Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York, USA

external

Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York, USA

17 East 94th Street, New York, NY 10128, USA
☎ 1-212-2891710
✉ [email protected]
🌐︎ www.ramakrishna.org

Retreat Centre

Vivekananda Cottage
43052 Observatory Ave, Thousand Island Park, NY 13692, USA
 1-315-4822189
 Information for Visitors

Founded in 1933, this affiliate of the Ramakrishna Math has Swami Yuktatmananda as the Minister-in-charge.
Activities:

  1. Sunday services and two weekday classes.

  2. Special services on Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Durga Puja day, and the birthdays of Buddha and the Holy Trio.

  3. Publication of several books on the lives and teachings of the Holy Trio, and on the systems of Yoga and Vedanta, along with a Monthly Announcement featuring an article by the Minister-in-charge. A few e-books were also released.

  4. A library with 1200 books and 10 periodicals, and a bookstore.

Vivekananda Cottage: This house at Thousand Island Park on the St. Lawrence River, where Swami Vivekananda stayed and gave the Inspired Talks in 1895, serves as a summer retreat. A memorial, half a mile from the cottage, marks the spot where Swami Vivekananda sat in deep meditation on the final day of his stay.
Activities:

  • Daily vespers, meditation sessions, scriptural classes, and a retreat programme were conducted in the summer.

external
Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center Building
external
Vivekananda Cottage, Thousand Island Park