Foundation of Chinmaya Mission

“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 received when they wrote to Gurudev in Uttarkashi after the second yajna in Chennai that ended in June 1953. What they wanted was an umbrella organisation to unite the growing forums of deeper study and reflection. So, they persisted: Since the word ‘Chinmaya’ stood for ‘true knowledge,’ and they were seekers of that Truth, it was apt to call the organisation, “Chinmaya Mission.” When Gurudev accepted that request with His compassion, Chinmaya Mission was born and registered on August 8, 1953.