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CMDFW Annual Banquet 2026
Join us for our annual fundraising banquet with keynote speaker Swami Ishwarananda ji of Chinmaya Mission Los Angeles. Tickets $125 per person.
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Nov 1 · 2026 · Submit by email to walkathon@cmdfw.org
Walkathon T-Shirt Design Contest — Submissions Due
Design a t-shirt on the theme Bhagavan & Me. Open to PreK–12. The winning design appears on the official Walkathon t-shirt.
Learn more →Nov 8 · 2026 · Chinmaya Chitrakoot
Deepavali Lakshmi Pooja (Samashti Pooja)
Celebrate the festival of lights together at Chinmaya Chitrakoot, Sunday, Nov 8 at 7:00 PM. Pooja yajamans and volunteers needed.
Learn more →Welcome
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
Latest from CMDFW
Oct 2026
Bala Vihar 2026–27 — Weekly Announcements
DST ends Nov 1. Last week for Walkathon T-shirt designs, Annual Banquet registration open, Deepavali Pooja volunteers, SPARK internship, and Kitchen Sevak training.
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
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.
Three ways to walk together
Bala Vihar
Weekly classes for children — Vedanta, Sanskrit, music, and culture, taught with warmth.
Explore Bala Vihar →Adult Study & Satsang
Study groups, jnana yajnas, and weekly chanting for adult seekers across DFW.
Explore study →Seva
Volunteer with Bala Vihar, festivals, kitchen, communications, or our growing centers.
Explore seva →From our Gurus
"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