Annual General Meeting(virtual) 82nd Annual General Zoom Meeting of the members of the Vedanta Society Berkeley will be held at on Sunday, March 28, 2021, at 2:30 pm PST . Zoom link of the meeting will be sent to the members. On the same day at 11:oo am PST, Swami Ishadhyanananda, Assistant Minister, Vedanta Society of Sacramento, will deliver an online lecture on 'Five things to know about Meditation'. All are requested to join.
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. March 07: Sri Ramakrishna:
Spiritual Ideal of the
Modern Age March 14:No Lecture March 21: No Lecture -
Worship of Sri Ramakrishna
at 3:00 pm PST March 28: Five Things to Know
About Meditation
(Guest Speaker)
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. March 04: Swami
Vivekananda's Impact on
the United States March 11: - do -
March 18: Swami
Vivekananda's Impact on
the United States March 25: Swami
Vivekananda's Impact on
the United States
A Thank you note: We deeply appreciate the financial support from the kindhearted well-wishers and friends of Vedanta Society Berkeley, especially during this unprecedented situation. Your continued support is pivotal for the maintenance and growth of the Vedanta Society Berkeley, thus connecting us together into a larger spiritual family.
Online Bookstore : Our online bookstore is continuing to serve the book enthusiasts as in-person activities are interrupted at Berkeley center and San Jose House due to the unprecedented pandemic. Order of books, artifacts, and incense
sticks can be placed HERE.
Interview and Practical Instructions:
Swami Prasannatmananda is glad to confer with those who are interested in knowing more about Vedanta or with those who want to discuss their spiritual interests with him. The Swami requests that appointments be made after lectures or classes or over the telephone 510-848-8862.
Swami Vivekananda’s 159th Birth Anniversary Celebration at
Vedanta Society Berkeley
A Special worship was performed by Swami Prasannatmananda, Swami-in- Charge of the Vedanta Society Berkeley, to commemorate Swami Vivekananda’s 159th birthday at 3:00 pm PST on Sunday February 7, 2021. Sumita Chakravarty sang some devotional songs during the worship. Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, devotees could not attend the worship in person. However, around 150 devotees watched the worship on Facebook Live and Live streaming on YouTube to celebrate the occasion. A few volunteers wearing masks and following social distancing helped in preparing for the worship and cooking prasad. Prasad boxes were distributed to volunteers since eating is prohibited on the premises.
Swami Vivekananda:
Always Alive
Perfect sincerity, holiness, gigantic intellect, and an all-conquering will. Let only a handful of men and women work with these, and the whole world will be revolutionized. ....... It is the patient upbuilding of character, the intense struggle to realize the truth, which alone will tell in the future of humanity. But I have intense faith in Truth. The Lord will send help and hands to work with me. Only let me be perfectly pure, perfectly sincere, and perfectly unselfish.
[Excerpt from ‘Swami Vivekananda on Himself, pg. 189]
Vedanta Society Berkeley
2455 Bowditch Street, Berkeley, CA 94704; 510-848-8862 society@berkeleyvedanta.org
San Jose House, 1376 Mariposa Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126; 408-493-0665; society@vedantaberkeley.org
March 2021 
