Swami Sarvapriyananda & Robert Thurman on Consciousness, Vedanta, and Madhyamika

Join Swami Sarvapriyananda and the late Padma Shri Prof. Robert Thurman as they engage in a dialogue exploring the nature of consciousness through the lenses of Vedanta, Buddhism, and Madhyamika philosophy. A thought-provoking conversation on reality, self, and the deeper questions of human existence. This is a session from the International Conference on Vedanta at Stony Brook University in May 2026, organized by Vedanta Forum (https://www.vedantaforum.org). This dialog moderated by Mukunda Raghavan, is being posted here with their kind permission. Our sincere gratitude to the organizing team for making this event possible. 🙏 *Please Support the Vedanta Society of New York* http://www.vedantany.org/donate 🌐 *Please Visit Us* * Website: https://vedantany.org * Apple & Spotify Podcasts: https://www.vedantany.org/media-channels * YouTube (Main Channel): https://www.youtube.com/@VedantaNY * YouTube (Archives): https://www.youtube.com/@VedantaNYArchives * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VedantaNY * X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/VedantaNY 📙 *Books by Swami Sarvapriyananda* * https://www.vedantany.org/swamis-books *Lecture Series by Swami Sarvapriyananda* 📓 Introductory Lectures: https://www.vedantany.org/introductory-lectures 📚 Vedanta Scriptures: https://www.vedantany.org/by-scriptures 🧩 Lectures by Topics: https://www.vedantany.org/by-topic 💬 AskSwami Q&A: https://www.vedantany.org/ask-swami-qa 📖 *Scriptures Taught by Swami Sarvapriyananda* youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqahtm2vA710Q4PA2yKn8kqS0y-SZNo7 youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqahtm2vA72IzPW1nuJohTvoTGCJUKGR youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqahtm2vA73NOlD1HNiwOLmRejE2HkMx youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqahtm2vA728mT-GFH6F-vN2YsS1h72x youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqahtm2vA72j9p84IDBh66Bw4U-niMxN youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqahtm2vA70hSl24vJq8tNj07X0Fo65x youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqahtm2vA72naWj1foEqGFQiN_bRI5my youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqahtm2vA714ymJsH9cqxoK-sJFMtsJU youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2