Vedanta West Communications Inc. was founded in 1996 to foster the development of Western Vedantic forms of expression. VWC publishes the quarterly journal American Vedantist, releases CDs and cassettes under the label Vedantic Arts Recordings, publishes scores of sacred music, and supports other projects to communicate Vedantic idealism through art and service.

Vedanta, the religion and philosophy of the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita in ancient India, teaches that the essence of each person is divine, and that the purpose of life is to unfold and realize this divinity, to make it manifest in every movement of life, as Swami Vivekananda said. All religions are accepted as paths to this realization.

Vivekananda came to America in 1893 to attend the first World Parliament of Religions in Chicago. He continued to work in the West for several years and founded the first Vedanta Societies in America. An important part of his life's work was the formulation of Vedantic teachings in language that is not culture-specific.

Convinced that Vedanta has universal meaning not limited to a particular civilization, Vedanta West Communications encourages the development of cultural forms that can facilitate its communication in the West.

Contact us by phone: 212-877-4730 or by e-mail to vw@vedantawest.org