There
are many websites devoted to Vedanta, including
those of the Vedanta centers of the Ramakrishna
Order throughout the world. The two sites below
allow access to these sites, as well as to others
in the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda tradition of
Vedanta. |
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www.vedanta.org
The
Vedanta Society of Southern California website
has information on Vedanta, Sri Ramakrishna,
Swami Vivekananda, Sri Sarada Devi, the Ramakrishna
Order, Vedanta publications (in both English
and Spanish), and other major religions. There
are links to all the Vedanta centers in the
U.S., India, South America, Europe and Asia.
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www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda
The
Vivekananda Centre London is a proactive non-sectarian
body to promote education on Hinduism. There are
links to their own popular sites (such as “Hinduism
for Schools” and “Complete Works
of Swami Vivekananda”) as well as links
to the worldwide Vedanta community that provide
up-to-date information about current activities.
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visit Vedanta retreats in the U.S.: |
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Many
Vedanta centers in the U.S have retreat facilities
for their members. The two sites below are among
the largest open to the public.
www.ridgely.org
The
Vivekananda Retreat at Ridgely in Stone Ridge,
New York, on 85 beautiful acres has a Manor
House and retreat houses for women and men.
Swami Vivekananda stayed at Ridgely on three
occasions in the 1890s, creating a place of
pilgrimage as well as of solitude and peace.
Individual retreats vary from several days to
several months, accommodations permitting. Monthly
intensive meditation retreats (for up to 12
people) and Sanskrit classes are led by the
resident swami. Please contact Swami Atmarupananda
to schedule a visit or a retreat (Phone: 845-687-4574;
Email: info@ridgely.org).
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| www.sfvedanta.or/VedantaSocietyOlemainfo.html |
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Vedanta Retreat at Olema, under the auspices of
the Vedanta Society in San Francisco, occupies
over 2000 acres of forests and meadows on the
Point Reyes Peninsula in Marin County, California.
There is a Women’s Retreat House and a Men’s
Retreat House, each offering a meditation room,
library, kitchen, and accommodations for individuals
(and occasionally groups) wishing to stay for
a few days of secluded spiritual practice. Day
visitors are welcome from 10 AM to 6 PM. Overnight
stays require an interview with Swami Prabuddhananda
(phone: 415-922-2322; Email: temple@sfvedanta.org).
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order Vedantic literature and CDs online: |
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| Books
on Vedanta published in the United States are
usually available at Amazon.com. But the specialized
online catalogs of the Vedanta Societies below
have a comprehensive selection of books on Vedanta,
Hinduism, and other major religions by subject,
as well as audio- and videotapes, CDs, photographs,
incense, meditation shawls, and miscellaneous
gifts. |
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www.vedanta.com
The Vedanta Press website and catalog—the
online and the mail order department of the Vedanta
Society of Southern California—offers a
wide selection of books, videos, audiotapes and
other religious items. A user-friendly online
catalog provides search by author or title as
well as by subject. Visitors to the homepage can
sign up for their free newsletter. |
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www.sfvedanta.org
The Vedanta Society of Northern California in
San Francisco has published books by Swami Ashokananda
and by Sister Gargi (Marie Louise Burke). A user-friendly
online catalog provides search by title or author
as well as by subject. Comprehensive selection
of well-printed photographs |
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| www.ramakrishna.org
The
Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center in New York publishes
books translated and written by Swami Nikhilananda,
such as The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, Vivekananda:
The Yogas and Other Works. Holy Mother:
A Biography, the Upanishads, and the Bhagavad
Gita. |
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www.vedanta-newyork.org
The Vedanta Center of New York publishes books
by Swami Tathagatananda. Book excerpts can be
read online. |
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www.vedantastl.org
The Vedanta Society of St. Louis publishes books
and audiotapes by Swami Chetanananda and also
features books by Swami Satprakashananda. |
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www.eternalquest.org
The Vedanta Society of Atlanta publishes books
and audiotapes by Swami Yogeshananda and Provisions,
their free newsletter. |
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www.vedanta-seattle.org
Viveka Press of the Vedanta Society of Western
Washington publishes books by Swami Bhaskarananda
and Global Vedanta, their quarterly journal.
Download the Society’s comprehensive bookstore
catalog. |
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www.vedantasociety-chicago.org
Request a free bookstore catalog from this website
of the Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago,
which includes the audiotapes of Hindu scriptures
chanted by Swami Chidananda and most Vedantic
literature. |
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www.vedantawest.org
Hear audio excerpts of compositions by John Schlenck,
the music director of the New York Vedanta Society,
and order CDs (Vedantic Arts Recordings). Download
free sheet music. Other features include active
projects in theater, painting, and Spanish translation
of Vedantic books. |
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www.advaitaonline.com
Advaita Ashrama is the main publication department
of the Ramakrishna Order; this website has an
large online catalog of Indian editions of books
on all aspects of Vedanta and Hinduism for sale
in India or by order elsewhere. Subscribe online
to Prabuddha Bharata. |
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www.sriramakrishnamath.org
The Ramakrishna Math in Mylapore, Chennai is a
leading publisher of Indian editions of Vedantic
literature in English; books can be purchased
online by Master or Visa cards whether in India
or abroad. Subscribe online to Vedanta Kesari.
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www.udbodhan.org
The Udbodhan office (“Mother’s House”)
in Calcutta publishes books of the Ramakrishna
Order and their monthly journal in Bengali.
This site also offers virtual tours (in English)
of Udbodhan, Jayrambati, Kamarpukur, and Belur
Math, the monastic headquarters of the Order,
in India. |
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subscribe to Vedanta journals and newsletters:
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The
titles below are among the most popular. (Also
see “Resources” at www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda).
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www.vedantawest.org
American Vedantist (U.S.quarterly; $16) |
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www.vedanta-seattle.org
Global Vedanta (U.S. quarterly; $10) |
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www.vedantauk.com
Vedanta (U.K. bi-monthly; $12.50) |
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| www.advaitaonline.com
Prabuddha Bharata (Indian monthly; $25) |
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| www.sriramakrishnamath.org
Vedanta Kesari (Indian monthly; $25) |
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| www.srisaradamath.org
Samvit (Indian semi-annual; $6) |
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| www.vedantaonline.com
Vedanta Online (free) |
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| www.eternalquest.org
Provisions (free) |
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| www.srisarada.org
Sri Sarada Society Notes (free) |
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| www.vedanta.com
Vedanta Press Newsletter (free) |
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learn more about the women’s monasteries:
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three convents of the Ramakrishna Order in the
United States are in California. The convents
in Hollywood and Santa Barbara are under the auspices
of the Vedanta Society of Southern California
(www.vedanta.org
- with a virtual tour of Santa Barbara); the San
Francisco convent is under the auspices of the
Vedanta Society of Northern California (www.sfvedanta.org).
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www.srisaradamath.org
This is the website of Sri Sarada Math, the world’s
largest independent women's monastic order, with
headquarters in Dakshineswar (Calcutta), India.
Sri Sarada Math is in the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda-Sarada
tradition of Vedanta. The website gives a historical
account of the math, its ideals, branch centers,
activities, and publications. |
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www.saradacenter.org,
based in California, supports the work of Sri
Sarada Math and sponsors retreats by the Sarada
Math nuns in the United States. |
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| www.srisarada.org,
based in New York State, supports the work of
Sri Sarada Math and publishes Sri Sarada Society
Notes, their free newsletter. |
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