Join Graham M. Schweig, Distinguished Professor of Religion at Christopher Newport University, for a captivating talk on his latest work, The Yoga of Love (Oxford University Press, 2025). At the heart of this book is the Rāsa Līlā—a dramatic love poem and one of the most treasured episodes of the Bhāgavata Purāa. Judged by both Indian and Western scholars as a literary masterpiece, the Rāsa Līlā is a soaring sacred love story, akin to India’s “Song of Songs.”

In The Yoga of Love, Schweig offers his own translation of this exquisite work, illuminating its historical context, poetic beauty, and spiritual depth. Through rich commentary, he explores themes such as the yoga of devotion, the tension between human love and divine love, and the transcendence of death through love. Drawing from the esoteric wisdom of the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition, Schweig reveals the Rāsa Līlā’s vision of supreme love as a foundation for genuine religious pluralism.

Whether you are a student of yoga, a seeker of wisdom, or a lover of poetry, this talk promises to transport you into one of the world’s most sublime meditations on love.