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Cambridge Union

Institutional Talks·30 May 2026

“Inwardly, We Are Still Cavemen”: Acharya Prashant Brings India’s Contemplative Tradition to Cambridge

The sole philosopher on the programme at the Cambridge India Business Dialogue argued that the disorder of modern civilisation is a symptom of an inner life never seriously examined.

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University of Oxford

Institutional Talks·8 June 2026

A Century and a Half On, the Ishavasya Upanishad Returns to Oxford — This Time in Acharya Prashant’s Voice

In the building where economics is taught, a detailed session on the second verse of the Isha Upanishad, returning to its living meaning the text Max Muller first carried West in 1879.

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London School of Economics

Dialogue·26 June 2026

At the LSE, Acharya Prashant and Prof. Jonathan Birch Discuss the Frontiers of Sentience

A packed theatre for a dialogue on animal consciousness and the environment — insights from science and Vedanta.

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House of Lords, UK Parliament

Address·12 June 2026

Acharya Prashant Declares in the British Parliament: “India’s Real Identity Is Self-Knowledge, Not Culture or Cuisine”

Chief Guest on the theme “Indian Roots, Global Wings,” delivering the message of Vedanta in a global context to British policymakers and parliamentarians.

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University College London

Dialogue·9 July 2026·IANS

“There Is No Driver”: Acharya Prashant and UCL Neuroscientist Steve Fleming Examine the Nature of the Self

A public dialogue on metacognition, consciousness, and self-knowledge that concluded the UK tour

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Acharya Prashant and Neuroscientist Steve Fleming at University College London

The Gita Under a Church Roof: Acharya Prashant Conducts Bhagavad Gita Session at St Giles-in-the-Fields, London

A session on Chapter 3 of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita ran close to three hours at a central London church where a place of worship has stood since 1101

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Featured releases

“Inwardly, We Are Still Cavemen”: Acharya Prashant Brings India’s Contemplative Tradition to Cambridge

A Century and a Half On, the Ishavasya Upanishad Returns to Oxford — This Time in Acharya Prashant’s Voice

At the LSE, Acharya Prashant and Prof. Jonathan Birch Discuss the Frontiers of Sentience

Acharya Prashant Declares in the British Parliament: “India’s Real Identity Is Self-Knowledge, Not Culture or Cuisine”

Every release

“There Is No Driver”: Acharya Prashant and UCL Neuroscientist Steve Fleming Examine the Nature of the Self

The Gita Under a Church Roof: Acharya Prashant Conducts Bhagavad Gita Session at St Giles-in-the-Fields, London

Acharya Prashant Signs Books at Watkins, London's Oldest Philosophy Bookshop

In London Dialogue, Acharya Prashant and Rupert Spira Turn Non-Duality Toward the One Who Suffers

At Queen Mary University of London, Acharya Prashant and Prof. Lars Chittka Discuss Ego and the Roots of the Ecological Crisis

In London, Acharya Prashant in Dialogue with Psychologist Dr Melanie Joy: “Animals Do Not Need Our Active Love, Only to Be Left in Peace”

Acharya Prashant in Dialogue with PETA Foundation President Mimi Bekhechi: “One Who Is Violent Towards Animals Will Be Violent Towards All”

Acharya Prashant in Dialogue with Eminent British Biologist Dr. Rupert Sheldrake on Consciousness and the Limits of Science

A Public Session on the Gita: Shraddha and Asuya

At the LSE, Acharya Prashant and Prof. Jonathan Birch Discuss the Frontiers of Sentience

During London Climate Action Week, a Public Session on the Avadhuta Gita

With Gautier Houel: Can Inner Transformation Still Save the Planet?

Acharya Prashant Returns to a Large Public Welcome at Delhi Airport

Acharya Prashant Declares in the British Parliament: “India’s Real Identity Is Self-Knowledge, Not Culture or Cuisine”

A Century and a Half On, the Ishavasya Upanishad Returns to Oxford — This Time in Acharya Prashant’s Voice

‘Sant Sarita’: Spirituality as Shedding, Not Adding

“Learn and Live”: A Public Session on the Bhagavad Gita

A Podcast with PETA’s Poorva Joshipura: Cruelty as Symptom, Not Policy Failure

At the Youth Leadership Conclave, a Dialogue with Lord Krish Raval on Leadership and the Self

Acharya Prashant Opens His London Engagements with a Public Session on the Avadhuta Gita

“Inwardly, We Are Still Cavemen”: Acharya Prashant Brings India’s Contemplative Tradition to Cambridge