), operating on the principle …

In this foundational class on the causal body (kāraṇa śarīraṁ), Acharya Tadany completed the discussion of the three bodies (śarīra-trayam) by introducing kāraṇa śarīraṁ (verses 108–123) as the unmanifest, seed condition (avyakta) from which both the gross (sthūla) and subtle (sūkṣma) bodies emerge during creation (sṛṣṭi) and into which they dissolve during cosmic dissolution (pralaya), operating on the principle that …

In this profound class, Acharya Tadany resolved one of the deepest paradoxes in Vedānta by demonstrating that while the Upaniṣads declare that everyone loves the Self (ātmā) alone, and all worldly love is conditional (capable of turning into sorrow when conditions change), the same scriptures uphold universal love as the highest ideal, the apparent contradiction dissolves when we distinguish between …

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 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, …