Sale of Property for Charity Work - Religious, Cultural, Educational & Welfare

Sale of Immovable Property

By Ramakrishna Mission, Colombo.  

📍 Location:

No. 12, Barnes Place, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka

(Prime residential and commercial area)

📐 Land Extent:

30.30 perches

Location

https://maps.app.goo.gl/yRSZX5qNbpH71J279?g_st=aw n

Ramakrishna Mission (Ceylon Branch) is a religious and charitable organization and was incorporated by a special Act of Parliament i.e. Ordinance No. 8 of 1929. It is a worldwide organization, serving in various fields of human needs – medical, educational, cultural, moral and spiritual for more than 120 years.

From time to time, disciples and Well-wishers with philanthropic minded have supported the activities of the Ramakrishna Mission, Colombo, through various forms of donation.

Ramakrishna Mission, in order to fulfil the objectives for which these donations were made, is interested to sell an immovable property to the interested and eligible person/institution.

Descriptions of the immovable property for sale are provided hereinbelow and any person/institution, after conducting due diligence and being satisfied about the same,

may approach  the Vice-President, 

Ramakrishna Mission, 

in the following address by letter or email.

Ramakrishna Mission, 40, Ramakrishna Road, Colombo 6.
Email - rkmcey@gmail.com

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Swami Vivekananda stayed in a bungalow,

a newly built residence, 

96, Barnes Place, Colombo -07,

was known as Vivekananda Lodge.

January 15, 1897, Friday

The ship carrying Swami Vivekananda reached Colombo.Swamiji reached Colombo around 4 o’clock in the afternoon.

A great reception was arranged by the representatives of various religious sects and social bodies at Colombo for Swami Vivekananda. Swami Niranjanananda, Mr T. G. Harrison (an English Buddhist) and three Tamil gentlemen approached the ship from shore in a steam launch to welcome Swamiji.

Swami Vivekananda’s reception, on his arrival at Colombo. (S.N.97.2)

Swami Vivekananda stayed in a bungalow, a newly built residence of Mr Ratnasabapathy, in Cinnamon Gardens, at 96, Barnes Place, Colombo -07, was known as Vivekananda Lodge.

Swami Vivekananda in Sri Lanka - 2nd visit - 11 days

Ramakrishna Mission (Ceylon Branch) - Overview

 Overview of Ramakrishna Mission (Ceylon Branch)

Visit the following sites for more information 

Ramakrishna Mission, Colombo - Website

For online Bhajans, Lectures, etc from Ashrama & Temple, Colombo.

Ramakrishna Mission, Colombo - Blog

Vivekananda Library - for free online reading & downloads.

Ramakrishna Mission - Colombo - Facebook

Swami Vivekananda Sagita Sadhanalaya for Promotion of Fine Arts

  

Ramakrishna Movement In Tamil

Swami Vivekananda Day Personality Development Programmes for Students

Appeal for Funds for Educational Aid

Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Poverty and Lack of Education.

General Appeal - 

Appeal for Aid for Children / Students

of Welfare Centers - managed by Ramakrishna Mission, Colombo.

எழுமின் விழிமின் உழைமின் - பாடல் 

" We are the servants of the Lord. ​​Be you all helpers in this cause "

 Swami Vivekananda

Ramakrishna Mission (Ceylon Branch) 

 Bird's-Eye View of Activities

Ramakrishna Mission (Ceylon Branch) is basically a Spiritual - Religious & Charitable organization engaged in social service. It was incorporated by a special Act of Parliament - Ordinance No. 8 of 1929.  It is a worldwide organization, serving in various fields of human needs for more than 120 years - as service to man is service to God.

 Activities at a Glance  - 

1. Colombo, Batticaloa, Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullativu & Upcountry.
2. Religious - Daily Worship, Meditation, Weekly Classes, Spiritual Retreats.
3. Cultural - Preaching, Publications, Religious Schools, Music Classes, Yoga Classes.
4. Educational - Providing general and technical education built on an ethical and spiritual foundation., etc.
5. Children Welfare - Running Children Homes, Nursery Schools & Welfare Centres.
6. Free Libraries & Reading Rooms for students & public.
7. Medical - Medical Camps, Medical Aids, etc.
8. Relief & Rehabilitation - Welfare Programmes, Poverty Relief, Aid during Natural Calamities, etc.

Donations can be sent to the following bank account.

For more information contact rkmcey@gmail.com

Ramakrishna Mission, Colombo.
Current A/c No. 009010001222
SWIFT CODE: HBLILKLX
Bank Code 7083,  Branch Code 009
Hatton National Bank Ltd,
Wellawatta Branch, 100, 102, Galle Road, Colombo 6.

