Swami Sarvapriyananda's visit – August 21-23, 2026
We are delighted to invite you to a series of events organised in August 2026 during the visit of Swami Sarvapriyananda, a monk of the Ramakrishna Order and the minister and spiritual leader of the Vedanta Society of New York, where he teaches nondual Vedanta with a focus on direct inquiry into consciousness and selfhood. He has spoken at TEDx, Google Talks and leading universities worldwide, including Harvard.
1. Spiritual Retreat with Swami Sarvapriyananda (Fri Aug 21 – Sun Aug 23 at Baden-Powell Activity Centre, Pennant Hills)
The two-day retreat in a nature and forest setting will include lectures as well as other activities including guided meditation, yoga, and devotional songs. Accommodation and all meals provided from Friday afternoon to Sunday morning. The price helps us cover costs.
2. Lecture by Swami Sarvapriyananda (Sun Aug 23, 11am at Vedanta Centre of Sydney, 144a Marsden Road, Ermington)
3. Lecture by Swami Sarvapriyananda: Belonging in a Divided World - A Vedantic Perspective on Identity, Self, and Home
(Sun Aug 23, 5 pm at Sir Ian Turbott Hall, Western Sydney University, Parramatta South Campus)
In a time of searching conversations about identity, migration, culture and belonging — including here in Australia — many are asking deeper questions: Who am I? Where do I truly belong? What unites us beneath our differences?
Drawing from the non-dual wisdom of Advaita Vedanta, Swami Sarvapriyananda explores a vision of the Self that transcends labels while honouring diversity. Beneath nationality, race, religion, and ideology, Vedanta points to a deeper identity — one that is universal, inclusive, and inwardly free.
This lecture invites students and the wider Sydney community to reflect on belonging at its deepest level — not merely as social acceptance, but as insight into who we truly are.
“Perhaps the deepest belonging is not something we achieve — but something we discover.”
The price helps us cover costs.
