Master Manager
The spectacular growth of the Chinmaya Mission was in no small measure the result of Pujya…
How to work
In all his actions Pujya Gurudev set an example of how one should work. His letters on how work…
Organising Events
Pujya Gurudev taught many people how to organize a jnana yajna and trained them so well that they…
Letter Index
An index of all letters in this module, across topics, with the ability to filter by topic. Simply…
Sketches for Children
Pujya Gurudev could see the world through the eyes of a child, full of innocent wonder and the joy…
Friend and Mentor for Youth
Swami Chinmayananda had a special affinity with the youth. He said that the future of our country…
A Child among Children
Children loved Gurudev and Gurudev loved children. He made each child feel very special. He treated…
Youth Life Skills
This collection of letters from Pujya Gurudev offer advice to youngsters on a broad range of topics…
Youth Education
Here we present a collection of letters from Pujya Gurudev to youth, especially teenagers concerned…
Guidance for Householders
In his extensive travels Pujya Gurudev stayed with many householders. This gave him the opportunity…
Advice for Balavihar
Pujya Gurudev encouraged people to start Balavihars so that children would imbibe the Indian…
Love for Children
Pujya Gurudev shared the spontaneous and uninhibited joy of children, responding to them in the…
Advice for Children
Gurudev made it a point to appreciate and encourage children. Sometimes a line of advice from the…
My Coming soon
Children loved Gurudev and Gurudev loved children. He made each child feel very special. He treated…
New Home
A Home can be a heaven, says Gurudev and it is for us to make it so. It becomes a Temple when we…
Work Life Balance
Often we are faced with decisions around balancing work with home and life in general. Through…
Thumbnails
Thumbnails of selected photographs of Swami Tapovanam, Swami Chinmayananda, his family, Swami…
From Gurudev’s Pen
Swami Chinmayananda brought joy wherever he went. So did his letters. He was a prolific writer,…
Parenting
The challenges of being a good parent were very well known to Gurudev. When asked for advice he…
Marriage
The strength of matrimonial togetherness in handling the challenges in life is appreciated and…
Reliving The First Jnana Yagna – Part 2
The story of how Pujya Gurudev successfully conducted the first Jnana Yajna, a 100-day event that…
Reliving The First Jnana Yagna – Part 1
It was December 1951. A young Swami Chinmayananda was ready to launch the first Jnana Yagna, the…
Story Behind The First Jnana Yajna
The fascinating effort of a young Swami Chinmayananda, to launch the Jnana Yajna program, with the…
Universal Prayer by Sri Swami Chinmayanada
May all at all times be fully aware of Thy presence in East and West, North and South!
Cover Photos of the Chief Priest
Photos of Sri Swami Chinmayananda from the covers of Yagna Prasad during the 1st Gyana Yagna in…
Running out of funds
If and when we are blessed by the voluntary cooperation of any LAKSHMINARAYAN, we shall at once…
Golden chance – A souvenir volume of all the Yagna Prasads so far is being got ready
This volume is sent with Sree Swamiji Maharaj’s autograph to those persons who will first reach us…
The volume of correspondence that Sree Swamiji has been receiving
is so heavy that if he were to reply to them all immediately, no other constructive work would be…
Swamiji falls ill
On Mahashivarathri day Sri Swamiji Maharaj fell ill and it was diagnosed as Para Typhoid. Sri…
A city-wide procession
The Akhanda Kirtan that has been going on unbroken, will terminate on April 6th where it will be…
Upanishad Homa
As per the wishes of our Chief Priest (Gurudev), we have decided to perform a 7 day Upanishad Homa…
Ganga Kalasa Pooja
Two brass pots of holy Ganges water from Haridwar have arrived. They are being installed in the…
Common meditation class
Some 400 to 500 persons daily assemble in the Yagna Sala and they in breathless silence sit in…
Akhanda Kirtan – Guess who would chant past midnight?
