The monastery is open to the public every Friday and Saturday from 9:00 AM to 11:45 AM, and on Sundays from 10:00 AM to 1:45 PM.
Ramakrishna Monastery is a sub-center of The Vedanta Society of Southern California, located in Trabuco Canyon, California.
The Monastery conducts weekly programs, including Wednesday scripture classes and Sunday spiritual lectures.
Weekly Sunday lectures and Classes
Ramakrishna Monastery conducts weekly Wednesday scripture classes, Sunday spiritual lectures, and Spanish scripture classes.
Ramakrishna Monastery YouTube
Explore discourses and reflections from monks of the Ramakrishna Order on Vedanta teachings and spiritual ideas.
“God is everywhere, but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.”
“Bondage is of the mind; freedom, too, is of the mind. If you say ‘I am a free soul. I am a son of God who can bind me; free you shall be.”
Explore Our Shrine Trail
Honoring major world religions, our shrine trail is a place meant for everyone.
Ramakrishna Monastery Podcast
Explore discourses and reflections from monks of the Ramakrishna Order, presenting Vedanta teachings and spiritual insights inspired by Sri Ramakrishna.
Monastic Members
The monks of the Ramakrishna Order at the Ramakrishna Monastery of Trabuco Canyon are part of a global monastic brotherhood inspired by the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda, and Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi. Living a life of spiritual discipline, contemplation, and service, the monks dedicate themselves to practicing and sharing Vedanta. This philosophy teaches the unity of all religions and the divinity present in every soul.