About us

The Rama­kri­shna Vedanta Soci­ety of North Car­olina was incor­po­rated the state of North Car­olina in Jan­u­ary, 2008. The spir­i­tual Head of the Soci­ety is Swami Swa­hananda, a senior monk of the Rama­kri­shna Order. The Soci­ety has mem­bers and is gov­erned by an Exec­u­tive Com­mit­tee and a Board of Trustees. It is a part of the Rama­kri­shna Move­ment, fol­low­ing the ideals set forth by Sri Rama­kri­shna, Sri Sarada Devi, and Swami Vivekananda.

Our Mis­sion

• Dis­sem­i­nate the teach­ings of the Vedanta to the younger gen­er­a­tion to help develop a future brand of service-oriented com­mu­nity and national lead­ers with broad val­ues of inclusivity.
• Pro­vide an envi­ron­ment and facil­i­ties for appre­ci­at­ing, under­stand­ing, and prac­tic­ing the phi­los­o­phy of the Vedanta as taught and inter­preted by Sri Rama­kri­shna, Sri Sarada Devi, and Swami Vivekananda.
• Engage in activ­i­ties includ­ing pub­lic edu­ca­tion and com­mu­nity ser­vice to prac­tice and spread the mes­sage of “Prac­ti­cal Vedanta”.
• Encour­age mem­bers to pur­sue spir­i­tual growth through prayer, med­i­ta­tion, wor­ship, read­ings, dis­courses, and retreats con­ducted by monks asso­ci­ated with the Rama­kri­shna Order.

Mem­bers of the Soci­ety con­duct daily evening wor­ship (Ara­trikam), and Sun­day study, as well as run the “Pupils of Prac­ti­cal Vedanta”, intro­duc­ing and train­ing our youth in the ideals of Prac­ti­cal Vedanta.

Reg­u­lar vis­its by swamis of the Rama­kri­shna Order help to inspire mem­bers and friends in prac­tic­ing the ideals of Vedanta in their daily lives.

Activ­i­ties

• Daily 7 pm: Ara­trikam and singing of daily hymns
• Tues­days 6-7 pm: Guided meditation
• Sun­days 11.30 am: Lec­ture by res­i­dent swami (if in res­i­dence) or lec­ture video
• Wednes­days 7.30 pm: Bhajans
• Fri­days 7.30 pm: Study of the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna