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Celebrations – Maha Sivaratri & Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna Birthday – 2019.

Celebrations – Maha Sivaratri & Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna Birthday – 2019.

1. Maha Sivaratri Worship on 04-03-2019.

2. 184th Birthday Celebrations of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna on 08-3-2019.

3. Public Celebration of the Birthday of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna on 17-3-2019.

The Birthday of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna will be celebrated

with Puja, Bhajans, Discourses and

serving the poor & destitute people.

  1. Ramakrishna Mission, Colombo.
  2. Ramakrishna Mission Batticaloa.
  3. Roamakrishna Mission Welfare Centre, Urumpirai.
  4. Swami Vivekananda Educational Centre, Visuvamadu, Mullaitivu.
  5. Swami Vivekananda Welfare Centre, Kilinochchi.
  6. Thiruvalluvar Religious School -Hulandawa Estate, Akkuressa, Matara..

Welfare Centers Programmes

There will be feeding of the poor and children for Ramakrishna Birthday Celebrations on various dates.

Downloads –

Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna http://www.wearesentience.com/uploads/7/2/9/3/7293936/gospel_srk.pdf

Ramakrishna Movement in Sri Lanka by Swami Virupakshananda

http://www.ramakrishnamovement-srilanka.com/ebook/book.pdf

Life of Sri Ramakrishna

http://estudantedavedanta.net/Life%20of%20Sri%20Ramakrishna.pdf

The Top 5 Free Ebooks by Swami Vivekananda

https://www.thoughtco.com/top-free-ebooks-by-swami-vivekananda-1770693

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Old Photo Albums.

Sri Ramakrishna Birthday Celebration.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rkmcey/albums/72157691787235071

https://picasaweb.google.com/109200010536020362662/SriRamakrishnaJayanti23rd

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rkmcey/albums/72157680869044115

Sri Ramakrishna Birthday Celebration – Public Programmes

(by Ramakrishna Mission Sunday Religious School & Others)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rkmcey/albums/72157693373125254

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rkmcey/albums/72157678774396953

https://araneriamudam.blogspot.com/

Maha Sivaratri Old Album

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rkmcey/albums/72157692606087444

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rkmcey/albums/72157677244279133

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Project for water harvesting to recharge ground water – Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka

http://rkmceylon.blogspot.com/2019/01/project-for-water-harvesting-to.html

Swami Vivekananda Welfare Centre
119, Kallurickani , Krishnapuram, Kilinochchi.

A Farm based welfare centre.

Using natural depression of the land, a small pond is created in a corner to capture rainwater.
Farm ponds are highly desirable in drought prone and making farming possible even without sophisticated irrigation technology.

Already spent about USD 1000 in Swami Vivekananda Welfare Centre, Kilinochchi, for a Project for water harvesting to recharge ground water.

A pond like structure, size 110 x 90 feet 2.5 feet depth, has been made to collect rain water to improve the level of ground water in the land.
(Made a low level area as needed for paddy cultivation).

The Welfare Centre provided water to people living around the area during the summer 3 years before. But it could not be done last year due to drought. The existing tube well of 130 feet could not supply water even for the Welfare Centre requirements.

The Centre has planned to plant Palmyrah Trees along the fence and Cashew Plants in other areas to overcome water problem and also to give work to the people around the area and nutritious food to children.

The centre is running a Sunday Religious School with about 40 children.

Free Lunch is provided to them on Sundays. Free tuition classes are also being conducted.

The Key Areas of work of the Welfare Centre, Kilinochchi.

1. Value education – inculcation of moral, cultural and spiritual values;
2. Service to the poor, especially to those belonging to the marginalized sections of society;
3. Support to women’s welfare programmes.
4. Work for food programme.

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Revered Swami Gautamanandaji Maharaj’s Visit to Sri Lanka

ABOUT SWAMI GAUTAMANANDAJI MAHARAJ

(ADHYAKSHA, SRI RAMAKRISHNA MATH, CHENNAI)

The Swami had the good fortune of coming into contact at Bangalore with the Late Revered Swami Yatiswarananda, the then Vice-President of the Ramakrishna Order in 1951 and was initiated by him in 1955. Swami Yatiswarananda directed him to join the Ramakrishna Mission at Delhi.  Thus he got his early training (1956-60) under the Late Revered Swami Ranganathananda, the 13th President of the Ramakrishna Order. He was ordained into Sannyas in 1966 by the Late Revered Swami Vireswarananda the 10th president of the Ramakrishna Order. He has worked among the tribals in Meghalaya, in Arunachal Pradesh and in Madhya Pradesh (Bastar Dist.) for about 20 years and has tried to bring the tribals into the main stream of National life through value based yet modern education.  He has also worked in the Mission’s Bombay, Calcutta, Raipur and Narainpur centres.  He had been the General and Executive Member of the Central Board of Secondary Education and of the National Council for Educational Research and Training, New Delhi, the two national bodies of Government of India.  He is a Trustee of the Ramakrishna Math & Mission since 1990 and from 1991 he was in-charge of the Saradapitha, Belur Math, which is a vast complex of several Educational Colleges and Technical Institutions.  He took charge as President (Adhyaksha) of Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai, in April 1995.

