THE ONLY MONASTERY IN THE UK AFFILIATED WITH THE RAMAKRISHNA ORDER OF INDIA

Inspired by the harmony of all faiths the Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre encourages adherents of different faiths to meet in a spirit of friendship and mutual appreciation, and to learn from one another without having to give up one's own faith. Moreover, we do not believe in conversion nor do we indulgence in the occult and sensational.

Our Motto as proclaimed by Swami Vivekananda himself is Atmano Mokshartham Jagadhitaya Cha (For one's own liberation and for the good of the world).

"DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE, THE MONKS OF THE RAMAKRISHNA ORDER, BELONG? IDEALLY SPEAKING, WE DON'T BELONG TO ANY CITY, ANY COUNTRY, ANY SINGLE RACE OR NATION. WE BELONG TO A FAMILY CALLED HUMANKIND. WE BELONG TO THE ENTIRE WORLD. OUR GOD IS THE GOD OF ALL NATIONS. OUR PAINS AND SORROWS ARE THE PAINS AND SORROWS OF THE ENTIRE HUMAN RACE. WE CAN NEVER LIVE APART FROM OTHERS, JUST AS THEY CANNOT LIVE APART FROM US. WE ARE ALWAYS ONE WITH THEM. OUR IDENTITY WITH THEM IS BASED ON THE OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD''