People of different faiths, as well as those who have no particular belief, can benefit from the lectures. Vedanta is impersonal and rational; it is not a particular creed but includes all creeds and affirms that they are different expressions of One Truth.
Lectures are delivered through Live Streaming by Swami Prasannatmananda at the sanctuary of the Vedanta Society Berkeley every Sunday at 11:00 am PST. April 04: Resurrection and
Everlasting Life April 11: Concept of Self by the
Eastern and Western Thinkers April 18: No Sunday Lecture (Living
in Spirit Lecture on 17th evening) April 25: No Sunday Lecture (Ramanama Sankirtanam after Aratrikam at 7:00 pm PST)
Every Thursday at 8:00 pm PST Swami Prasannatmananda gives evening classes on 'Swami Vivekananda's Impact on the United States' at Vedanta Society Berkeley through Zoom. April 01:Swami Vivekananda's
Impact on the United States April 08: --- do --- April 15:Swami Vivekananda's Impact on the United States April 22:Swami Vivekananda's Impact on the United States April 29:Swami Vivekananda's Impact on the United States
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Above are the photographs from Special Worship of Maha Shivaratri held at the sanctuary of Vedanta Society Berkeley on March 13, 2021
Mahashivaratri 2021:
Vedanta Society Berkeley observed Mahashivarathri with special worship at its sanctuary on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at 7:00 pm. Swami Prasannatmananda, Swami-In-Charge of the Society performed the worship. Due to Covid-19 pandemic devotees were not allowed in the premises. Total 156 devotees viewed the worship online by live streaming on YouTube and on Facebook Live. Sumita Chakraborty chanted hymns and sang devotional songs during the worship. Recorded chorus songs sung by the devotees’ choir lead by Alokparana Dev were also played. The puja (worship) ceremony ended with arati and the chorus ‘Ramakrishna Sharanam’. A small group of volunteers who helped with the worship had prasad box. The video of the celebration is available on YouTube and Facebook life.
Above are the photographs from the Worship of Sri Ramakrishna held at the sanctuary of Vedanta Society Berkeley on March 21, 2021
186th Birthday Celebration of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Deva
Swami Prasannatmananda, Swami-in-charge of the Vedanta Society Berkeley performed the worship in Sri Ramakrishna's 186th Birth Anniversary Celebration at 3:00 pm on Sunday, March 21, 2021. The worship included devotional songs by Sumita Chakravorty. Due to Covid 19 restrictions, the Vedanta Society Berkeley was closed to public. 186 people took part in the worship ceremony over Facebook Live and YouTube live streaming. A few volunteers participated in the event for arrangement. Boxed prasad was offered to the volunteers who were onsite.
Swami Vivekananda: Always Alive
Our salutations go to all the past Prophets whose teachings and lives we have inherited, whatever might have been their race, clime, or creed! Our salutations go to all those Godlike men and women who are working to help humanity, whatever be their birth, color, or race! Our salutations to those who are coming in the future -- living Gods -- to work unselfishly for our descendants.
[Taken from CW of Swami Vivekananda, Vol 4, pg.153]
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