Chinmaya BalVihar
"Children are not vessels to be filled, but lamps to be lit.”
— Swami Chinmayananda
Mission Statement:
“To help children learn values with fun, to delight like the moon and shine like the sun.”
What is it?
BalVihar is a weekly gathering of children at Chinmaya Sadhana Ashram and residence of BalVihar Sewak/Sevika.
Why should anyone participate in it?
- To help children bloom, grow, and inculcate values through fun-filled activities.
- BalVihar enhances the overall development of the personality of a child at all levels — physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual.
- BalVihar offers a modern day alternative in which loving Sevaks and Sevikas teach children what they ought to know in a fun way with the love of a parent, the doting of a grandparent and the discipline of a teacher.
- To enable parents to raise children with a reverence for Indian culture
- To create self-confidence and inspire children to serve and act cheerfully.
- BalVihar provides children an atmosphere to grow with noble ideals and fulfill their potential.
Who conducts BalVihar classes?
What is covered in BalVihar classes?
- Stories, games, celebration of festivals and creative activities which enable children to connect with Indian culture in an engaging way.
- Sanskrit prayers, bhajans and chanting that gives them a solid grounding in Hindu culture.
Want to become a BalVihar Sevak/Sevika?
Sevaks/Sevikas (teachers and administrators) learn the art of living in a loving, nurturing environment of discipline, where their personalities spontaneously blossom on physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual levels. Through absorbing the stories, games and songs, Sevaks and Sevikas are given the opportunity to grow themselves. If you are interested in becoming a BalVihar teacher, please email us at chinmayamissionvadodara@gmail.com
Chinmaya Kids Website
Check out this wonderful site that contains stories, interactive games, activities, bhajans, slokas and much more for children and parents: www.chinmayakids.org
BalVihar Magazine
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Contact Details
Name: Smt. Umaben Purohit
Mobile: +91 94292 58096
E-mail: chinmayamissionvadodara@gmail.com
Chinmaya Geeta Chanting Competition
Children from Jr.Kg. till 10th Standard participate in this divine event in which everyone blossoms in the aura of Bhagwad Geeta.
What is it?
The Geeta was Swami Chinmayananda’s life breath. He wanted the Lord’s Song to echo among people of all ages and across all continents. He envisioned the chanting competitions as an introduction to a life-long friendship with the Geeta with the progressive strategy to CHANT-STUDY-KNOW-LIVE the Geeta. Children, parents, and grandparents have thus been encouraging each other to participate in this healthy competition, of which the underlying goal is spiritual evolution.
Why should anyone participate in it?
Appeal for Sponsorship
Contact Details
Name: Smt. Umaben Purohit
Mobile: +91 94292 58096
E-mail: chinmayamissionvadodara@gmail.com
Chinmaya Yuva Kendra (CHYK)
“You CHYKs are now our only hope. When the younger generation comes to feel inspired by a programme of revival, it gathers momentum and floods the hearts of that generation with a new spirit of courage and goodwill.”
— Swami Chinmayananda
“The vision of CHYK is to empower the youth with a holistic vision and values of life so that they live their life successfully in every respect.”
– Swami Tejomayananda
What is it?
Chinmaya Yuva Kendra is the global youth wing of Chinmaya Mission. It aims to empower youth with the vision, values and dynamism for success in all fields. CHYK conducts weekly classes where young people are made aware of their potential through the study of scriptures. CHYK Vadodara also organises and executes cultural, social and spiritual programmes.
CHYK Motto: Harnessing Youth Potential through Dynamic Spirituality.
CHYK Mission Statement: To empower youth with the vision, values and dynamism for success in all fields.
Why should anyone participate in it?
Swami Chinmayananda always said it was far more relevant for young people to understand the purpose of life and how to live rather than contemplating life’s big questions in old age when life has largely passed us by.
- CHYK Vadodara exists to share the timeless knowledge of Vedanta to any and all who seek it, primarily through study classes of different levels for 18-35 year olds.
- Our regular classes offer an open environment where there is no ‘membership’ or ‘joining’ – but offer a space to learn the essence of the Geeta and Upanishads in language that is accessible to modern man.
