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Chinmaya Mission was founded in 1953 by Swami Chinmayananda . It is administered from Central Chinmaya Mission Trust, Mumbai . There are over 300 mission centres all over India and Abroad.


FOUNDER


His Holiness Swami Chinmayananda , founder of Chinmaya Mission®, taught spirituality as the art of living. Through jnana yoga (the Vedantic path of spiritual knowledge), he emphasized the balance of head and heart, pointing out selfless work, study, and meditation as the cornerstones of spiritual practice.

Not satisfied by worldly aspirations or his degrees in literature and law, Balakrishna Menon pursued spiritual studies for nine years in the Himalayas, under the guidance of Swami Sivananda (Divine Life Society) and the tutelage of Swami Tapovanam. He eventually came to share this Vedantic knowledge with the masses, in the form of the dynamic teacher known as Swami Chinmayananda.

Swamiji is renowned worldwide as a spiritual master and one of the foremost teachers of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. He is credited with the renaissance of spirituality and cultural values in India, and with the spreading of the ageless wisdom of Advaita Vedanta, as expounded by Adi Shankaracharya, throughout the world.


MISSION STATEMENT

To provide to individuals, from any background, the wisdom of Vedanta and practical means for spiritual growth and happiness, enabling them to become a positive contributor to the society.


MISSION MOTTO

To give maximum happiness to maximum number for the maximum time is our religion.


ACTIVITIES


At all mission centres in India and Abroad following activities are conducted every week:


Religion & Spirituality


In India, Chinmaya Mission has 24 temples, and abroad, it has more than 7.


Social Field

  • In the medical field, Chinmaya Mission has many health care facilities:

  • --- Hospital - 1

  • --- Nurses Training Centre - 1

  • --- Diagnostic Centre - 14

  • --- Eye camp in the rural areas - 1

  • --- Adoption of villages for providing social and medical relief - 120

  • --- Senior Citizen Homes - 8

  • --- Income generating schemes for downtrodden women - 1

  • --- Rural Development Project - 1

  • --- Children Welfare Centre - 1

  • --- Goshalas - 4

  • In the Educational Field, Chinmaya Mission has:

  • --- Schools (Regular) - 70

  • --- Chinmaya International Residential School - 1

  • --- Harihar Schools (Free education & vocational training for downtrodden children for self sufficiency) - 3

  • --- Colleges - 4

  • --- Degree College - 1

  • --- Chinmaya Institute of Higher Learning - 1

  • --- Chinmaya Heritage Centre - 1

  • --- Value based Vision Programme for schools (Regularly conducted in various parts of India)

  • --- Institute of Management - 1

    • Cultural Field

  • Sandeepany Sadhanalaya

    • Imparting knowledge of Indian Scriptures in English & Regional languages (Free two years residential course, for college graduate students) - 6

  • Seminars on Public Speaking for Youth

  • Leadership & Personality Development for Youth & Adults

  • Kala Mandir - 2

  • Centre for World Understanding - 1

  • Research on Indian Scriptures



Area of Influence

Chinmaya Mission has influence in South India and among Indian communities in the US, the UK and other countries.


MAJOR PUBLICATIONS

  • Magazines

  • --- Bal Vihar - monthly

  • --- Tapovan Prasad - monthly

  • --- Chinmaya Udgosh - monthly



MINOR PUBLICATIONS

  • Magazines

  • --- BalaZine - monthly (in Dallas)



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CHINMAYA MISSION PLEDGE


We stand as one family
Bound to each other with love and respect.

We serve as an army
Courageous and disciplined
Ever ready to fight against all low tendencies
And false values, within and without us.

We live honestly
The noble life of sacrifice and service
Producing more than what we consume
And giving more than what we take.

We seek the Lord's grace
To keep us on the path of virtue, courage and wisdom.
May Thy grace and blessings flow through us
To the world around us.

We believe that the service of our country
Is the service of the Lord of lords
And devotion to the people
Is the devotion to the Supreme Self.

We know our responsibilities
Give us the ability and courage to fulfill them.

Om Tat Sat


Present chief of the movement

Swami Tejomayananda

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