Swami Sarvapriyananda

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Swami Sarvapriyananda
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Personal
Born
Bhubaneswar, state of Odisha in India in 1971
ReligionHinduism
Main interest(s)Advaita Vedanta, Psychology, Consciousness Studies
EducationMBA from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar
OccupationSannyasi at Ramakrishna Order
PhilosophyAdvaita Vedanta
Religious career
GuruSwami Bhuteshananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda (Pre-Monastic name Viswaroop) 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][non-primary source needed]

Early life and education[]

Swami Sarvapriyananda grew up in Bhubhaneshwar in the Indian state of Odisha. From childhood onwards, he was inclined towards spirituality and was inspired by the lives of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda. His family was also devoutly religious. His parents and grandparents were initiated devotees in the Ramakrishna Order tradition.[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] His family, at first, objected to his decision to become a monk but later accepted his decision. After passing school, he completed his Business Management degree from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.

Life after Sannyasa[]

Swami Sarvapriyananda served as assistant minister of the in 2015.[1] He was later appointed head of the Vedanta Society of New York, a position he has been serving since 6th January 2017.[1] Swami Tathagathananda was his predecessor.[5][non-primary source needed] He was a Nagral Fellow for the year 2019-20 at Harvard Divinity School.[1][3]

Before being posted to the Hollywood Temple, he served as an acharya or teacher at Monastic probationer training center, Belur Math. He also served the Ramakrishna Order by becoming the vice principal of Deoghar Vidyapith Higher Secondary School and becoming Principal of Shikshanamandira Education College, Belur Math. [6][non-primary source needed]

Teachings[]

Sarvapriyananda frequently speaks at symposia and events focused on Advaita Vedanta teachings,[7][8][9] and has participated in discussions with other non-dualists like Deepak Chopra.[10] He is a very strong proponent and scholar of the Indian Upanishad school of thought and the philosophy or Darshan, particularly of Self and Consciousness contained in them. He has delivered many lectures on the same topic. Fortune India mentions Sarvapriyananda as "one of the best known lecturers of the Vedanta in the world today".[11] 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".[12]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Resident Swami - Vedanta Society of New York - Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission". www.vedantany.org. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  2. ^ a b "Harvard Hindu Monk Swami Sarvapriyananda on Upanishads, Their Central Message and the Ashtavakra Gita". indianewengland.com. Retrieved 2020-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ "Resident Swami - Vedanta Society of New York - Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission". www.vedantany.org. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  6. ^ "Swami Sarvapriyananda - Academia.edu". independent.academia.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  7. ^ University, Seton Hall (2016-09-01). "Bhagavad Gita and Management". Seton Hall University. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  8. ^ "St. Louis celebrates Swami Vivekananda's 125th anniversary of Chicago addresses | India Post News Paper". 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  9. ^ bdnews24.com, Uday Sankar Das from London. "Vivekananda Festival held in London to promote peace and tolerance". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  10. ^ "The Vedas: Everything There Is Deepak Chopra + Swami Sarvapriyananda | Rubin Museum of Art". rubinmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  11. ^ "Detached ownership: Management lessons from the Ramakrishna Mission". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  12. ^ "International Yoga Day 2018: Top Yoga Teachers Give Advice". Time. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
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