Vedanta Society of New York

The Vedanta Society of New York is the first Vedanta society in the West: Swami Vivekananda founded it in 1894, during his first stay in the United States, and it belongs to the Ramakrishna Order. From its home on West 71st Street it offers Sunday lectures, weekday discussions on the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and other texts, and daily vesper services. Its talks, particularly those of its current minister, are published openly as videos and podcasts, which has made it one of the most accessible sources for studying Advaita Vedanta in Vivekananda's line from anywhere in the world.