I am especially delighted to introduce to you and spend some time with a remarkable

individual that I had the opportunity to get to know a little bit this summer during an event

we did together.

Swami Sarwapriyananda.

It's been a real honor. I've been looking forward to this for months,

but I will read a very short bio about this amazing individual. We're just going to jump right in.

There's so many things that I want to discuss with them. So Swami Sarva Priyanaana is a Hindu monk,

belonging to the Ram of Krishna order. He is the current, and head of the Vedanta Society of New York,

position he settled there since 2017.

From childhood onwards, he is inclined towards spirituality and was inspired by the lives

of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda. His family is also devoutly religious. His parents

and grandparents were initiated devotees in the Ramakrishna order. And I love this about you,

Swami Ji. He said he has stated that his first goal on life was to become a pilot, and the second was to find God.

And I think in a certain way, you can become a pilot to fly towards God, right? He becomes your co-pilot. So my dear friend, it's so great to have you.

One thing I also wanted to say to my community, one of the reasons I'm particularly thrilled to have Swainiji with us

is because he has taken it upon himself to really soak in Western philosophy, scientific doctrines, and also Buddhism.

Last year you studied extensively with Professor Garfield, I believe, studying Majamika

and the teachings of the Garjuna and emptiness.

And so I'm continually impressed with your willingness and ability to spread out across all these various disciplines to augment your own understanding and basically to develop your skill set to communicate with especially Westerners.

So I am extraordinarily honored and thrilled that you've taken the time to spend to talk to us this morning. Thank you so much.

Thank you for having me, Andrew. It's a pleasure and a privilege to be on this forum with you.

Thank you.

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