Swami Kriyananda speaks on the Bhagavad Gita

Swami Kriyananda, one of the few living direct disciples of Paramhansa Yogananda, will be speaking in San Francisco in what may be his last public appearance in the U.S. A rare opportunity to hear Yogananda's moving and profound wisdom on India's most sacred scripture: The Bhagavad Gita.

Swami, 80 years old this year, lives and teaches full-time in India. He is perhaps best-known as the father of the intentional communities movement in America, which began in the 60s. He founded the Ananda communities then, which exist today in Nevada City, CA; Sacramento; Palo Alto; Portland; Seattle; Assisi, Italy; and now near New Delhi, India. http://www.ananda.org.

Saturday, June 3, 8 pm, Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness Avenue. Tickets: $15, 415-392-4400, http://www.cityboxoffice.com