Ramakrishna Mission isan international, apolitical, non-sectarian, spiritual organization with its headquarters at Ramakrishna Math, Belur, Howrah, West Bengal.It has branches allover the country and in many countries abroad. It is named after the great 19th-century saint – Sri Ramakrishna who is regarded as the Prophet of the Modern Age. Inspired by Sri Ramakrishna’s ideal of “Renunciation and Service,” his monastic disciples and lay devotees led by Swami Vivekananda founded this Organisation on 01 May 1897. Since the inception, it remains engaged in various forms of humanitarian andsocial services of indispensable needs. Millions of men, women, and children, without any distinction of caste, creed, race, or religion are served here as living God. Thousands upon thousands of devotees, well-wishers, patronizers, and like-minded people join hands besides our monastic members in this ‘Seva Yajna’ - to serve thepoor and distressed.
This Organisation has set in motion a non-sectarian, universal spiritual movement that is silently working for more than one hundred and twenty-seven years now for the good of mankind. The essence of this Order is spirituality which caters to the spiritual deficiency of the people of all faiths. Inspired with the idea of the harmony of all religions, it encourages adherents of different faiths to coexist peacefully in a spirit of brotherhood.
Motto :The motto of this Organisation as formulated by Swami Vivekananda is “आत्मनोमोक्षार्थम्जगत्हितायच”- for one’s own salvation and for the welfare of the world.
Ideals :“Divinity of man”,“Harmony of religions”, and “Work as worship”,- these three ideals are the bedrock and foundation of this Organisation. The ideology of the Ramakrishna Mission finds expression through their multifarious activities. These activities coverdifferent fields, such as education, health & hygiene, rural development, self-employment, women’s welfare, tribal welfare, inter-faith understanding, moral life, spiritual guidance, and various relief servicesare just to name but a few. The Mission carries out all its yeomen services seeing God in man as Swami Vivekananda has taught.