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58. ISBN. 978-1-147-03379-3. Vedanta Philosophy: An address before the Graduate Philosophical Society is a lecture given by Swami Vivekananda on 25 March 1896 at the Graduate Philosophical Society of Harvard University. After this lecture, the university offered Vivekananda the chair of Eastern Philosophy. [1]
Vedanta Society of St. Louis. The St. Louis Vedanta Society was founded by Swami Satprakashananda (1888–1979) in 1938. The Swami was a monk of the Ramakrishna Order and a disciple of Swami Brahmananda (considered to be the spiritual son of Ramakrishna) and first president of the Ramakrishna Order.
Old Vedanta Society Temple. a.k.a. "Old Temple". San Francisco. 37°47′53″N 122°26′03″W / . 37.79809°N 122.43430°W. / 37.79809; -122.43430 ( Old Vedanta Society Temple) Unique building, constructed in 1906, the first Hindu temple in the United States. The Vedanta Society of San Francisco was established in 1900 by Swami ...
In 1921, the society established settled headquarters at 34 West 71st Street, which remains its address. The society has had six presidents since inception. Swami Tathagatananda was the president since 1977 until his death on 25 June 2016. Swami Sarvapriyananda was appointed as Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Vedanta Society of New York ...
The Pew Research Center estimated that as of 2015, about 1.7 million adherents of Hinduism live in the United States. The Hindu population of the United States is the eighth-largest in the world. Ten percent of Asian Americans, who together account for 5.8% of the U.S. population, are followers of the Hindu faith.
The mission was founded by Ramakrishna's chief disciple Swami Vivekananda on 1 May 1897. [1] The organisation mainly propagates the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta – Advaita Vedanta and four yogic ideals – Jnana, Bhakti, Karma, and Raja yoga. [3] [1] The mission bases its work on the principles of Karma Yoga, the principle of selfless work done ...
The Theosophical Society is the organizational body of Theosophy, an esoteric new religious movement. It was founded in New York City, U.S. in 1875. Among its founders were Helena Blavatsky, a Russian mystic and the principal thinker of the Theosophy movement, and Henry Steel Olcott, the society's first president.
Vedanta Society of New York; Vedanta Society of Providence, Providence, Rhode Island [11] Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago, Illinois [12] Vedanta Society of Connecticut, Canton, Connecticut, [13] Vedanta Society of Southern California, Los Angeles, California [14] Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston [15]