Bring the joy of holiday season with your donation to Vedanta Center of Atlanta

Being involved in the community, I would like to show an opportunity for your charity as the tax year comes to an end. Your generous donation and support will be a boon to this small, noble yet effective spiritual group, Vedanta Center of Atlanta. This group comprises cross section of nationals mainly Indians and Americans. If you would like to visit the Atlanta Vedanta Center and desire to look for yourself to understand more, please contact me. As I am associated with this center and being one benefited spiritually, I can vouch that your charity to this center is worthy one.

Throughout the centuries, India has produced many great saints and illumined teachers. One of the greatest of these was Swami Vivekananda. You are aware that Swami Vivekananda was the first who introduced ancient scriptures of India, Yoga and Vedanta to America in 1893. He felt the need of Vedanta here in USA. Vivekananda delivered lectures and classes in the United States for about three years and established the first two Vedanta Centers. The parent organization in India, called Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, operates about 150 centers worldwide for the betterment of social, economic, educational and emergency needs of the public. The well-known Ramakrishna Math & Mission, India is known as Vedanta Society of USA. They carry the work of Swami Vivekananda in the western countries.

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA DID NOT VISIT ATLANTA DURING HIS SOJOURNS IN AMERICA, BUT ATLANTA IS VERY MUCH FORTUNATE TO HAVE AN INSTITUTION “VEDANTA CENTER OF ATLANTA” DEDICATED TO THE IDEALS OF TRINITY SRI RAMAKRISHNA PARAMAHAMSA, SRI SARADA DEVI AND SWAMI VIVEKANANDA. The Vedanta center of Atlanta was established in 1976 and since then is holding regular classes and spiritual congregations at the center. People of various faiths regularly attend the center’s services. On weekdays scriptural classes, books on Vedanta are read and studied in group discussions. On weekends special discourses are held by visiting guests. There is no charge for classes, talks, worship, meditation, retreats and special events held throughout the year.

Atlanta center’s activities are being carried under the guidance of Swami Sarvadevananda Ji, President of Vedanta Society of southern California. Vedanta Center of Atlanta had many joyful weekends in 2024 with visiting swamis: Swami Atmajnanananda from the Washington D.C. center; Swami Harinamananda from San Diego; Swami Yogatmananda from Providence, Rhode Island; Swami Chidekanananda from Los Angeles; Swami Chidbrahmananada from Colorado and many more. Vedanta Center of Atlanta is a small and modest Vedanta center of worldwide movement of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. There are more than two dozen centers and five monasteries in the US. The Vedanta Center of Atlanta is located at 2331 Brockett Road in Tucker, Georgia, 30084.

For more information, visit the website at https://vedantaatlanta.org/. Your Vedanta Center needs you. Please consider making a tax-deductible, year-end contribution today. Your donation will help pay for visiting monastics’ travel expenses, and day-to-day operating expenses as well. Giving is easy. Go to www.vedantaatlanta.org and click on the Donate button. Center accepts automatic deposits, Venmo, PayPal, checks and cash. Please make check payable to VEDANTA CENTER OF ATLANTA and mail to Vedanta Center of Atlanta, 2331 Brockett Rd, Tucker GA 30084.

Center’s PayPal or Venmo or Zelle accounts details:
Venmo: @VedantaAtlanta
PayPal: [email protected]
Zelle: [email protected]

I sincerely urge you and your family to involve in center’s work in whatever way you wish as prompted by God’s will. May the joy of the coming Holiday season be yours throughout the New Year. Thank you all for your support.

– Ravi Ponangi