Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre Scotland

20/01/2026

13/01/2026

Some glimpses from the 163rd Swamiji Jayanti and National Youth Day celebrations at Edinburgh Hindu Mandir in association with Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre Scotland, graced by Swami Shantivratanandji, Minister-in-charge , Vedanta Centre, Dublin Ireland

01/01/2026

On this sacred Kalpataru Day, may Thakur Sri Ramakrishna pour out His boundless compassion upon us all. May our earnest longing find fulfillment, our inner being be illumined by divine light, and our journey be guided toward peace, purity, and God-realization. Jai Thakur!

31/12/2025

A spiritual afternoon to celebrate 163rd Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda in the presence of Rev. Swami Shantivratanandji, Minister and Spiritual Director, Ramakrishna Vedanta Center, Dublin, Ireland on Sunday, 11th January 2026, 3-5pm at Edinburgh Hindu Mandir.

06/09/2025

Thank you for your interest in attending the seminar by Pravrajika Divyanandaprana ji on "The Science behind Focus, Discipline and Happiness".

On behalf of Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre Scotland, we look forward to welcoming you and your friends/family to the event. Request you to kindly pay attention to the following, which will enable a smooth experience for you in the event.

Date & Time: Sunday 07-Sep-2025
Arrival & settle down - 16:30 - 17:00. Please arrive at least 15 mins before the event to reach the Hall from the car park.
Seminar time: 17:00 - 18:30
Address: Lecture Theatre 1. Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton Campus, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS
Directions to arrive at the Hall: Please arrive at the Main Reception, James Watt Centre. Our volunteers will be there to guide you to the Lecture Theatre 1. The University campus map is attached to this email.

For the best experience for you and all attendees, please try to maintain silence inside the Lecture Hall. We will have a group photo at the end of the seminar with Pravrajika Divyanandaprana ji.

We are looking forward to welcoming you. Please do not hesitate to email/phone the contact mentioned below for any questions.

Kind Regards,
Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre Scotland
Phone: +44 (0) 7730092283
Email: rkvedantacentrescotland@gmail.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/ramakrishnavedantacentrescotland

26/05/2025

Today is the auspicious Phalaharini Kali puja day, which is observed on a new moon day and has gained popularity because it was on this day that Sri Ramakrishna offered all the merits of his spiritual practice at the feet of his consort, Sri Sarada Devi. The word phalaharini means ‘the mother deity, who takes away the fruits of our actions’. Phala means fruit, the fruits of actions. Whenever we do something, it creates fruits in the form of tendencies in the mind and those fruits leads us to do other actions. Suppose one listens to something good, it leaves a good tendency in the mind and it makes one listen to more good things. This cycle makes you come back over and again to this world, because one has to exhaust one’s mental tendencies. Phalaharini removes all these tendencies by taking away the fruits of one’s actions. Harini means a female deity who takes away. One continues to get the results of one’s actions because of the thought: ‘I am the doer and I am the enjoyer’. The goal of spiritual life is to remove this thought. This process is hastened by Phalaharini Kali.

12/04/2025

Happy Hanuman Jayanti!

09/03/2025

An insightful and thought provoking talk by Swami Sarvasthananda on the 4 faculties of mind - four paths to spiritual freedom.
Humble Pranam to Swami ji and heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined today