July 2026

Special Programs

Saturday, July 4: 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Annual 4^th of July Celebration Honoring Swami Vivekananda. Readings by devotees followed by refreshments.

Saturday, July 11: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Mini-Retreat with Swami Nirakarananda.

Arati, Meditation and talk on “Four Essential Disciplines for Spiritual Life”. Buffet supper follows.

RSVP by July 9: info@vedantakc.org

Sunday, July 12: 10:30 a.m. Bhajans followed by Swami Nirakarananda’s talk on

“The Inner Meaning and Outer Practice of Hindu Worship”. Buffet lunch follows.

RSVP by July 9: info@vedantakc.org

Wednesday, July 29: 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Arati and Bhajans to celebrate Guru Purnima. Prasad will be served afterwards.

Special Holy Observances

July 29 Wednesday: Guru Purnima

Readings on Letters of Swami Vivekananda

July 8 & 22 @10 a.m.

(No classes by Swami Paritushtananda due to summer recess. Classes will resume after Labor Day weekend)

“One must not look on one’s Guru as a mere human being; it is Satchidananda Himself who appears as the Guru. When the disciple has the vision of the Ishta (Chosen Deity), through the Guru’s grace, he finds the Guru merging Him.”–Sri Ramakrishna