Vedanta Center of Greater Washington, DC

Vedanta Center of Greater Washington, DC A branch of the Ramakrishna Order since 1997.
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The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna Read by Sw. Atmajnanananda ji May 29th 2026https://www.youtube.com/live/BCdLBevzONA?si=wH8...
05/30/2026

The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Read by Sw. Atmajnanananda ji
May 29th 2026
https://www.youtube.com/live/BCdLBevzONA?si=wH8pAelAJExbK3IB

Listening to Maharaj feels like he was physically present there with Thakur and his holy entourage โ€ฆโ€ฆ
Jai Maa๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

PHALAHARINI KALI PUJA*Today is the auspicious Phalaharini Kali puja day, which is observed on a new moon day and has gai...
05/16/2026

PHALAHARINI KALI PUJA
*Today is the auspicious Phalaharini Kali puja day, which is observed on a new moon day and has gained popularity because it was on this day that Sri Ramakrishna offered all the merits of his spiritual practice at the feet of his consort, Sri Sarada Devi.*
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*The word phalaharini means โ€˜the mother deity, who takes away the fruits of our actionsโ€™. Phala means fruit, the fruits of actions. Whenever we do something, it creates fruits in the form of tendencies in the mind and those fruits leads us to do other actions.*
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*Suppose one listens to something good, it leaves a good tendency in the mind and it makes one listen to more good things. This cycle makes you come back over and again to this world, because one has to exhaust oneโ€™s mental tendencies. Phalaharini removes all these tendencies by taking away the fruits of oneโ€™s actions. Harini means a female deity who takes away. One continues to get the results of oneโ€™s actions because of the thought: โ€˜I am the doer and I am the enjoyerโ€™.*
๐ŸŒบ๐Ÿ‚๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ‚๐ŸŒบ
*The goal of spiritual life is to remove this thought. This process is hastened by Phalaharini Kali.*

The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna Read by Sw. Atmajnanananda ji May 15th 2026https://www.youtube.com/live/ucBN3kQ554M?si=1Vw...
05/16/2026

The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Read by Sw. Atmajnanananda ji
May 15th 2026
https://www.youtube.com/live/ucBN3kQ554M?si=1VwiW9Ncd71W-n-z
Listening to Maharaj feels like he was physically present there with Thakur and his holy entourage โ€ฆโ€ฆ Jai Maa๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

MEDITATION PROGRAM
05/10/2026

MEDITATION PROGRAM

The Center was established in April 1997 as an extension of the Vedanta Society of Southern California under the leadership of Swami Swahananda and spiritual...

BLESSED HAPPY MOTHERโ€™S DAYI am the mother of the wicked, as I am the mother of the virtuous. Never fear. Whenever you ar...
05/10/2026

BLESSED HAPPY MOTHERโ€™S DAY

I am the mother of the wicked, as I am the mother of the virtuous. Never fear. Whenever you are in distress, say to yourself, โ€˜I have a mother.โ€™

I can never refuse anyone who addresses me as Mother.
~ *Holy Mother โ€ฆ Sarada Ma*

RAM NAMRam Nam at the Center Saturday May 2nd at 7:30 PM, immediately after evening arati and meditation. โ€œโ™ซ Om Sri Sita...
05/02/2026

RAM NAM
Ram Nam at the Center Saturday May 2nd at 7:30 PM, immediately after evening arati and meditation.

โ€œโ™ซ Om Sri Sita Lakshmana Bharata Shatrugna Hanumath Sametha Sri Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha โ™ซ

The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna Read by Sw. Atmajnanananda ji May 1st  2026https://www.youtube.com/live/0bcDb6otTlI?si=6Yo...
05/02/2026

The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Read by Sw. Atmajnanananda ji
May 1st 2026
https://www.youtube.com/live/0bcDb6otTlI?si=6YoJcv7wKlTIlGlK
Listening to Maharaj feels like he was physically present there with Thakur and his holy entourage โ€ฆโ€ฆ Jai Maa๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

VEDANTA CENTER MESSAGE FOR MAYDear Friends and Devotees,Our special guest speaker in May will be Swami Nishpapananda, a ...
05/01/2026

VEDANTA CENTER MESSAGE FOR MAY
Dear Friends and Devotees,
Our special guest speaker in May will be Swami Nishpapananda, a senior monk of our Order and long-time resident of the Vedanta Society of St. Louis. He will be here with us the weekend of the 24th. Other classes and lectures will be as usual. Links to our classes, talks, and programs can be found on our website vedantadc.org. We will have Ramnam Sankirtan at 7:30 pm on May 2. All are welcome to join us for all of our programs either in person or through Zoom and YouTube.

Weekend Lectures and Special Programs

May 2 (Saturday) - 7:30 pm

Ramnam Sankirtan
May 3 (Sunday) - 11 am

Swami Atmajnanananda: Teachings of Astavakra III
May 10 (Sunday) - 11 am

Swami Bhaswatananda: Meditation Program
May 17 (Sunday) - 11 am

Swami Atmajnanananda: Teachings of Astavakra IV
May 24 (Sunday) - 11 am

Swami Nishpapananda: Swami Vivekananda and the Bhagavad Gita
May 31 (Sunday) - 11 am

Swami Bhaswatananda: Being in God's Presence

Weekly Classes
Note: Please check website for cancellations and changes

Mondays - 8 pm

Panchadashi of Sri Vidyaranya: Swami Atmajnanananda
Tuesdays - 11 am

Sri Ramakrishna - The Great Master: Swami Atmajnanananda
Wednesdays - 11 am

Spiritual Teachings of Swami Brahmananda: Swami Bhaswatananda
Fridays - 8 pm

Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna: Swami Atmajnanananda

Vedanta DC

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3001 Bel Pre Road
Silver Spring, MD
20906

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