- Through discussion with like-minded people, regular classes give us the platform to learn and apply the wisdom of Vedanta in our careers, studies and relationships
- CHYK Vadodara organises unique seminars, retreats and stage performances throughout the year, and inspires young people to participate in various seva (volunteer) activities of Chinmaya Mission Vadodara, as a means for personal growth.
- Our events, classes and retreats attract hundreds of young people who are on the road to material success but also seek something a little deeper.
10 Awesome Fact About CHYK
Swami Chinmayananda always said it was far more relevant for young people to understand the purpose of life and how to live rather than contemplating life’s big questions in old age when life has largely passed us by.
- We grow by thinking together in interactive weekly sessions
- We bond by acting together in theatre that enriches our lives
- We enjoy singing together songs which inspire us
- We transform by watching together movies at our inspiring workshops.
- We learn by staying together at empowering residential camps
- We think by travelling together to exotic destinations as student of lifes
- We rise by participating together in adventures, games and activities
- We love by serving together in national projects and spiritual programs
- We inspire by growing together into the Highest & best that we can be
- We live by being together as members of CHYK – Chinmaya Yuva Kendra (The Global Youth Wing of Chinmaya Mission)
Chinmaya Yuva Kendra Website
Check out this wonderful site that contains information related to activities, camps and much more happening globally for youth: www.chinmayayuvakendra.org
www.chinmayayuvakendra.org
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ALL YOUNG ENQUIRING MINDS ARE WELCOME!
Contact Details
Name: Shri Jignesh Patil
Mobile: +91 94269 43427
E-mail: chinmayamissionvadodara@gmail.com
Chinmaya Study Class
Chinmaya Mission Vadodara runs weekly Vedanta classes on a range of texts at different levels of study.
What is it?
Study Classes are forums where seekers of knowledge study a Vedantic text and discuss the concepts with like-minded aspirants in an open environment of positive spiritual growth. We hold a number of different study groups on all days of the week, catering for all ages and levels of advancement, throughout the city. They are open to all and free to attend.
Why should anyone participate in it?
- Chinmaya Mission Vadodara’s study classes offer a structured and systematic way of bringing clarity, coherence and comprehension of ancient Indian wisdom to a seeker of spiritual knowledge.
- Through regular attendance and sincere application, study classes serve as a key activity to create a pathway towards inner transformation.
- It create a common bond of people treading the path towards the highest goal of life – Self-realisation.
Who can join the Study Group?
Anyone, man or woman, over 16 years of age, with intellectual acumen and an aspiration to rediscover his own divine nature, who would like to claim the joy and peace which are his birthrights.
Is there any fee to be paid?
Attending Study Class bridges the gap between…
“What we know” and What we do”
“What we listen or read” and “How we act in life”
“Knowledge” and “Assimilation of Knowledge”
ENROLL YOURSELF TODAY AND REDISCOVER YOURSELF.
Contact Details
Name: Shri Haituk Patel
Mobile: +91 99743 18543
E-mail: chinmayamissionvadodara@gmail.com
Jnana Yagna
“To light a candle, you need a burning candle. Only an illumined soul can enlighten another soul.”
— Swami Chinmayananda
What is it?
Jnana yagna , is a series of talks for a specific period on a scriptural text in an area organized by the locals/study group members, under the fold of Chinmaya Mission. It is one of the most important activities to spread the knowledge of our scriptures.
Why should anyone participate in it?
- The topics for the yagnas include Bhagvad Geeta, Upanishads, and other scriptural texts.
- Generally, the language of yagna will be Gujarati or Hindi occasionally talks are organized in other languages as well.
Sanskrit Class
Sanskrit classes for students to translate and interpret the scriptures in their original language of Sanskrit.
Why Sanskrit?
Sanskrit is the world’s oldest language and the source of many Eastern and Western languages. Nearly all Indian languages are derived from Sanskrit, thus it forms the cultural backbone of India.
Learning this profoundly logical and precise language enables students to appreciate the deeper meaning of Indian Scriptures, such as the Bhagavad Geeta and the Upanishads. In fact, an understanding of Indic philosophy and religious thought would be incomplete without the study of Sanskrit.
