Radhanath Swami and Professor Francis Clooney engaged in conversation at Harvard event.
The Bhakti Yoga Conference, titled “Grace in an Age of Distraction,” held from March 1 to April 11, 2025, in collaboration with Harvard Divinity School, welcomed thousands of participants from around the world. The series, featuring nearly 50 esteemed scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders, explored the transformative practice of Bhakti Yoga—the yoga of love and devotion.
“The feedback from all 48 speakers and 5000+ registrants has been overwhelmingly positive,” said conference organizer Jack Boken, also known as Happy Jack, “The speakers thoroughly enjoyed the experience of presenting and engaging with the conference community. The participants were so grateful to learn from such exalted spiritual teachers.”
On April 11, the initiative held its grand finale hosted on campus in collaboration with the Harvard Divinity School (HDS) and was viewed remotely by participants around the world. The program featured Radhanath Swami, Professor Francis X. Clooney, S.J., and a bonus speaker, Gauranga Das, from the Govardhan EcoVillage in India. Over 130 participants gathered in the very same room where His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada addressed a Harvard audience in 1968.
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