What is Consciousness? Is it that tune the resonates in the head, or the sweetness of a candy? Is it the happiness that love promises or the devastation of a breakup? How do we explain our experiences in life? How do we come in term with them? Have you ever wondered on the question ‘Who am I’?
Hindu Yuva organized a talk on August 7, 2018, given by Swami Sarvapriyanandaji, who covered the fundamentals of “consciousness” as expounded in the ancient Hindu Philosophy, and specifically within the school of Advaita Vedanta. He pointed out to an unchanging Pure Consciousness, referred to in the Sanskrit language as Satchidananda, which is also our real nature or Self.
His talk titled ‘Consciousness in Advaita Vedanta’ and it was attended with full house audience of 60 people.
About Speaker:
Swami Sarvapriyananda is an ordained monk of the Ramakrishna Order of India as administered by the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Belur, India. After passing out with a degree in Business Management from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, he joined the Ramakrishna Order in 1994. He has served as Vice Principal of Deoghar Vidyapith Higher Secondary School, Principal of the Sikshana Mandira Teachers’ Training College at Belur Math, and the first Registrar of the Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University at Belur Math. At present, he is Minister of Vedanta Society of New York. Swamiji has been a speaker at TEDx, IIM Ranchi and premier institutes like IITs and IISc, he has also delivered lectures on Vedanta extensively across the world including universities such as the University of Queensland, University of Sydney, University of Adelaide, Victoria University, and University of North Texas etc. His interests lie in the fields of Indian and Western Philosophy, Psychology, Management Sciences, and Education.
