Chinmaya Mission Timeline
The pace picked up significantly after the second Yajna in Chennai gave birth to Chinmaya Mission. While the organisation formulated its structure and code of conduct, Gurudev took the message of the major Upanishads to the prominent cities of India to awaken and elevate the educated. From Mundakopanishad in Madras…Read More
“Don’t start any organisation in my name. I have not come here to be institutionalised. I have come here to give the message of our ancient sages, which has benefited me. If it has benefited you also, pass it on.” This was the reply that a group of earnest devotees…Read More
Gurudev’s thunderous pravachans (discourses) left seekers thirsting for more. Many sincere seekers who were captivated by His compelling wisdom wanted to bask in His teachings. This desire to reflect, relearn, and reinforce through joint discussions spawned the Chinmaya Study Groups that sprung up in every city beginning with the second…Read More
The fire of spiritual thirst had been kindled by that incomparable 100-day Upanishad Jnana Yajna, and Gurudev was astute about keeping the flames growing. He ensured that every discourse starting from His introductory talks on Hinduism in several public venues before the first yajna were carefully recorded on paper. Gurudev…Read More
With four annas (currency unit formerly used in British India) in his pocket, Swami Chinmayananda alighted at the railway station of Pune (then known as Poona) on 23 December 1951 and began his first discourse that very evening. In those days, yajna meant the long traditional havans, the elaborate fire…Read More
An afternoon midsummer dream, born on the banks of the roaring Ganga at Gangotri, grew into an irresistible calling. The rushing waters of the mighty river sparked in the young Swami Chinmayananda, a divine vision to bring the ancient wisdom of Vedanta from the Himalayas down to the common people.…Read More