HOLY TRIO

                      SWAMI VIVEKANANDA                                SRI RAMAKRISHNA                              HOLY MOTHER SARADA DEVI

Swami Tathagatananda, a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Order, is the Resident Minister and Spiritual Leader of VSNY since 1976

Important News:   All are welcome. On the occasion of the 177th birthday of Sri Ramakrishna, worship of Sri Ramakrishna will be held on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 8 a.m. It will be followed by flower offering and Bhajans. In the evening at 6.30 p.m., Arati and Prayer of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna will be held. On Sunday, February 26, 2012, there will be special service celebrating Sri Ramakrishna's birth anniversary. Monthly Bulletin

     Vedanta Society of New York (VSNY) is affiliated with the Ramakrishna Order of India. In fact, VSNY is the Order's first Center started by Swami Vivekananda, in 1894. It was an historic event, for the seed of the world-wide Ramakrishna Movement was sown here in New York over a century ago.

     Swami Vivekananda was the first teacher of Vedanta to come to the West, who drew wide acclaim by his electrifying addresses at the World's Parliament of Religions held in Chicago in 1893. After the conclusion of the Parliament, a group of American students interested to learn more about Vedanta gathered about the Swami, and the first Vedanta Center in the West was started in New York City.

     Vedanta Society of New York bases its teachings on the System of Vedanta , especially as explained by Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886) and his chief disciple Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) and as demonstrated in their lives.

     The Society is one of the number of Vedanta Centers in the US, and is guided by Swamis (monks) of the Order, who serve as ministers.