Daily:

Shrine: Remains open from 5-15 a.m. through 8 p.m. for meditation.

Chanting and Devotional songs: Chanting every morning and Aratrik bhajan every evening in the shrine. Ramanam sankirtanam once a month.

Monthly:

Talks: Talks on Vedanta / Bhagavad Gita / Yogas and similar other subjects of Indian philosophy and religion by the resident monk every month as part of the Zushi Retreat and the Shimbashi Talk.
(See 'Home' page for scheduled talks)

Venue:

Shimbashi Talk
(Continuing Discourse on Bhagavad Gita)
Shimbashi Station (Tokyo)
Shimbashi-Mae Building 2
9th Floor (1st Saturday:2p.m.)

Zushi Retreat: A whole-day retreat on the third Sunday of every month with programmes of meditation, chanting, discourse, etc., at the Zushi Centre in Kanagawa-ken.
(See 'Home' page for scheduled retreats.)

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Annual / Special Events:

Celebrations: Birthday celebrations of Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda, Sri Krishna, Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ through a programme of meditation, hymns, devotional songs and discourses.

Public celebration of Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary: held in Tokyo in June.

Akhanda Japam: Continuous spiritual practice 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the shrine twice a year.
(See 'Home' page for scheduled Akanda Japam.)

Outdoor Spiritual Retreat: Held every summer in natural surrounding for a weekend.
(See 'Home' page for scheduled Outdoor Retreat.)

Special Events: Past 'special events' have included the dedication of our new Holy Mother's House and visits from the head's of other centres around the world.