Evolution in Divine Love with Swami Padmanabha

October webinar with Swami Padmanabha

Evolution in Divine Love: The Eternal Becoming of God, Soul, and Matter

According to Gaudiya Vaishnavism, divine love is a force of constant expansion which surely affects God, who is love personified. A God affected by ever-evolving love becomes equally ever-evolving, thus dismantling outdated paradigms of a changeless and static Absolute. In turn, this invites each of us to a never-ending and awe-inspiring journey of perpetual development, under the influence of an ever-fresh love and an ever-fresh God fallen in love. Since reality exists as a holarchy of interconnected wholes, even matter becomes entangled in this sacred equation. Based on the Gaudiya Vaishnava perspective but also drawing from other wisdom traditions, this presentation explores the “ever-evolvingness” of love, God, soul, and matter, and how embracing such a dynamic perspective of life can influence and transform both our lives and the world we live in.

Swami Padmanabha is a monk, theologian, and scholar within the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. For over twenty-five years, he has traveled extensively, delivering lectures at universities, conferences, ashrams, churches, and institutions worldwide. Fluent in English and Spanish, Swami is the author of hundreds of articles and two books, published in multiple languages and praised by both academics and practitioners. Additionally, Swami hosts The Free Radical Podcast, where he engages in conversation with guests from diverse disciplines.