“Arise, awake, and stop not till the Goal is reached!”

—Swami Vivek­a­nanda, from Katha Upanishad

The 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.

Vis­it­ing swamis con­duct lec­tures, classes, retreats, and pujas.

The youth pro­gram, “Pupils of Prac­ti­cal Vedanta”, trains chil­dren and young adults in liv­ing accord­ing to the ideals of Vedanta.

The Rama­kri­shna Move­ment has as its com­mon char­ac­ter­is­tics cer­tain tra­di­tions and val­ues. Some of these are enu­mer­ated below:

• No miracle-mongering
• Mod­ern outlook
• Non-sectarian approach
• Love (more…)