Cohasset, MA       

“My idea is not to bring here a Hindu creed or a Christian creed or a Buddhist creed, but to take the best out of all and embody the universal aspect of all. That is my dream.”
~ Swami Paramananda

VEDANTA CENTRE is a non-sectarian place of worship dedicated to all the religions of the world, where people of different faiths may come together and worship the One Spirit Who is called by many names. Our philosophy is based on the universal teachings of Vedanta as expounded by India's 19th century mystic and world teacher, Sri Ramakrishna. His chief disciple Swami Vivekananda brought Vedanta to the West in 1893.

The Vedanta Centre of Boston was founded by Swami Paramananda in 1909. Ananda Ashrama in Cohasset was established by him in 1929 and is now the permanent headquarters of the Vedanta Centre.