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How
the Ramakrishna Movement was started
This
article is excerpted from a book (Swami Vivekananda's Contribution
to the Present Age) by Swami Satprakashananda of the Vedanta Society
of St. Louis.
It
outlines a short life-story of Sri Ramakrishna and how He laid the
foundations of the Ramakrishna Order.
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What
the Ramakrishna Mission stands for
The emblem of the Order represents the Mission and Goals of the
Order. It has been designed by Swami Vivekananda. This link contains
the original explanation of the emblem by Swami Vivekananda.
It
also contains excerpts from an article by Swami
Lokeshwarananda on the what the Mission stands for.
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Why
it is called the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda-Vedanta Movement
This
article, again excerpted from the book (Swami Vivekananda's Contribution
to the Present Age) by Swami Satprakashananda of the Vedanta Society
of St. Louis, explains the significance
of the name, and the distinctness of this Movement from traditional
Vedanta.
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The
two wings of the Movement - (1) The Ramakrishna Math and (2) The
Ramakrishna Movement
Excerpted again from Swami Satprakashananda's book,
this article explains the purposes of the twin movement - the Math
and Mission.
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The
activities of the Ramakrishna Movement
The article inside outlines in brief how the Math and Mission carry
out the ideal of "Atmano
Mokshartham Jagaddhitay Cha" (The good of the self and
the good of all), into practice |
