The Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa

A Branch of the worldwide Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math, India

Some of our Services

Spiritual

The heart of the activities of the Centre is the Sri Ramakrishna Shrine with daily spiritual programmes...

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Educational

The Centre's educational work, started by Swami Nischalananda is aimed at children, youth and adults...

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Medical

The Ramakrishna Clinic, started in 1959 renders invaluable service to the people of our country...

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Welfare

The Centre was a pioneer in black education during the difficult days of apartheid when resources were scarce...

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Current / Completed Projects

Patents in facility

Ramakrishna Ethembeni Home

The Ramakrishna eThembeni Home in KwaMashu is a step down facility for terminally ill HIV/AIDS and cancer patients.

Official Opening of Ramakrishna Abalindi Home

Ramakrishna Abalindi Home

The Ramakrishna Abalindi Home is a step down facility for terminally ill HIV/AIDS and cancer patient.

Swami Vimokshananda with children of the home

Ekusizaneni Children's Home

This is a home for children in the KwaMashu area. Most of these chlidren are HIV/AIDS orphans.

Launch of Ramakrishna Mzamo Home

Ramakrishna Mzamo Home

Once comeplete, this proposed home in Verulam will be a 40 bed facilty of cerebral palsy children.

Words of Wisdom

"They alone live who live for others. The rest are more dead than alive." - Swami Vivekananda

"Japa (i.e. the repetition of the name of God) leads to perfection" - Sri Sarada Devi

"Not even the God's can harm my children" - Sri Sarada Devi

"He finds God quickest whose concentration and yearning are strongest" - Sri Ramakrishna