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Join us for the CMDFW Annual Banquet with guest speaker Swami Ishwarananda ji. This year's theme: "The Blind Spot of Pure Logic." Time, venue and registration details will follow soon.
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Oct 11 · 2026 · Chinmaya Saaket
Navaratri — Lalita Sahasranama Chanting
Join us for Lalita Sahasranama chanting each evening of Navaratri, October 11–19, 7:30–8:30 PM at Chinmaya Saaket. On Saturday, October 17, the chanting will be at Chinmaya Chitrakoot at 4:00 PM. Feel free to…
Learn more →Oct 17 · 2026 · Chinmaya Chitrakoot
Navaratri — Lalita Sahasranama Chanting
Oct 17 only: chanting at Chinmaya Chitrakoot at 4:00 PM, followed by the GSK Watch Party & Garba Night at 5:30 PM.
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For over twenty-five years, CMDFW has offered the universal wisdom of Vedanta to our community — through Bala Vihar for children, study groups for adults, and seva for all.
Join us at one of our three centers — Saaket, Chitrakoot, or Frisco — for classes, festivals, and the company of seekers.
Our Mission
To give maximum happiness to maximum people for maximum time
— Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda
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Oct 2026
Walkathon T-Shirt Design Contest — Entries Due November 1
Design the Walkathon t-shirt on the theme Bhagavan & Me. Open to PreK–12; email your entry to walkathon@cmdfw.org by Sunday, November 1.
Oct 2026
Bala Vihar 2026–27 — Weekly Announcements
Navaratri chanting Oct 11–19 · GSK Watch Party & Garba Night on Oct 17 · Blood drive at Chitrakoot Oct 25 · Walkathon t-shirt contest entries due Nov 1 · Annual Banquet Dec 5
Oct 2026
Kitchen Sevak Training Workshops 2026–27 — Free Zoom Series from Chinmaya Mission West
Free 3-part Zoom series for kitchen sevaks, led by Dr. Sushama Dandekar: Nov 15, Jan 10 and Feb 21, 4:00–6:00 PM Central. No prior experience required.
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Weekly classes for children — Vedanta, Sanskrit, music, and culture, taught with warmth.
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Study groups, jnana yajnas, and weekly chanting for adult seekers across DFW.
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"Brood less, smile more, and serve all."
The teachings of Pujya Gurudev guide everything we do at CMDFW — from a child learning their first shloka to an adult sitting with a difficult verse of the Gita. Come, walk with us.
— Swami Sarveshananda
"More important than what is behind you and what is ahead of you is what is in you. Seek it. Centred in it, act and live."
— Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda