PROGRAMMES IN 2026 ^NEW

» 01. Introduction
» 02. Daily Opening Times
» 02a. Office Hours
» 02b. Daily Evening Prayer
» 02c. Appointments
» 02d. Phone Calls
» 03. Wednesday Evening Bhajan Sandhyā
» 04. Wholesome-Yoga
» 05. Retreats. Click HERE for details.
» 06. Sunday Programmes
» 07. Online Classes in English
» 08. Pujas & Celebrations. Click HERE for details.
» 09. Sanskrit Courses
» 10. Spiritual Counseling

01. Introduction

"Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success."
Swami Vivekananda

After having gained long experience in serving people through three centres (at Bindweide/Cologne, Mühlheim am Main/Frankfurt, and Mohnweg Berlin) the members of the Vedanta Gesellschaft felt the need to combine those three centres and establish a permanent centre in Berlin to reach out to more number of sincere spiritual seekers. The newly-built permanent centre of the society is now situated at Marienfelder Allee 73, 12277 Berlin.

The non-profit service activities of the society are meant for people without any distinction of gender, colour, nationality or religion.

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02. Daily Opening Times

02a. Office Hours

The times are fixed respecting the schedules of a practising monastery. Visits outside the announced opening times are not possible! Please cooperate with us.
Monday: Completely Closed.
Tuesday: 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Also please see below, under No. 03.
Thursday: Visits by appointment only.
Friday: 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: Visits by appointment only. Also please see below, under No. 04.
(Completely closed: May 02, June 06, August 08, Sept 05, Nov 14)
Sunday: 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Afternoon visits are by appointment only.
(Completely closed: May 03, June 07, August 09, Sept 06, Nov 15)
More under No. 06 below.
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02b. Daily Evening Prayer: 6 – 7 p.m.

Schedule: Evening Ārati (vesper), meditation, devotional singing (Bhajans to be sung together), etc. (One can meditate in one's own way. Still our offer: 'Let us meditate together.')
Important, please Note: All visitors, including those with children, are allowed to attend the evening prayer. But please see that you arrive at least before 5:55 p.m. Do not ring the door bell if you are late by even one minute. No one would like to miss the evening session by waiting at the door for untimely visitors. Those who will not stay till 7:00 p.m. and those with children should leave immediately after 6:30 p.m. There will be guests who come to practise quiet meditation from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Please ensure that you switch off your phones, do not make noises like opening hand bags etc. during prayer and meditation.
Evening Prayer closed on: April 03–05 & 10–12; May 01–03; June 05–07; August 07–09; September 04–06; November 13–15; December 31.
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02c. Appointments

Please make appointments beforehand for visits for any other pupose. It is better to send an email to our Ashram id: vedantagesellschaft(at)gmail(dot)com. Or you may call us on the phone number +49-30-6646 4797.
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02d. Phone Calls

As a practising monastery and Ashrama, our preferred hours of telephone contact are from 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. and 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Germany Time. You may leave your message on our answering machine. We cannot return calls to mobile phone numbers due to high charges.
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03. Wednesday Prayer & Bhajan-Sandhyā from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

No registration is necessary. One has to arrive at least 10 minutes before 6:00 p.m.
Naturally, children above 10 years can join in the Bhajan Sandhyā.
(Closed: September 16th for Sri Sri Ganesha Puja)
The Schedule
(i) Evening Ārati (Vesper): 6:00 to 6:05 p.m.
(ii) Bhajan-Sandhyā (Group-singing: an evening for devotional songs to sing along).: 6:05 to 6:30 p.m.
(iii) Silent Meditation. (One can meditate in one's own way. Still our offer: 'Let us meditate together.'): 6:30 to 7:00 p.m.

04. Free Yoga-Āsanas Practices

Details will be announced in March/April 2026.

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05. Retreats in Berlin Ashrama in 2026

Click HERE for details.

06. Sunday Programmes

Speaker/s: Swami Baneshananda
** Note: Please check this page one day before for current changes in the dates.
Dates: January 18; February 01; March 29; April 19, 26; May 17, 31; June 21; July 12, 26; August 23, 30; September 27; October 04; November 01, 29; December 13.
(i) Talk on the Gita / any spiritual topic: 10:30 a.m. to 11:20 noon.
(ii) Guided Meditation: 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon
(Closed for the whole day on these Sundays: April 12, May 03, June 07, July 07, August 09, Sept 06, Nov 15.)

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07. Monthly Online Classes in English

Swami Baneshananda will continue with the Yoga Sutras classes.
Dates will be announced shortly.
Time: From 15:30 to 16:30 p.m. (Germany Time)
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The Links:
(i) ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2239332745?pwd=Uy9hV05BTy9rUmIzYlMzdVVnNTVjdz09
(ii) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX2XYeOK__TXU9TLhxYKhvg/live

08. Pujas & Celebrations