Please refer to our Monthly Bulletin for more details.
Sunday Service
Sunday services starts with Meditation and Worship at 9:30 am followed by an Religious Discourse at 11 am. Lectures are given on Vedanta, Inspirational Talks, Harmony of Religions etc.
At 6 pm a Vesper Service is conducted. Booklets containing words of the songs sung at Vespers Service and Sunday morning Worship Service are available in the foyer.
Weekday Classes
Swami Prapannananda conducts a class on “The Bhagavad Gita” on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm, and a class on “Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna” on Saturdays at 7:30 pm. All Classes and Services are free and open to the public.
Daily Meditation
Morning at 6 AM
Evening at 7:30 PM (except on Class Lecture days, Wednesdays and Saturdays)
Special Service
Special services are held at the center each year on the occasion Sri Ramakrishna’s Birthday, Holy Mother’s Birthday, Swami Vivekananda’s Birthday, Sri Sri Durga Puja, Jagadhatri Puja, Kali Puja, Christmas and Easter.
Meditation Guidance
Swami Prapannananda is glad to give interviews to spiritual seekers who wish to know more about Vedanta or the practice of Meditation. All appointments must be made in advance.
Special Lectures and Seminars
Swamis from other Centers, Spirtual Leader from Different Faiths, Community leaders, Academicians are often invited by Swami Prapannananda to speak at the Center. Seminars are also arranged at the Center for groups of students from colleges, universities, and other organizations who wish to visit the Vedanta Society of New York and learn more about its teachings. The Society also arranges Special Musical Programs.
Library and Bookshop
Vedanta Society of Sacramento houses more than thousand books published by the different centers of the Ramakrishna Order. Books on topics such as Vedanta, Hinduism, Spirituality, Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda, Buddhism, Christainity and Islam are available. Member devotees are welcome to use the library.
The Center has a bookshop where devotees can buy books, cds and dvds on Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother, Swami Vivekananda and Vedanta. Our Bookshop hours are Saturday & Sunday 12-2 pm, and Thurs & Friday 2-5 pm.