The Swami has contributed his humble efforts for the establishment of a permanent Exhibition of Swami Vivekananda’s life and message and Indian culture at the very house (Ice House) at Chennai where Swami Vivekananda stayed in 1897.  He has also dedicated his efforts in the establishment of a magnificent temple, the 2nd biggest of its kind anywhere, of Sri Ramakrishna, at Chennai, which has become a landmark in that Metropolis.

The Swami is known for his sociable, humorous, soft but firm nature.  He is a linguist with proficiency in English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Bengali.  He speaks and writes on Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Philosophy and Indian culture.  He is also a singer, mostly of Bhajans both in Hindustani and Carnatic styles.

The Swami has travelled widely, outside India also, to preach Vedanta; visiting U.S.A., Europe, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa.

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Flood Relief Progress Report – Update

Flood Relief Work – Progress Report – From 28-5-2017 to 07-7-2017.

AID TO ESTATE FAMILIES IN HULANDAWA, AKURESSA – THE POOREST SECTION OF SRI LANKA

Summary

Description Nos Beneficiaries Nature of Aid
Comprehensive Aid 72 Families Food, Clothing, Solar Lights & other household items
Limited aid 5 Families
Comprehensive Aid 63 Students
Limited aid 25 Students
In Progress – Planning 6 Damaged Houses Repairs / Rebuilding – Estimate
Total amount spent   US$ 7,626
Funds needed for Repairs / Rebuilding Damaged Houses 9700 Approximate – Estimate will be done – Next visit to Site on 9-72017.
  • 3rd Visit to Sites – Distributed Goods on 25-6-2017 – Total Cost Rs. 647,314/-
    Photo Album https://www.flickr.com/photos/rkmcey/albums/72157682407228112
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  • 2nd Visit to Sites – Distributed Goods on 1-6-2017 – Total Cost Rs. 535,000/-
    Photo Album https://www.flickr.com/photos/rkmcey/albums/72157681555642953
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  • 1st Visit to Sites – Assessment of the immediate needs of families.
    Photo Album https://www.flickr.com/photos/rkmcey/albums/72157682407665060
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Flood Relief – Appeal

AID TO FLOOD AFFECTED ESTATE FAMILIES THE POOREST SECTION OF SRI LANKA

Ramakrishna Mission a worldwide spiritual movement which aims at the harmony of religions, all-round development of human faculties, social equality, and peace for all humanity, without any distinctions of creed, caste, race or nationality. Worship of God in Man is the guiding ideal of the organization.

The Mission started flood relief work on 28-5-2017 among the Flood Victims. The Mission provided Food, Clothing, Temporary Shelter, etc. to the affected people. The Mission has already spent more than US $ 3550/- for the relief work & continues various programmes to help the poor people.

Appeal

The relief work is being done with the help of local people and volunteers. We earnestly appeal to the generous public to help us in the relief work.

  1. Support is needed for the following:
  2. Providing Essential Items (US$ 60)
  3. Providing School Stationary, Uniform , Bags, shoes, etc. ( US$ 40/-)
  4. Aid for children & widows.
  5. Medical Aid and counseling.
  6. Providing Temporary Housing to the needy.

Send donations Direct To

“Ramakrishna Mission, Colombo”.
Current A/c No. 009010001222
Hatton National Bank
Wellawatta Branch
SWIFT CODE: HBLILKLX
100, 102, Galle Road,
Colombo 6. Sri Lanka

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Flood Relief Progress Report

From 28-5-2017 to 1-6-2017

AID TO ESTATE FAMILIES IN HULANDAWA, AKURESSA – THE POOREST SECTION OF SRI LANKA

  • 2nd Visit to Sites  – Distribution of Goods – 1-6-2017

Photo Album:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rkmcey/albums/72157681555642953
[flickr_set id=”72157681555642953″]

  • 1st  Visit to Sites – assessment of the immediate needs of families of the visited areas.

Photo Album:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rkmcey/albums/72157682407665060
[flickr_set id=”72157682407665060″]

  • Distributed essential items to 55 families.- Total Cost Approx – US$ 3550/-  (Rs.535,000/-).

The relief work is being done with the help of local people and volunteers.

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Vesak Celebration on 10-5-2017 at Ramakrishna Mission, Colombo 6


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Swami Vivekananda represents the best in all. He speaks for universal truth or the unification of all truth

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On October5th 1893 Free Press (USA)

Our Visitor from India

Is he a Buddhist? Is he a Mohammedan? What is his mission? Such are the questions that are heard on all sides about Mr. Vive­kananda who speaks here Saturday evening. Following is something from a Chicago source that bears on this question:

Vivekananda is a representative from In­dia to the World’s Parliament of Religions. He, more than any other of the eminent scholars, has attracted universal attention, first, by his unique attire in Mandarin color; second, by his magnetic presence; and last, but not least, by his brilliant oratory and wonderful exposition of Hindu philosophy.

Vivekananda is not a Brahmin, is not a Buddhist, is not a Parsee, is not a Moham­medan. He may be said to represent the best in all of these. He speaks for universal truth or the unification of all truth. At all times his appearance at the Memorial Art Palace has been attended by the greatest enthusi­asm. Indeed, his stay in Chicago has been a continual ovation. He is a scholar among scholars, yet simple in his life and earnest in conquering all limitations of the flesh, all propensities born of the sense world.

The “Chicago source” hit the nail right on the head when it said, among other things, that Swamiji repre­sented the best in all these religions. This only goes to show how deep an impression Swamiji carved into his Chicago audience.