Consciousness, Intelligence & Spirituality with Swami Sarvapriyananda
South Park Commons is delighted to host Swami Sarvapriyananda for a lecture, discussion, and Q&A on The Culmination of All Knowledge including the nature of consciousness, the limit of intelligence, and how spirituality intersects within the current state of AI.
Event Details
4:30pm: Doors Open
5:00-6:00pm: Lecture & Discussion with Swami Sarvapriyananda
Swami Sarvapriyananda has been the Minister and spiritual leader of the Vedanta Society of New York since January 2017. He joined the Ramakrishna Math in 1994 and received sannyasa in 2004. He served as an acharya (teacher) of the monastic probationers’ training center at Belur Math, India. He also served in various capacities in different educational institutes of the Ramakrishna Mission in India and as the Assistant Minister of the Vedanta Society of Southern California.
Swami Sarvapriyananda is also a prolific writer and speaker whose works make the insights of Advaita Vedanta accessible to modern audiences. His publications include Mahavakya: The Essence of Vedanta, Fullness & Emptiness: Vedanta and Buddhism, and From Illusion to Infinity: Discovering the Self. The more recent book Conversations on Vedanta in Practice is a curated collection of question and answer sessions with the Swami, on topics of practical importance. The wide range of his writings reflect his deep engagement with comparative philosophy and the application of Vedantic wisdom in daily life. He has also contributed essays and research papers on the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the philosophy of consciousness.
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*Please note doors close at event start time and we are unable to accommodate late arrivals.