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Some more Bank Transfer information

1. How can I remit money to Sri Lanka and 

what products does Hatton National Bank offer to facilitate this?
https://www.hnb.net/personal/remittance/send-money-to-sri-lanka

2. Remittance Houses
Worldwide Remittance Arrangements
https://www.hnb.net/personal/remittance/remittance-houses

3. How to Send Money From Canada

 to Hatton National Bank in Sri Lanka – through Remitbee account.
https://www.remitbee.com/send-money-to-sri-lanka/hatton-national-bank

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Progress - Youth and Nations

History of Ramakrishna Mission & 

How it is doing Service as Worship. 

Platinum Jubilee Celebration of Ramakrishna Mission (Ceylon Branch) - Year 2005.

நமது பெருமை - நமது அடிப்படை - சுவாமி விவேகானந்தர் இலங்கையில் பேசியது.

இரண்டு ஆங்கில சொற்பொழிவுகள்.

( முழுமையாக சுருக்கெழுத்து மூலம் பதிவுசெய்யப்பட்டவை )

சுவாமி விவேகானந்தரின் இரண்டாவது இலங்கை விஜயம்
15-01-1897 to 26-01-1897

                                  

முழுமையாக வாசிக்க இணையதள இணைப்புக்கள்

சுவாமி விவேகானந்தரின் யாழ்ப்பாணப் பிரசங்கம்
கொழும்பில் சுவாமி விவேகானந்தரின் சொற்பொழிவு
விவேகானந்த நிகழ்நிலை (ஆன்லைன்) புத்தகங்கள் நூலகம்

ஸ்ரீராமகிருஷ்ண ஆராத்ரிகம் - தமிழில் பாடல்

 
Evening ​​Arati Song 

​ஸ்ரீராமகிருஷ்ண ஆராத்ரிகம் - தமிழில் பாடல்​

Khandana Bhava Bandhana 

Sri Ramakrishna Arathrika 

பாடல் விளக்கம் 

ப்ரக்ருதிம் பரமாம் அபயாம் வரதாம் தமிழில்

Short Life of Sri Sarada Devi - Tamil

ஸ்ரீ சாரதா தேவியின் 

சுருக்கமான வாழ்க்கையும் உபதேசங்களும் 

 

Progress - Youths & Nations - Swami Vivekananda

New View of Man : 

Vivekananda’s concept of ‘potential divinity of the soul’ gives a new, ennobling concept of man.

The present age is the age of humanism which holds that man should be the chief concern and centre of all activities and thinking. 

Through science and technology man has attained great prosperity and power, and modern methods of communication and travel have converted human society into a ‘global village’. 

But the degradation of man has also been going on apace, as witnessed by the enormous increase in broken homes, immorality, violence, crime, etc. in modern society.

Vivekananda’s concept of potential divinity of the soul prevents this degradation, divinizes human relationships, and makes life meaningful and worth living.

Swami Vivekananda has laid the foundation for ‘spiritual humanism’,

Swami Vivekananda was the epitome of all that was great and good in the India of the past. With Shankara’s intellect he combined Buddha’s heart, Christ’s renunciation, and the Prophet of Arabia’s spirit of equality, and the result of this holy confluence will in time flood the whole world.

 

• “Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man.”
• "Power will come, glory will come, goodness will come, purity will come, and everything that is excellent will come when this sleeping soul is roused to self-conscious activity."
• When you are doing any work, Do it as worship, as the highest worship, and devote your whole life to it for the time being.
• “To me an Indian is one who has got a Vedantic brain which probes deep and soars high; an Islamic body that is vibrant and valiant; a Buddhistic heart overflowing with compassion and kindness and Christian limbs of service and sacrifice.”
• The Vedanta teaches that Nirvana can be attained here and now, that we do not have to wait for death to reach it. Nirvana is the realisation of the Self; and after having once known that, if only for an instant, never again can one be deluded by the mirage of personality.  Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda on Women

• “The best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women.”
• “There is no chance for the welfare of the world unless the condition of women is improved.”
• “Woman has suffered for aeons, and that has given her infinite patience and infinite perseverance.”
• “The idea of perfect womanhood is perfect independence.”
• “There is no hope of rise for that family or country where there is no estimation of women, where they live in sadness.”

Swami Vivekananda on Children

• Do you think you can teach even a child? You cannot. The child teaches himself. Your duty is to afford opportunities and to remove obstacles.
• Impress upon your children that true religion is positive and not negative, that it does not consist in merely refraining from evil, but in a persistent performance of noble decals. True religion comes not front the teaching of men or the reading of books; it is the awakening of the spirit within us, consequent upon pure and heroic action.
• If I had a child I would from its very birth begin to tell it, “Thou art the Pure One”. You have read in one of the Puranas that beautiful story of queen Madâlasâ, how as soon as she has a child she puts her baby with her own hands in the cradle, and how as the cradle rocks to and fro, she begins to sing, “Thou art the Pure One the Stainless, the Sinless, the Mighty One, the Great One.” Ay, there is much in that. Feel that you are great and you become great.

