Inaugural interfaith breakfast

February 4, 2012

On Saturday 4 February Swamiji was the keynote speaker at the inaugural interfaith breakfast held by the Interfaith Network, City of Greater Dandenong at Springvale Town Hall. The event was held to celebrate the United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week.

Swamiji speaking at the breakfast

Swamiji spoke on the topic of 'Interfaith Dialogue: an evolutionary imperative' and persuasively argued that because of technology and the internet we are no longer able to act in isolation but are connected to each other. Interfaith, he said, is a natural and evolutionary part of this process and is something that we should all embrace. He declared his optimism for the future but stated that along with external efforts to engage with each other we must never forget to connect to the divinity that lies within each of us.

There was then a lively question and answer session from the crowd during which Swamiji spoke about how he came to spirituality and how he became aware of interfaith.