Ramakrishna mission

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• Home • The Institute • Our Holy Trio • Sri Ramakrishna • Message of Sri Ramakrishana • Contributions to World Culture • Chronology of Main Events • The Gospel Sri Ramakrishana • Great Thinkers on Ramakrishana Vivekananda • Sri Sarada Devi • Swami Vivekananda • Our Activities • General Library • School of Languages • Indological Studies and Research • Museum and Art Gallery • Cultural Programmes • Youth Programmes Department • Social & Charitable Work • Publications and Sales • Guest House & Scholars House • Horticulture • Shrine and Meditation Hall • News & Events • Donate • Online Donation • Offline Donation • Contact Us • Bookstore • Sri Ramakrishna • Sri Sarada devi • Swami Vivekananda • Religion and Culture • Science and Religion • Philosophy and Education • Consciousness • Scripture • Vedagranthamala • Miscellaneous • • The idea of the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture (RMIC) was conceived in 1936 as one of the permanent memorials to Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886) on the occasion of his first birth centenary. It was formally established on January 29, 1938 as a branch of the Ramakrishna Mission to propagate the message of Vedanta as propounded by Sri Ramakrishna. After functioning from different rented accommodation in North and Central Calcutta, the Institute was shifted to South Calcutta; first to a house donated by a devotee, and eventually to its present and permanent premises at Gol Park in 1961. An annexe to the main building, similar in aesthetic design, ...

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (RKMVERI) is established, administered and run by Ramakrishna Mission (sponsoring society of the University), a registered society started by Swami Vivekananda in 1897. Ramakrishna Mission is a well-known and reputed non-governmental organization (NGO) serving the society in India and abroad irrespective of caste, colour, creed, religion, nationality, gender, regional bias etc., through its vast network of nearly 200 branch-centres in the fields of education, cultural and spiritual activities, health, relief and rehabilitation, rural and tribal development, publications, teaching and preaching, and a large number of allied areas all of which are for the all-round development of the individual and the society as a whole. Based on the ideology bequeathed by Swami Vivekananda, namely, ‘selfless service is the real worship of God in man’, ‘for one’s own liberation and for the welfare of the world’, Ramakrishna Mission has been silently serving the society since its inception at the turn of the twentieth century and is now well known as an established and accepted charitable, philanthropic, non-profit, non-governmental organization started by Swami Vivekananda. About the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission The Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission are twin organizations which form the core of a worldwide spiritual movement known as the Ramakrishna Movement or the Vedanta Movement. Headquartered at Belur ...

Centers Worldwide The Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission have 208 centers all over the world : 157 in India, 15 in Bangladesh, 14 in USA, 2 each in Russia and South Africa, and one each in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Fiji, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, UK and Zambia. There 41 sub-centers (18 within India, 23 outside India) under different centers. Founded in 1933 and located on New York City's Upper Eastside on 94th Street between 5th and Madison Ave. The Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York is an accredited branch of the Ramakrishna Order of India. The Center bases its teachings on the System of Vedanta, which combines both the religion and philosophy of Hinduism. The Center seeks to stimulate the growth of the individual's innate spirituality through lectures, discourses, publications, and individual guidance.

Disciples • Swami Shivananda (1854–1934), born Tarak Nath Ghosal, was a Mahapurush Maharaj (Great Soul). Shivananda and Early life [ ] Shivananda was born in the village of After completing his school studies, Tarak took up a job with Mackinnon Mackenzie in Calcutta to help his father. Ramakrishna's influence [ ] Standing: (l–r) Swami Shivananda, Sitting: (l–r) Tarak saw Ramakrishna for the first time at the house of Marriage [ ] Tarak married in 1881–82. His father could not afford a dowry for the marriage of his sister, as was usual; Tarak therefore agreed to marry a daughter of the prospective bridegroom's family. Three years later his wife died and Tarak started living sometimes in a devotee's house and sometimes in lonely places, till the Baranagar Math was started. Renunciation [ ] Tarak continued to visit Dakshineswar till Ramakrishna fell ill and was brought, first to the Shyampukur house and then later to the Cossipore Garden House. In Cossipore, Tarak joined with others including After the death of Ramakrishna in 1886, the small group of direct disciples who decided to embrace Life of a Sannyasin (ascetic) [ ] As a wandering monk [ ] During his itinerant period, Shivananda travelled throughout Establishment of Ramakrishna Math and Mission [ ] Tarak's itinerant life came to an end when Vivekananda returned to India in 1897. He went to Advaita Ashrama, Benaras [ ] In 1902, just before Vivekananda's death, he went to Office-bearer of Ramakrishna Mission [ ] In 1910,...

Belur Math, sprawling over forty acres of land on the western bank of the Hooghly (Ganga), in Howrah district, an hour's drive from Kolkata, is a place of pilgrimage for people from all over the world professing different religious faiths. Even people not interested in religion come here for the peace it exudes. Belur Math has become the hub of a worldwide spiritual movement known as the Ramakrishna Movement... The building of Ramakrishna Mission, Shillong at the present site was completed and in the same year this center got affiliation the headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math. It was a dream came true which was conceived by revered Swami Prabhanandaji Maharaj (Ketaki Maharaj) which was put forth at the managing committee in 1929 at the Jagarnath Temple Premises in which Swami Shankaranandaji Maharaj happened to be present. Swami Bhuteshanandaji Maharaj became the first secretary of the Mission... A little About Us Shillong Branch of this organization was started in 1929 at Laitumkhrah and duly registered in 1937. At present, it runs a hostel for tribal boys, a Library a Charitable Dispensary and a Mobile Medical Unit from the same location. The Vivekananda Cultural Centre came into existence in 1993. It runs a computerized Library,Drawing & Painting courses for kids,Computer Training for the youth, Sanskriti a weekly cultural training Programme for children and a biweekly Youth Forum.

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