More than a hundred years ago, Swami Vivekananda referred to Boston as the brain of America. Although good educational institutions have sprung up in many other parts of the country since those words were spoken, the Boston area still has some of the world's finest schools and colleges.
Since the time that Vivekananda came to America, by far the largest number of those attracted by Vedanta philosophy has been of the students and faculty from campuses across the country. Academics studying South Asian religions--particularly Hinduism--continue to use translations of Vedanta texts published by the Ramakrishna Order. Monastics of the Order regularly address school and college groups on Vedanta ideals and practices.
Swami Tyagananda leads regular programs at MIT and Harvard. On invitation, he gives classes at Boston College, Boston University, University of Massachusetts, and other educational institutions in and around Boston
MIT
A Vedanta service is held every Friday at 4:30 PM at the MIT chapel (Amherst St). The hour-long program
consists of prayer, guided meditation, devotional music, study and discussion. Although primarily designed
for the student community on the campus, students from other campuses are also welcome to attend this program.
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Harvard
Harvard Hindu Fellowship (HHF) is a campus group sponsored by the Vedanta Society of Boston.
HHF fosters a spiritual community guided by universal and eternal values derived from the ancient Hindu tradition.
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