Swami Sarvadevananda, the assistant minister of the Vedanta Society of Southern California, is a monk of the Ramakrishna Order of India. The Order is one of the largest and most respected religious orders in India today. Inspired by the great Bengali saint, Ramakrishna, the Order was formed in 1897 with two goals in mind: spiritual…
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Swami Swahananda
Swami Swahananda (Born 1921), a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Order of India, is the minister and spiritual leader of the Vedanta Society of Southern California since 1976. He also leads the Vivekananda Retreat, Ridgely, and the Vedanta Center of Greater Washington, DC. He joined the Ramakrishna Order in 1947 and received sannyasa, full monastic…