Swami Atmasthananda
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Swami Atmasthananda is the fifteenth president of the Ramakrishna Math
and Ramakrishna Mission
. He was elected to that position on 3 December 2007 by the trustees of the Ramakrishna Order. He had been a vice president of the order since 1997.
Ramakrishna Math
Ramakrishna Math is a religious monastic order, considered part of the Hindu reform movements. It was set up by Swami Vivekananda to follow the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna...
and Ramakrishna Mission
Ramakrishna Mission
Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission are twin organizations which form the core of a worldwide spiritual movement known as Ramakrishna Movement or Vedanta Movement. The Ramakrishna Mission is a philanthropic, volunteer organization founded by Ramakrishna's chief disciple Swami Vivekananda on...
. He was elected to that position on 3 December 2007 by the trustees of the Ramakrishna Order. He had been a vice president of the order since 1997.
External links
- The Contemplative Life, article by Swami Atmasthananda