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Atmano mokshartham jagat hitaya cha

“For one’s own salvation, and for the welfare of the world.”

 

Arise, awake, and stop not until the goal is achieved.       

“Swami Vivekananda”

The Vedanta Center of NC is open daily from 7-8 pm for Arti, group reading of the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, meditation, and Satsang. 

For a list of other events, including those with visiting monks of the Ramakrishna order,
please scroll down to monthly events .

Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of North Carolina is dedicated to the practice and propagation of the ideals of Vedanta as presented to the modern world by Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi, and Swami Vivekananda.
The Society maintains a small but beautiful center near the Raleigh-Durham airport, where daily worship, regular classes, and special pujas are held.

Special Visit: We are delighted to announce that Swami Sarvapriyananda, a world-renowned Vedanta scholar and speaker, will be visiting the Vedanta Center of NC from March 28-30, 2025. More details to follow.

About Swami Sarvapriyananda: Swami Sarvapriyananda is a well-known speaker on Vedanta, with talks that are extremely popular globally via the internet. He has been a speaker on various prestigious forums such as TEDx, SAND, Google Talk, and more. Swami ji has also spoken at several universities across the world, including Harvard University, and has engaged in dialogue with many eminent thinkers. He has played a prominent role in organizing and participating in various interfaith panels and seminars, including speaking at the World Parliament of Religions in Toronto in 2018, and at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Watch His Talks: Swami Sarvapriyananda’s Talks


A Year-End Opportunity to Support Our Mission:
As we reflect on the year and look ahead, we invite you to consider supporting the Vedanta Center through sustaining donations or contributions to our temple expansion project.

  • Sustaining Donations: These contributions are essential to supporting the center’s regular activities and operations. We invite you to become a sustaining donor by committing to a donation of $720 for the year (or $60 per month).
    To donate, please visit our website at www.vedantanc.org and click the “Donate” button, or mail a check payable to “RKVSNC” to 3109 Globe Rd, Morrisville, NC 27560.
  • Temple Expansion Donations: With the exciting progress on our new temple construction, we have now hired  a full-service architectural firm, and the site permit is expected to be filed soon. We invite you to contribute to the Temple Expansion Fund by writing a check with “Temple Expansion” in the memo line and mailing it to the center’s address, or using our PayPal linkTemple Expansion Donation.

Your generous support is deeply appreciated and will help us continue to serve the community and build a lasting home for our collective spiritual journey.


Groundbreaking Ceremony for the New Temple – March 9 2025

We are thrilled to announce a major milestone for our community: the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the New Temple at the Vedanta Center of NC will take place on Sunday, March 9, 2025, in the morning. This new temple, located at our current address (3109 Globe Rd., Morrisville, NC), will be dedicated to Sri Ramakrishna ParamhansaMaa Sarada Devi, and Swami Vivekananda.

This event will coincide with the public celebration of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa’s Birthday at Belur Math. On Sunday March 8, 2025, from 7:00 PM, we will observe the Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa Tithi Puja at the Cary Senior Center, followed by the Groundbreaking Ceremony on March 9. Revered Swami Sarvadevananda Ji and Swami Atmajnanananda Ji will be present for both the Tithi Puja and the groundbreaking.

We invite you to mark these important dates on your calendar as we celebrate the start of a new chapter in our journey of spirituality and service. Further details will follow, but we wanted to share this exciting news with you in advance so you can join us for these memorable events.


Upcoming 2024  Events

Dec 31. 2024 – Jan 6. 2025- Swami Mahayogananda ji visit
January 1, 2025 – 10.30 am onwards Holy Mother Sarada Maa Birthday
Celebrations & Kalpataru Day Puja followed by Prasad

Tuesday 31st December, 2024
6 pm Meditation
7 pm Arati
7:30 pm Satsang: Gospel of Holy Mother and puja prep
11:30 pm New Year’s Eve Meditation and midnight Arati 

Wednesday 1st January, 2025
10:30 am Kalpataru Day & Holy Mother’s Birthday Puja followd by Prasad

Here is the clickable link for the live stream of the Puja: Click here to watch the live stream of the Puja6 pm Meditation
7 pm Arati
7:30 pm Satsang, reading from Sri Ramakrishna the Great Master

Thursday 2nd January 2025
6 pm Meditation
7 pm Arati
7:30 pm Class: “Om Hrīm Ritam: Thou art my only Refuge” 

Friday 3rd January 2025
6 pm Meditation
7 pm Arati
7:30 pm – Satsang with Students of Practical Vedanta school 

Saturday 4th January 2025
10.30 am – 12:30 pm: Mini-retreat — “Breaker of this world chain ” followed by pot-luck lunch 
6 pm Meditation
7 pm Arati
7:30 pm – Satsang, reading from “Eternal companion “

Sunday 5th January, 2025
11 :30 am Talk: “Being Here Now “ followed by pot-luck lunch
6 pm Meditation
7 pm Arati
7:30 pm –  Satsang , reading from “For Seekers of God “

Monday 6 th January, 2025
6 pm Meditation
7 pm Arati
7:30 pm Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

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Dec 21 & 28 – 4 pm- 6 pm, Bhajan Sandhya with Vedanta Choir Group

Dec 22, 2024 & January 12,2025 Sunday Satsang at 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Satsang with meditation and reflection.

December26 – Ram Nam Sankirtan on Ekadashi Day

7:00PM onwards at Vedanta Center NC
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Satsang with Meditation and Reflection on 2nd and
4th Sundays from 10:30am to 12.30pm when there is no visiting Swami.
For more details about Sunday Satsang, text 919-824-1700

 

Video recordings : Please visit our YouTube channel for all latest recordings.

Introduction to RKVSNChttps://youtu.be/tN6ImiG6tsw

Youth Education Program:  “Pupils of Practical Vedanta” is a value education program offered by the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of North Carolina to our youth.  Classes meet on alternate Sundays through the school year.  Click here to learn more about “Pupils of Practical Vedanta”.

Be a Volunteer: Our volunteers go through volunteering training session to provide a broad array of support.  Our goal is to serve members of our local community who need help in situations that are beyond their control. Please click here for more details about our Volunteer Program.

Contact Us: Please feel free to reach out to us at vedantanc@gmail.com or call (702)-358-6474 .  Click here for more details on how to visit us.