About Ramakrishna Movement:
- It was initiated by Swami Vivekananda to spread the universal message of Vedanta in the light of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhamsa (He was a teacher of swami Vivekanand)
- The main motto of this initiative is to work for the alleviating of the poor and the downtrodden with the motto ‘for one’s liberation and the good of the world’.
- With this aim, Swami Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission.
- The Ramakrishna Mission was formed in May 1897 with aims purely spiritual and humanitarian.
What is Vedanta?
- Vedanta is one of the world’s most ancient spiritual philosophies and one of its broadest, based on the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India.
- Vedanta affirms:
- The oneness of existence,
- The divinity of the soul, and
- The harmony of all religions.
