Centre Vedantique Ramakrishna, Gretz, France

This centre of the Ramakrishna Mission was started in Paris in 1937 and later moved to its present home in Gretz, about 30 km from Paris. Swami Atmarupananda is its Swami Délégué (President).
Activities:

1. Regular worship, meditation and prayers in the shrine.

2. Daily classes, Sunday lectures and weekly Sanskrit classes.

3. Frequent retreats, seminars, guided meditation, inter-religious meetings, and special summer courses on subjects like art, philosophy, the art of right living, yoga and so on.

4. Celebration of holy days with worship and cultural programmes.

5. Publication of Vedanta, a quarterly magazine in French (49th year), and a newsletter.

6. Meeting spiritual groups, attending interfaith meets elsewhere in France and in other European countries, and interviews to people seeking spiritual advice.

7. Agricultural activities like growing vegetables, and beekeeping.

8. Courses on Ayurveda.