Vedanta Society, and its variant Vedanta Centre, are terms covering organizations, groups, or societies formed for the study, practice, and propagation of Vedanta.

The first Vedanta Society was founded by Swami Vivekananda in New York in November 1894.^[1], who later on asked Swami Abhedananda to lead the organization in 1897 ^[2]. Many of the existing Vedanta Societies are affiliated, either formally or informally, with the Ramakrishna Order, the monastic order, which lead to the formation of Ramakrishna Mission.

Prior to its inception, Swami Vivekananda had given his famous "Brothers and Sisters of America!", public lecture at Parliament of Religions, Chicago in September 1893; after its success he spent following two years lecturing in various parts of eastern and central United States, appearing chiefly in Chicago, Detroit, Boston, and New York. In June 1895, for two months he conducted private lectures to a dozen of his disciples at the Thousand Island Park.

The branches of the Ramakrishna Order located outside India are generally known as Vedanta Societies, and are under the spiritual guidance of the Ramakrishna Order.^[3] The work of the Vedanta Societies in the west has primarily been devoted to spiritual and pastoral activities, though many of them do some form of social service. Many of the Western Vedanta societies have resident monks, and several centers have resident nuns.^[3]

Contents 1 List of Vedanta Societies and Centers 1.1 Africa 1.2 Australia 1.3 Asia 1.4 Europe 1.5 North America 1.5.1 Canada 1.5.2 USA 1.6 South America 2 References

[edit] List of Vedanta Societies and Centers

[edit] Africa

South Africa

• Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa · external link

Zambia

• Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre, Lusaka

[edit] Australia

New South Wales

• Ramakrishna Sarada Vedanta Society of New South Wales, Sydney ·
• Vedanta Centre of Sydney · external link

Queensland

• Ramakrishna Vedanta Center of Queensland, Brisbane · external link

[edit] Asia

Japan

• Nippon Vedanta Kyokai, Zushi, Japan · external link

[edit] Europe

France

• Centre Vedantique Ramakrishna, Gretz · external link

Germany

• Vedanta-Gesellschaft e. V., Sieg · external link

Italy

• Ramakrishna Mission Italia · external link

The Netherlands

• Ramakrishna Vedanta Sociey, Amstelveen · external link

Russia

• Ramakrishna Society Vedanta Centre, Moscow · external link

Switzerland

• Centre Vedantique, Geneva external link

United Kingdom

• Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre, Bucks · external link

[edit] North America

[edit] Canada

Alberta

• Vedanta Society of Calgary · external link

British Columbia

• Vivekananda Vedanta Society of British Columbia, Vancouver ·

Ontario

• Vedanta Society of Toronto, Ontario · external link

[edit] USA

Arizona

• Vedanta Society of Phoenix · external link

California

• Ananda Ashrama, La Crescenta · external link
• Vedanta Society of Berkeley · external link
  • Vedanta Society, San Jose
• Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco · external link
• Vedanta Society of Sacramento · external link
• Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood · external link
  • Ramakrishna Monastery, Trabuco Canyon
  • Vedanta Society, San Diego
  • Vedanta Society, Santa Barbara
  • Vivekananda House, South Pasadena

Colorado

• Northern Colorado Vedanta Society, Fort Collins · external link

Delaware

• Vedanta Society of Delaware Valley · external link

Florida

• Vedanta Center of St Petersburg · external link

Georgia

• Vedanta Center of Atlanta · external link

Illinois

• Vivekananda Vedanta Society, Chicago · external link

Iowa

• Vedanta Society of Iowa, Cedar Rapids · external link

Maryland

• Vedanta Center of Greater Washington DC · external link

Massachusetts

• Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston · external link
• Vedanta Centre, Cohasset · external link

Michigan

• Vedanta Monastery and Retreat, Ganges ·

Missouri

• Vedanta Society of St Louis · external link
• Vedanta Society of Kansas City · external link

New York

• Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, New York · external link
• Vedanta Society, New York · external link
• Vivekananda Retreat, Ridgely, Stone Ridge · external link

North Carolina

• Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of North Carolina · external link

Oregon

• Vedanta Society, Portland · external link

Rhode Island

• Vedanta Society, Providence · external link

Texas

• Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of North Texas, Dallas · external link
• Vedanta Society of Greater Houston · external link

Washington

• Vedanta Society of Western Washington, Seattle · external link

[edit] South America

Brazil

• Ramakrishna Vedanta Ashrama, Sao Paulo · external link
  • Centro Ramakrishna Vedanta, Belo-Horizonte, Brazil · external link
  • Centro Ramakrishna Vedanta, Curitiba-Parana, Brazil · external link
  • Centro Ramakrishna Vedanta, Rio de Janeiro · external link

Argentina

• Ramakrishna Ashrama, Buenos Aires · external link

[edit] References

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