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Swamiji’s very first address to the Poona audience at the 1st Gnana Yagna.

The science of all sciences, it guides us to the Knowledge Absolute.

Each one of you now please ask this question to yourself ”Who is this I?”

Let us see for ourselves what is our relationship with the Absolute.

We are here today to seek a source for all life, the one Reality behind all…

Without Ishwara Bhakthi no progress is possible. It is an absolute necessity.

Each moment we are preparing ourselves for the lives yet to come.

I am using today a board and chalk since the subject is not easy.

The Upanishads are revelations; not the products of mind & intellect.

Suppose a few of you and this Sadhu go for a walk on a moonlit night...

To a seeker, a Guru is as absolutely an unavoidable necessity.

Stop the mind! Then there is no world, Samsara. Wake yourself up. That's all.

Where can this land of Truth be? What is the world beyond the horizon?

Mind and intellect are to be considered as Chappals to keep away.

The Knower knows the Known and it equally knows the Unknown.

This light that illumines the mind giving a semblance of Reality is ‘Chit’.

We outcasts in the Atma Loka cannot be given a direct darshan of Reality.

You can only meditate yourself into it. The merger of "I" and "you" is…

The Intellect throws a pool of reflected Atmic Glory called the Ego.

This achievement is within the scope of every mortal; the real fulfillment of…

Learn to see the one Truth that lies self-evident in all names and forms.

Man can rise to God-hood even while he is in the body. Here and Now.

We must continue our pursuit expecting nothing, hoping nothing…

The Idol is the means. Self-Discovery is the goal. Confusing the two leads to…

Austerity, restraint and dedicated work; these are the foundations of It.

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A must-see interview with someone who attended the very first Yagna from day…

Smt. Laxmi Reddy narrates how Gurudev visited her house just prior to the 1st…

Gurudev mailed the first Yagna Prasad to Swami Tapovanam, with the words “Thy…

We are confident to declare that never before was the Sri Harihara Bhajana…

Due to the large crowds, Sree Swamiji is compelled to drop the old orthodox way…

From today, as per the wish of Sree Swamiji, after the daily meditation, we…

Swami Sivananda said, of the Upanishad Yagna, lectures and immediate…

Swamiji by drawing a beautiful diagram explains how we ‘seemingly’ fall from…

The pulpit where from Sree Swami Chinmayandaji has been distributing the…

An Akhanda Light was lit on the 19th Feb. 1952 at Brahmamuhurtha, 4:30 A.M.;…

A vessel is kept in the sanctorum. Bhaktas are to contribute one chattak of oil…

24 hours non-stop chanting of the Mahamantra has been started by devotees…

Some 400 to 500 persons daily assemble in the Yagna Sala and they in breathless…

Two brass pots of holy Ganges water from Haridwar have arrived. They are being…

As per the wishes of our Chief Priest (Gurudev), we have decided to perform a 7…

The Akhanda Kirtan that has been going on unbroken, will terminate on April 6th…

On Mahashivarathri day Sri Swamiji Maharaj fell ill and it was diagnosed as…

is so heavy that if he were to reply to them all immediately, no other…

This volume is sent with Sree Swamiji Maharaj’s autograph to those persons who…

If and when we are blessed by the voluntary cooperation of any LAKSHMINARAYAN,…

Photos of Sri Swami Chinmayananda from the covers of Yagna Prasad during the…

May all at all times be fully aware of Thy presence in East and West, North and…

The fascinating effort of a young Swami Chinmayananda, to launch the Jnana…

It was December 1951. A young Swami Chinmayananda was ready to launch the first…

The story of how Pujya Gurudev successfully conducted the first Jnana Yajna, a…

The strength of matrimonial togetherness in handling the challenges in life is…

The challenges of being a good parent were very well known to Gurudev. When…

Swami Chinmayananda brought joy wherever he went. So did his letters. He was a…

Thumbnails of selected photographs of Swami Tapovanam, Swami Chinmayananda, his…

Often we are faced with decisions around balancing work with home and life in…

A Home can be a heaven, says Gurudev and it is for us to make it so. It becomes…

Children loved Gurudev and Gurudev loved children. He made each child feel very…

Gurudev made it a point to appreciate and encourage children. Sometimes a line…

Pujya Gurudev shared the spontaneous and uninhibited joy of children,…

Pujya Gurudev encouraged people to start Balavihars so that children would…

In his extensive travels Pujya Gurudev stayed with many householders. This gave…

Here we present a collection of letters from Pujya Gurudev to youth, especially…

This collection of letters from Pujya Gurudev offer advice to youngsters on a…

Children loved Gurudev and Gurudev loved children. He made each child feel very…

Swami Chinmayananda had a special affinity with the youth. He said that the…

Pujya Gurudev could see the world through the eyes of a child, full of innocent…

An index of all letters in this module, across topics, with the ability to…

Pujya Gurudev taught many people how to organize a jnana yajna and trained them…

In all his actions Pujya Gurudev set an example of how one should work. His…

The spectacular growth of the Chinmaya Mission was in no small measure the…