Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda is a Hindu monk (sannyasi) belonging to the Ramakrishna Order. He is the current resident Swami and head of the Vedanta Society of New York, a position he has been serving since January 2017.[1]

Early life

Swami Sarvapriyananda grew up in Bhubhaneshwar in the Indian state of Odisha.[2] He has stated that his first goal in life was to become a pilot and the second was to find God, with the second goal later becoming his only goal.[2][3] Sarvapriyandanda joined the Ramakrishna Order in 1994 and took his monastic vows in 2004.[4]

Life after Sannyasa

Swami Sarvapriyananda served as assistant minister of the Vedanta Society of Southern California in 2015.[1] He was later appointed head of the Vedanta Society of New York, a position he has been serving since January 2017.[1] He is a Nagral Fellow for 2019-20 at Harvard Divinity School.[1][3]

Teachings

Sarvapriyananda frequently speaks at symposia and events focused on Advaita Vedanta teachings,[5][6][7] and has participated in discussions with other non-dualists like Deepak Chopra.[8] Fortune India mentions Sarvapriyananda as "one of the best known lecturers of the Vedanta in the world today".[9] Speaking with Time on the occasion of the International Day of Yoga in 2018, Sarvapriyananda stated that "doing (yoga) the right way can change the way you live, work and love" while criticizing the "vulgarization and distortion of yoga today".[10]

References
  1. "Resident Swami - Vedanta Society of New York - Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission". www.vedantany.org. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  2. "Harvard Hindu Monk Swami Sarvapriyananda on Upanishads, Their Central Message and the Ashtavakra Gita". indianewengland.com. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  3. "Hindu monastics expand their views at Harvard Divinity School". Harvard Gazette. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  4. "Resident Swami - Vedanta Society of New York - Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission". www.vedantany.org. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  5. University, Seton Hall (2016-09-01). "Bhagavad Gita and Management". Seton Hall University. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  6. "St. Louis celebrates Swami Vivekananda's 125th anniversary of Chicago addresses | India Post News Paper". 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  7. bdnews24.com, Uday Sankar Das from London. "Vivekananda Festival held in London to promote peace and tolerance". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  8. "The Vedas: Everything There Is Deepak Chopra + Swami Sarvapriyananda | Rubin Museum of Art". rubinmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  9. "Detached ownership: Management lessons from the Ramakrishna Mission". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  10. "International Yoga Day 2018: Top Yoga Teachers Give Advice". Time. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
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