Vivekananda Vedanta Society :: Communities Directory

Formed: 1930 Established: 1967

This data is based on the FIC's Communities Directory 2000 edition, www.ic.org, and/or cohousing.org.

Vivekananda Vedanta Society

Chicago, Illinois,

United States

The Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago is a branch of the Ramakrishna math and mission with headquarters in Belur Math, India. The Ramakrishna math and mission, which is dedicated to the twin ideals of realizing God within and serving God in man, has 135 centers throughout the world, of which 12 are in the United States. The society maintains a temple and monastery in Chicago and a monastery with retreat facilities in Ganges, Michigan. Both centers maintain bookshops and libraries of books on eastern and western spirituality. Ganges also has a museum of Indian culture.

Website: http://www.vedantasociety-chicago.org/

Contact:

5423 S Hyde Park Blvd
Chicago, Illinois 60615-5801 United States
Phone: 312/773-363-0027

Community location is placed at the center of the zip/postal code, city/state, or city/country (not based on street addresses)

This data is based on the FIC's Communities Directory 2000 edition, www.ic.org, and/or cohousing.org.

Visitors Accepted

Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:

No Answer Provided

Population Members(adults and children): 11 Open to new members: Yes	Government Decision Making: By a group of elders or other leaders Identified Leader: Yes Leadership Core Group: Yes	Labor and Money Labor Contribution: Expected Join Fee: No
Land and Buildings Other Area: 130 acres (52.6 hectares) Land Owned By: The community Number of Residences: 10	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: none Share Community Meals: Nearly all meals Dietary Practice: Primarily vegetarian Alcohol Use: Prohibited Tobacco Use: Prohibited	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: Yes Which Spiritual Traditions(s): Eastern

Become an Editor Current editor(s): varadananda

Comments from Directory Readers This community selects which reader comments to display (more info). You can add yours below.

There are no Reader Comments on this community.

Add Your Comment on Vivekananda Vedanta Society

We encourage comments from those who have first hand experience with a community so that others may benefit from your experience. Please share information you think will be useful to other users of this site, in a clear, concise, and polite manner. Each community can choose to display all comments, display selected comments, or not to display comments (more info). Communities will be shown email addresses of those who comment so that they might communicate with you if they choose.

We reserve the right to edit or delete any comment.

You must be logged in to add a comment. Login here or if you have not yet registered on our site Register here.

More Info on Display Options

Communities can choose one of three options for how reader comments are displayed.