Sanskrit at Chinmaya Mission Vadodara
- It enable students to translate and interpret the scriptures in their mother tongue independently.
- It enable seekers to appreciate the beauty, precision and depth of this ancient and perfect language.
- There are classes available to students of all levels of study.
Contact Details
Name: Smt. Vandana Moorjani
Mobile: +91 96876 52105
E-mail: chinmayamissionvadodara@gmail.com
Ghar Ghar Mein Geeta
What is it?
The format will be a 90-minute programme in your own home which will include a talk on the Geeta by the Acharya, Chinmaya Mission Vadodara, (it may also include a short video by Swami Chinmayananda) and time at the end for Q&A – all on your chosen topic. Hosted in your home with minimal effort & maximum gain for your family or friends.
Why should anyone conduct it?
Suggested Topics:
- How can the Geeta help me with conflict in choice of my duties?
- How can the Geeta help to increase love and devotion?
- How should one live one’s life?
- How to gain peace in life?
- How to gain success in life?
- How can the Geeta help me in business?
- How can we gain self-control of emotions, stress or habits?
- How do I get out of grief / depression / bereavement?
- Where did the universe come from?
- How do I make choices in life?
- Is there a God? Who is God?
- Why did God create the world?
- How do I manage relationships?
- How can the Geeta help me as a teenager?
Hosting family gets a complimentary copy of “The Holy Geeta” by Swami Chinmayananda.
Chinmaya Chanting
It is a unique program of chanting Bhagwad Geeta / Vishnu Sahasranam at your residence.
It is a unique program wherein the volunteers of Chinmaya Mission Vadodara perform Geeta Parayan by chanting sampoorna Bhagwad Geeta / Vishnu Sahasranam at the residence of the host of the program. You can host at your home to celebrate an anniversary, a birthday or in remembrance of your loved one for your family and friends.
Workshops
For Corporate/NGO/Professionals
Topics:
- Vedantic approach to tension free management
- Beginning of Spiritual Dimension in Management
- Difference between Manager and Leader
- Ethos in Indian Management
- Holistic Management
- Inspired Leadership
- Key aspects of Leadership through Spiritual Intelligence
- Leadership through Spiritual Intelligence
- Managing Life in Marketing
- New Age Leadership
- Principles of Team
- Self-inspired Personality (SIP)
- Shades of Leadership
- Steps to Professional Excellence
- Stress Management
- Understanding Human Personality
- Value Based Management
- Work-life Balance
- Art of Right Contact
- Art of Relaxation
- Art of Living
- Geeta and Life Management
- Significance of Geeta in Daily Life
- Health Relationship
- Art of Management
- Relationless relationship
- Beyond mind
- Metamorphosis
- … and many more
For Youth
Topics:
- Career Planning
- Challenges before present day youth
- Know what you have
- Youth alone can
- Comparison-Competition-Competence
- Just Do it
- Let me live my way
- Dynamism in Right Direction
- Personality Development
- Ctrl + Alt + Del
- Right Thinking
- Edit your Profile
- How to face Exams Tension-free
- Indian Culture
- Making Success as a Habit
- Mind your Mind
- MMS – Managing My Self
- Ordinary to Extraordinary
- Positive Thinking
- Power of Concentration & Tips
- Power of Goal Setting
- Power of Values
- Right Click
- Right Spin
- Secret of Success
- Time Management
- Youth Tides
- Be the better version of you
- Alt+Tab
- … and many more
Common for all
Topics:
- Anger Management
- Attitudes
- Fine Tuners (Controls)
- Invoking Intelligence
- Krishna as a Visionary
- Levels of Maturity
- Awareness Matters
- Living Life Intelligently (Deal Life)
- Managing Crisis
- Managing Fear
- Many Moods of the Mind
- Nature of Challenges
- Nature of Values
- Potential to Performance
- Power of Positive Thinking
- Power of Prayer
- Power of Self Confidence
- Principles of Time Management
- Principles of Mind Management
- Realities of Life-Face Life Bravely
- Ripples of Life
- Secrets of Action (Karma Yoga)
- Set Your Life Compass
- Pride in one’s work
- Why Serve
- Problems to Solutions
- … and many more