THE DAY WE PAINTED THE TOWN RED! On March 4, 2007 we had the largest gathering of Chinmaya Mission DFW members and guests at the Myers Park and Event Center in McKinney, Texas for our Annual Picnic. Along with the picnic, this year we also celebrated Holi, the festival that Read more…
This year the high school lock-in was held at Saaket on Friday, March 2nd. The evening began wit hot pav-bhaji followed by Arati in the temple. The main activity for the evening was an interactive workshop conducted by Swamiji and our 12th grade teacher Pankaj Asundi, assisted by several CHYK Read more…
This year the middle school lock-in with Swamiji was held on India’s Republic Day, Friday January 26th, 2007. The event went was very successful with about 30 enthusiastic middle schoolers in attendance. Instead of the usual pizza dinner the kids and volunteers had a sumptuous meal of hot catered pav Read more…
CMDFW hosted its Annual Banquet on Sunday, December 3rd, 2006 at the Omni Mandalay Hotel in Las Colinas. This banquet is held every year to showcase the activities of Chinmaya Mission in the Dallas/ Fort Worth metroplex, and to raise money for the continued growth and expansion of the facilities Read more…
This year CMDFW’s Annual Elementary School Lock-in for second through fifth graders was held on Friday, December 8th. The event was a grand success with over one hundred children attending! It was very encouraging to see parents and children actually arrive early! The evening started with hot pizza served in Read more…
Acharya, CM Hyderabad CMDFW was privileged to host Swami Chidatmananda at Chinmaya Saaket during the Thanksgiving break. Inspired by Pujya Gurudev, Swamiji joined Sandeepany Sadhanalaya in Mumbai in 1989 and was given sannyasa diksha by Pujya Guruji in 1999. Swamiji speaks with ease on a wide variety of topics from Read more…
Mama Mia! Glory To Mother! CMDFW’s eagerly awaited Labor Day Camp had a new twist this year. Adults, CHYKs and elementary school children were also invited to join in the fun at Lake Texoma for this annual event from Friday, September 1st to Monday, September 4th. Mama mia! What a Read more…
On Saturday, May 13 th, 2006, Chinmaya Mission DFW’s School of Dance and Music presented a dance and music program aptly called alayam karunalayam (the supreme abode of compassion). This memorable tribute to the majestic temple of Sri Ranganathaswami located in Srirangam, India was made possible by the karuna and blessings Read more…
So how did ‘this’ word come to mean ‘that’? Back in 2003, our Acharya Uddhavji, suggested a satsang with high school Balavihar students at Saaket to discuss spirituality represented in the movie Matrix. The kids came somewhat skeptically, but they had fun as they learnt to look for spirituality in Read more…