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A group of youngsters walked to Lord Shiva temple at Tiruvaalangaadu in Tiruvallur district. The yatra started at Veera-raagavar temple and it was a 17 km walk. Tiruvaalangaadu is named so because it used to be a forest of banyan trees. Therefore the name Tiru + aalam + kaadu. The Lord is worshiped in the name vata-aranya-ishwarar. This is the place where Lord Shiva and Devi had a dance fight and the Lord stunned Her when he took the fallen stud from the ears by His one foot and put it back onto His ears. Temple is more than 2000 years old. It is believed that kaaraikaal ammaiyaar eternally worships the Lord there.

Currently around 500 balavihar children are in our fold. These children are guided by a team of 22 volunteers who continuously strive to equip themselves with more knowledge about our culture & country.   To strengthen the participation of the children and also to increase the number of classes per month for the children,  Balavihar sevak training program was conducted at Chinmaya Mission Tiruvallur, Thamaraipakkam.  32 volunteers attended the program. Smt Srividya ji & Smt Priya Amma were the facilitators. The participants were given lesson plans translated in Thamizh. By Gurudev's Grace all went well. We hope that, this program will strengthen our Balavihar activity and enable us to produce more responsible citizens with dynamic spiritualism. 

Chinmaya Vettri Vinayaka, Thamaraipakkam உயர்கோபுரமோ, கொடி கம்பமோ, பெருமண்டபமோ வேண்டாம் மரத்தடியோ, நதிகரையோ, வீதியோரமோ போதும்! மெல்லிடையோ, சங்குக்கழுத்தோ, செந்தோளோ வேண்டாம் யானை முகமும் , தொந்தி வயிறும், ஷூர்ப்பகர்ணங்களும் நம்மை ஈர்க்கும்! பஞ்சலோஹமோ, பொற்சிலையோ, வெள்ளிக்காப்போ வேண்டாம் களிமண்ணுள் , மிதமஞ்சளுள், கருங்கல்லுள் ஒளி மிளிரும்! சீறும் நந்தி, கர்ஜிக்கும் சிம்மம், ஆடும் மயில் வேண்டாம் சின்னந்சிறு மூஷிகமே கொண்டு சேர்க்கும் நம்மையெல்லாம். கடுந்தவமோ, நெடுந்தியானமோ, ப்ராணாயாமமோ சிரமம்தான் தோப்புக்கர்ணம் ஒன்றே போதும் உயிரும் அருளும் பெருகும்.

September 9, 2018 Goal setting - A workshop for youngsters. Different College students and Chyks participated. Participants learnt about goal setting, obstacles and remedies. Interactions, activities, games and classroom sessions were much liked and the students felt it as an Eye opening workshop. We got positive feed back from them. workshop faculties - Sevaks Arun Vishwanathan and Smt.Priya Arun Assisted by - Ponraj (HHV), Nithiyan (YEP). Venue - Chinmaya Mission Tiruvallur, Thamaraipakkam .

Verse 12.1 अर्जुन उवाच | एवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते | ये चाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमा: || 1 || arjuna uvāca eva ṁ satata-yukt ā ye bhakt ā s tv ā ṁ paryup ā sate ye ch ā py ak ṣ haram avyakta ṁ te ṣ h ā ṁ ke yoga-vittam ā ḥ Arjuna’s question Amongst the devotees, who is greater? The seeker who worships the Lord with the form or the one who worships the Lord as nameless & formless? Nirguna upAsakAs or saguna upAsakAs? This question of Arjuna makes us think whether the Lord is with form or without form. To understand this, let us start from ourselves. Are we with form or without form? When asked thus, we say that we are both. i.e. we exist as form when seen at the gross level, but also, we exist without form as in the state of sleep or deep thinking. Hinduism embraces both ways of worship. i.e. worshipping the supreme reality in form and also without any form and attributes. Reference from kandar anubhuti உருவாய் அருவாய், உளதாய் இலதாய் மருவாய் மலராய், மணிய...

Bhagavad Gita Gnana Yajna on 12th chapter " Bhakthi Yogam ". Discourses by Pujya Swami Sureshananda ji Talks in Thamizh. Swami Sureshananda ji Yajna on Bhagavad Gita 12 th chapter. Day 1 summary Before entering into the text, the following aspects of bhakti was explained. 5 questions What is bhakti? Bhakti is of how many types? What is the yard stick for measuring bhakti?   How to develop bhakti?   Results of bhakti?   What is bhakti? We all have love. When this love is expressed towards family it is called paasam ( பாசம் or attachment). The more we share, the more we get. (just like knowledge). When expressed towards friends, it becomes friendship. When love expressed towards the Lord , it is called bhakti. Love towards the Lord is expressed as service to all creatures. In the case of attachment, there is selfishness involved. In friendship also, there is selfishness involved – usually sustains on the foundation of give and take policy. In bhakti – there is only giving ...

All phases of life comes and goes. Only old age comes and stays with us forever. A 1 day workshop for senior citizens was organised by Chinmaya Mission Tiruvallur. Date - August 19th, 2018. Venue - Chinmaya Mission Tiruvallur. Fifteen members attended the program. The day was filled with session by Swami Sureshananda ji, chanting, chair yoga tips by TruptiYoga proprietor Nithiyan, q&a by Dr.Kamala amma. Also the movie "On a Quest" was screened in Thamizh. Special thanks to VGN Chinmaya Vidyalaya management for promoting this event and helping us reach out to the vanaprasthas.

