Swami Sarvapriyananda is the resident minister at the Vedanta Society of New York headquartered on the upper west side in New York City. He is a monk of the Ramakrishna Order of India and an internationally known speaker on Vedanta, particularly Advaita Vedanta. His YouTube talks are extremely popular globally and he has been a speaker on various prestigious forums such as TEDx, SAND, and Google Talk.
He has lectured at several universities across the world, including Harvard University where he was also a Nagral Fellow at their Divinity School during 2019-2020. The Swami has engaged in dialogues with many eminent thinkers such as Deepak Chopra, Rupert Spira, Rick Archer, David Chalmers, and Sam Harris.
Swami Sarvapriyananda has played a prominent role in organizing and participating in various interfaith panels and seminars, including speaking at the World Parliament of Religions in Toronto and at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
His primary interests lie in Advaita Vedanta, in comparative philosophical work of several religions, and in dialogues on topics such as consciousness studies. Notable published works include Sat Chit Ananda: The Philosophy of the Upanishads, Mahavakya: The Essence of Vedanta, Fullness & Emptiness: Vedanta and Buddhism.