The motto of Ramakrishna Mission is:
"For one's own salvation, and for the welfare of the world".

The main goals and objectives  is based on the principles of Practical Vedanta, are:

1. To spread the idea of the potential divinity of every being and how to manifest it through every action and thought.
2. To spread the idea of harmony of religions based on Sri Ramakrishna's experience that all religions lead to the realization of the same Reality known by different names in different religions. The Mission honours and reveres the founders of all world religions such as Buddha, Christ and Mohammed.
3. To treat all work as worship, and service to man as service to God.
4. To make all possible attempts to alleviate human suffering by spreading education, rendering medical service, extending help to villagers through rural development centres, etc.
5. To work for the all-round welfare of humanity, especially for the uplift of the poor and the downtrodden.
6. To develop harmonious personalities by the combined practice of Jnana, Bhakti, Yoga and Karma.

More about Swami Vivekananda

" Three Great Powers within us "   Swami Sarvapriyananda
1.Power of concentration 

2.power of making decision 

3.Power of unselfishness

How to Focus Mind under difficult circumstances -
Swami Sarvapriyananda 

1. Love leads to concentration 

2. Devotion leads to concentration 

3. Doing work for someone else selflessly leads to concentration

SELF MANAGEMENT : Modern Positive psychology & Ancient wisdom

 by Swami Sarvapriyanandaji

1.Self efficacy 

2.Self responsibility 

3.self direction 

3H head heart and hand

• The Vedanta teaches that Nirvana can be attained here and now, that we do not have to wait for death to reach it. Nirvana is the realisation of the Self; and after having once known that, if only for an instant, never again can one be deluded by the mirage of personality.
• All of religion is contained in the Vedanta, that is, in the three stages of the Vedanta philosophy, the Dvaita, Vishishtâdvaita and Advaita; one comes after the other. These are the three stages of spiritual growth in man. Each one is necessary. This is the essential of religion: the Vedanta, applied to the various ethnic customs and creeds of India, is Hinduism. The first stage, i.e. Dvaita, applied to the ideas of the ethnic groups of Europe, is Christianity; as applied to the Semitic groups, Mohammedanism. The Advaita, as applied in its Yoga-perception form, is Buddhism etc. Now by religion is meant the Vedanta; the applications must vary according to the different needs, surroundings, and other circumstances of different nations. You will find that although the philosophy is the same, the Shâktas, Shaivas, etc. apply it each to their own special cult and forms.   Swami Vivekananda

Core of Swami Vivekananda's Philosophy - Swami Sarvapriyananda

GREAT THINKERS OF THE EAST AND WEST ON SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

"My homage and respect to the very revered memory of Swami Vivekananda . . . . after having gone through his works, the love that I had for my country became a thousand fold."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"His whole life and teaching inspired my generation . . . . he brought his great spirituality to bear upon his patriotism and thus his message was not confined to India only, but was for the whole world. I pay my homage to his memory."

-- Jawaharlal Nehru

"The thought of this warrior prophet of India left a deep mark upon the United States . . . . I cannot touch these sayings of his . . . without giving a thrill through my body like an electric shock. And what shocks, what transports must have been produced when in burning words they issued from the lips of the hero!"

-- Romain Rolland

"Vivekananda is one of the very greatest historical figures that India has ever produced. When one sees the full range of his mind, one is astounded."

-- Christopher Isherwood

"The man, Vivekananda, is simply a wonder for oratorical power . . . the Swami is an honor to humanity."

-- William James

"At this exposition [the Parliament of Religions], the Swami charmed audiences with his magical oratory, and left an indelible mark on America's spiritual development."

-- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution (from "Abroad in America: Visitors to the New Nation")

- "It was the voice of the ancient rishis of the Vedas, speaking sweet words of love and toleration."

-- The Brooklyn Standard

Should the worst come to the worst,
never swerve from the path of truth.”

One day the schoolboy Naren (Swami Vivekananda) got this bold and precious advice from his mother after his return from school.

A sad incident had taken place in the class. The geography teacher had said, “Naren, what you say is wrong.” “No, Sir, it is right.” “I say, it is not in the book.” “No, Sir, it is.” “No argument, I shall beat you black and blue.” Smack went the cane repeatedly. Yet Naren’s sincere and bold heart would not acquiesce in what he knew to be wrong.

After a while the teacher opened the book. To his extreme sorrow and shame he found Naren to be perfectly right.

As Naren was wont to disclose everything to his dear mother, this sad incident too he related to her. A tender smile played upon her lips. She fondly caressed and blessed her son, saying,

“I am really happy and proud of you, my son. Should the worst come to the worst never swerve from the path of truth.”


TRUTH IS GOD