The Art of Mindfulness
Speaker:
Romapada Swami
05 Sep 2018
6:00 PM
Cardinal Room, Memorial Union
Romapada Swami is a Vaishnava monk, a scholar on Eastern (Vedic) thought and philosophy, and a highly respected spiritual leader. He will discuss how mindfulness can help one achieve peace and happiness and its role as a spiritual practice for the Hare Krishnas. Romapada Swami attended the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he was introduced to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a religious organization rooted in ancient sanskrit Vedic scriptures and formed to spread the wisdom of Bhakti Yoga. He oversees temples in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Chicago, Naperville, St Louis, Kansas City and, currently, Freeport, NY.
Romapada Swami was admitted to medical school but decided instead to follow a spiritual path, taking sannyasa, the renounced order of life, in 1983 and became an initiating spiritual master in 1985. He served ISKCON as associate director of public affairs in the 1970s and has subsequently held several positions within the Governing Body Commission.