Jan. 28 – Feb. 01 Click here for the audio discourses During the discourses on Vishnu Sahasranamam held at Chinmaya Chitrakoot, Swami Sarveshananda provided an extensive introduction to this treatise by going over the context in which the mantras were revealed. Composed by Shri Veda Vyasa, we encounter this sacred Read more…
Dec. 08, 2012 Click here to see the photos This year’s banquet was yet another memorable event. 350 adults purchased tickets and we had 143 teenagers and children registered for the banquet. Beautiful banquet invitations (thanks to the Parmar family) were distributed well in advance. A dynamic emcee Sridhar Karra Read more…
Aug. 27, 2012 Click here to see the photos We have EXCEEDED our goal for the BIBS Project- Bhutanese Back To School Drive. Our goal was to collect 120 backpacks and supplies, however, we collected 188 BACKPACKS with more than enough supplies! To those of you that sincerely and generously Read more…
April 01, 2012 Click here to see the photos Reading, singing and/or hearing the seven cantos – baalakaanDa, ayodhyaakaanDa, aranyakaanDa, kishkindhaakaanDa, sundarakaanDa, lankaakaanDa, and uttarakaanDa – of Rama kathaamruta (Sri Ramayan story) over the first nine auspicious days of Chaitra maasa (first month of the Hindu Calendar) is supposed to Read more…
Identifying with the Self Mar. 12 – Mar. 16, 2012 (Discourses conducted by Swami Sarveshananda at Chinmaya Chitrakoot, CM D/FW) After explaining how to disidentify with our false convictions, Swami Sarveshananda reminded us that while pain may be inevitable in some life experiences, misery is optional. Avoid the unnecessary comparisons Read more…
Wisdom in Being Self-Conscious Jan. 16 – Jan. 20, 2012 (Discourses conducted by Swami Sarveshananda at Chinmaya Saaket, CM D/FW) After a thorough test of Nachiketa’s readiness to be a qualified seeker, Lord Yama responds to his question of What is the Truth? Lord Yama clarifies that all religious practices Read more…
Detach and Disidentify Jan. 09 – Jan. 12, 2012 (Discourses conducted by Swami Sarveshananda at Chinmaya Chitrakoot, CM D/FW) Mistaken identities do not permit us to experience the glorious Self. Buddhi (intellect) is not only smeared with layers of vasanas, likes and dislikes muddying the reflective surface; Read more…
Dec. 31, 2011 As each year comes to an end, we seem to realize the irony of life where each day seems to drag on forever while the year seems to whiz by quickly. We incessantly renew the New Year resolutions – losing weight, drinking less alcohol, quitting smoking, spending Read more…
Dec. 19 – 23, 2011 (Discourses conducted by Swami Sarveshananda at Chinmaya Saaket, CM D/FW) After the first two inspiring chapters in Kathopanishad that depicted how a qualified seeker should be, Swami Sarveshananda continued Chapter 1 Valli 3. During these discourses we heard Lord Yama’s response to Nachiketa’s boon wherein Read more…
Mistaken Identity Dec. 12 – Dec. 16, 2011 (Discourses conducted by Swami Sarveshananda at Chinmaya Chitrakoot, CM D/FW) Have you found the real eternal Happiness that you’ve been looking for? If not, it is probably due to our mistaken identities. Avidya, forgetfulness of our true nature – that of the Read more…