Vedanta Study Circle Zurich is happy to present Swami Sarvapriyananda of the Vedanta Society of New York for a one-day spiritual retreat on May 6, 2025, on the theme of “Who am I? A Timeless Vedic Perspective.” The lectures will be based on an ancient philosophical treatise, the Kena Upanishad, which is based on the spiritual experiences of the ancient Vedic sages of India.
Kena Upanishad
The Kena Upanishad is part of the Sama Veda and teaches that the ultimate reality (Brahman) and the self (Atman) are identical as pure consciousness.
“Kena,” comes from its opening word, meaning “By whom?” or “Who?” as it begins with questions about our mental and sensory experiences. Key themes that will be covered in the talks will be:
1. Consciousness as the source of all our experiences
2. Consciousness as Brahman
3. The Paradox of Knowing Brahman
4. Self Realization and liberation
Venue, Timing, Program and Cost
The Retreat will take place from 10 am to 4:30 PM on Tuesday, May 6, in Zürich, Höngg at the Gesundheitszentrum Bombach, Limmattalstrasse 371, 8049 Zürich. The cost of the full day retreat including lunch will be CHF 70 per person.
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 is a well known speaker on Vedanta and his talks are extremely popular globally. via the internet/ youtube. He has been a speaker at various prestigious forums such as TEDx, SAND, Google Talk etc. He has also been invited to speak at several universities across the world including Harvard University. He was a Nagral fellow at Harvard University in 2019. The swami has engaged in dialogue with many eminent thinkers such as Deepak Chopra, Rupert Spira, Rick Archer, David Chalmers and Sam Harris.