Event date : August 4th, 2018, Saturday. Last date for registration: July 25th, Wednesday Programme for college students to exhibit their talent and love for India. Events include singing, dancing, skit, street play, mime, oratorical, quiz, drawing, talent expo - all associated with India Programme to manifest youth potential, a day to celebrate mother India. She always gives Her best. Lets give our best unto Her. Post event update : The 13th inter college cultural event titled “Indivisible Bharath” organized by the youth wing of Chinmaya Mission (CHYK) went on very well. The event was held on August 4th, Saturday at Chinmaya Mission Tiruvallur. 250 Students from around 15 colleges took part in the event. Shri Nedumaran, former RTO officer addressed the students and also distributed prizes. He created awareness on road safety and also some simple effective measures.The below listed colleges performed well and were awarded with special memento to appreciate their participation. Annai Vi...

Pujya Swami Tapovan Maharaj was the very embodiment of the ideals of sannyasa, endowed with supreme renunciation, deep wisdom, saintliness, austerity, and compassion, a true virakta mahatma. Swamiji was born in 1886, in the village of Mudappalur in Palghat district to Balamba and Achutan Nair. His parents named him Subramanyan, but they lovingly called him Chippu Kutty. After the untimely death of his father, Swamiji left his home at the age of 28 to heed the call of the divine, eventually taking up residence in a one-room thatched hut in Uttarkashi, which came to be known as Tapovan Kutir. It was here that Gurudev sat at the feet of the great master for a total of seven years absorbing Vedantic knowledge. Swamiji attained mahasamadhi on the 16th of January 1957 on the full moon day; in the Brahma-muhurta at 4:30 a.m. "He came from nowhere, existed everywhere, and ultimately went to be everywhere."

Swami Chinmayananda was born on May 8, 1916 as Balakrishna Menon in Ernakulam, Kerala. Chattambi Swamigal a saint known for his yogic powers predicted a great spiritual future for the boy. A major turning point of his life was his meeting with Swami Sivananda. On February 25th, 1949, along with five other students, Balakrishna was initiated into sannyasa. Swami Sivananda gave him the name "Chinmayananda Saraswati," Chinmayananda meaning "filled with the bliss of pure Consciousness. Swami Sivananda then sent him to Uttarkashi to study under Swami Tapovan Maharaj. Seven years later, brimming with Vedantic knowledge, with a heart overflowing with love for his countrymen, Swami Chinmayananda was ready to execute what he called the "Gangotri Plan" to spread the message of Vedanta to the masses. By the time he attained mahasamadhi in August 1993, Gurudev as he is known affectionately by his followers, had conducted 576 jnana yajnas and scores of family oriented spiri...

After the Mahasamadhi of Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda, Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayananda assumed the post of the spiritual head of the global mission and worked tirelessly for 23 years in fulfilling the vision that Pujya Gurudev started. As he says, I am not in Swamiji’s shoes, I am at his feet . Pujya Guruji has served as Acharya of the Sandeepany Institutes of Vedanta both in India and California, USA.. He has written commentaries on scriptural texts, translated Pujya Gurudev’s commentaries into Hindi, and authored a number of books. A key contribution is “Hindu Culture: An Introduction”, a text acclaimed for its clear description of the basics of Hinduism and adopted as a text in some American high schools. Pujya Guruji excels in expounding a wide spectrum of Hindu scriptures, from Ramayana to the Bhagavad Gita to the Upanishads. He conducts jnana yajnas on Vedanta as he moves around the world. His easy manner and devotional rendering of Vedanta texts has drawn many newcomers in...

In an era rife with scepticism and confusion about matters spiritual, Swami Swaroopananda is a rare voice that blends authenticity with accessibility; theory with self- practice; logic with heart. Formerly the Regional Head of Chinmaya Mission Australia, United Kingdom, Middle East, Africa and Far East, and presently Chairman of the Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth Trust (University for Sanskrit and Indic Traditions) and Director of the Chinmaya International Residential School in Coimbatore, South India, Swami Swaroopananda has now been bestowed by Swami Tejomayananda the privilege to also serve as the Head of Chinmaya Mission Worldwide. Born and brought up in the bustling commercial capital of India, Swamiji had always been convinced that beyond life's superficial, everyday joys and sorrows, there was something more enduring and satisfying. As a child he heard from his grandmother many religious stories based on the great Indian epics and the history of saints. These stories suddenly ca...

Missionary For Hinduism Swami Chinmayananda speaks to Pritish Nandy - in 1980 He wears a strange shade of Ochre, which looks almost like pink. There are silver knobs on his wooden sandals, which add at least three inches to his five-feet five. His long tresses cascade on to his shoulders framing with black and gray an intensely intelligent face. Swami Chinmayananda, 65, is Hinduism's answer to the countless young men and women who have strayed away over the years, disgusted with the meaningless rituals and the tired theology of the world's oldest living faith. (Please note that this interview and write up was done in 1980) A distinguished scholar, an ardent teacher and a compulsive globetrotter, the Swami is today held to be one of the few serious and credible missionaries that Hinduism has to offer. His missions are all over the world. So are his devotees and students. And they are growing at a rate which will soon, perhaps, make Swami Chinmayananda numero uno in the glitterin...