Spiritual Retreat with Swami Sarvapriyananda
The Timeless Vedic Perspective of the Kena Upanishad
Tuesday, 6 May 2025  –  10-17 Uhr – Zürich-Höngg

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.

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:

• Consciousness as the source of all our experiences
• Consciousness as Brahman
• The Paradox of Knowing Brahman
• Self Realization and liberation

Lecture in Englisch
By Vedanta Zurich

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.

Swami Sarvapriyananda is a well-known speaker on Vedanta and his talks are extremely popular globally via the internet. He has been a speaker on various prestigious forums such as TEDx, SAND, Google Talk etc. Swami has also been invited to speak at several universities across the world, including Harvard University. The swami has engaged in dialogue with many eminent thinkers such as Deepak Chopra, Rupert Spira, Rick Archer, David Chalmers and Sam Harris.