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 devotees to pursue spiritual growth through prayer, meditation, worship, readings, discourses, and retreats conducted by monks associated with the Ramakrishna Order.
Devotees of the Society conduct evening worship (Aratrikam), 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.
About Us
The Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of North Carolina was founded in the state of North Carolina in January 2008. The spiritual Head of the Society is Swami Sarvadevananda, a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Order. The Society is governed by a Board of Trustees and an Executive Committee chosen by 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.
The complete board of trustees for RKVSNVC is as follows:
Swami Sarvadevananda ji serving as the spiritual head.
Swami Atmajnanananda ji (Chairman)
Amit Sanyal (Treasurer)
Devi Kesavpillai (Vice President)
Kaveri Bose (Secretary)
Narendra Thota
Saikat Rakshit
Samrat Das (President)
Seema Joshi
Sivananda Tirumalaraju
Activities
- Weekdays 7 pm: Aratrikam and singing of daily hymns
- Regular Retreats conducted by Monastics of the Ramakrishna Order