"ekam sat viprah bahudha vadanti" - Rig-Veda
"Truth is One. Sages call it by many names."

The Vedanta Society of Portland is an accredited branch of the Ramakrishna Order of India. Its Minister, Swami Shantarupananda, is a monk of the Order. Vedanta is a Sanskrit word which literally means "the end of the Vedas"- the Vedas being the scriptures of the Hindus. The Center teaches the religion and philosophy of Vedanta as it was taught and demonstrated by Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886), his wife and spiritual companion Sri Sarada Devi (1853-1920), and his disciple Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902). Vedanta teaches that every soul is potentially divine, and can realize that divinity through the yogas of devotion, meditation, selfless work, and philosophical discrimination. According to Vedanta, Truth is universal and all humankind and all existence are one. It accepts every faith as a valid means for its own followers to realize the Truth.

The Center offers encouragement and guidance to spiritual seekers through lectures, readings, discussions, publications, and personal guidance.