24 hours non-stop chanting of the Mahamantra has been started by devotees taking turns by the hour.…
Oil for the Akhanda light
A vessel is kept in the sanctorum. Bhaktas are to contribute one chattak of oil each time they…
Akhanda light was lit at Brahmamuhurtha, 4.30 AM
An Akhanda Light was lit on the 19th Feb. 1952 at Brahmamuhurtha, 4:30 A.M.; and it is proposed to…
Arudha Pooja – Performed during the 1st Gyana Yagna
The pulpit where from Sree Swami Chinmayandaji has been distributing the Ambrosia of Upanishads…
I am using a black-board and chalk today
Swamiji by drawing a beautiful diagram explains how we ‘seemingly’ fall from the Supreme Reality to…
Unprecedented in the annals of Indian History
Swami Sivananda said, of the Upanishad Yagna, lectures and immediate reproduction it in print.
Guru Aarthi to be started
From today, as per the wish of Sree Swamiji, after the daily meditation, we will have an Arathi…
Due to growing crowds Swamiji drops the orthodox way
Due to the large crowds, Sree Swamiji is compelled to drop the old orthodox way of Upanishad study,…
A permanent microphone is now setup, to ease the strain on Swamiji
We are confident to declare that never before was the Sri Harihara Bhajana Samajam precinct so…
This booklet was with Swami Tapovanam for some years
Gurudev mailed the first Yagna Prasad to Swami Tapovanam, with the words “Thy knowledge broadcasted…
He came to our house again, this time for a train ticket.
Smt. Laxmi Reddy narrates how Gurudev visited her house just prior to the 1st Yagna.
Sri Naidu recalls the day of the very 1st Yagna.
A must-see interview with someone who attended the very first Yagna from day one.
NOTE FROM SWAMI CHINMAYANANDA
No funds to print the Kathopanishad talks.
SELF PERFECTION TECHNIQUE
Austerity, restraint and dedicated work; these are the foundations of It.
CONDITIONED BRAHMAN
The Idol is the means. Self-Discovery is the goal. Confusing the two leads to sorrow.
THE INNER ESSENCE
We must continue our pursuit expecting nothing, hoping nothing…
HERE AND NOW
Man can rise to God-hood even while he is in the body. Here and Now.
THE GOAL
Learn to see the one Truth that lies self-evident in all names and forms.
KILL THE EGO
This achievement is within the scope of every mortal; the real fulfillment of life's journey.
THE DREAM MIRAGE
The Intellect throws a pool of reflected Atmic Glory called the Ego.
PURE TRUTH
You can only meditate yourself into it. The merger of "I" and "you" is possible.
A CAUTION
We outcasts in the Atma Loka cannot be given a direct darshan of Reality.
MIND IS MAN
This light that illumines the mind giving a semblance of Reality is ‘Chit’.
THE SEER
The Knower knows the Known and it equally knows the Unknown.
CHAINS THAT SHACKLE
Mind and intellect are to be considered as Chappals to keep away.
SINCERE PURSUIT
Where can this land of Truth be? What is the world beyond the horizon?
SELF PURIFICATION
Stop the mind! Then there is no world, Samsara. Wake yourself up. That's all.
TEACHER AND TAUGHT
To a seeker, a Guru is as absolutely an unavoidable necessity.
KENOPANISHAD
Suppose a few of you and this Sadhu go for a walk on a moonlit night...
THE UPANISHADS
The Upanishads are revelations; not the products of mind & intellect.
FALL AND RISE OF MAN
I am using today a board and chalk since the subject is not easy.
THE LAW OF KARMA
Each moment we are preparing ourselves for the lives yet to come.
GOD AND ME
Without Ishwara Bhakthi no progress is possible. It is an absolute necessity.
THE PATH
We are here today to seek a source for all life, the one Reality behind all appearances.
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ABSOLUTE
Let us see for ourselves what is our relationship with the Absolute.
VEDANTA – THE RELIGION OF DETACHMENT
Each one of you now please ask this question to yourself ”Who is this I?”
WHAT IS RELIGION
The science of all sciences, it guides us to the Knowledge Absolute.
LET US BE HINDUS
Swamiji’s very first address to the Poona audience at the 1st Gnana Yagna.