Srimad Bhagavatam – Canto XI, Part 1 January 2010 During the week of January 18 – 22, 2010, Br. Uddhav Chaitanya tuned us to listen to divine devotional dialogs. One of them was Narad ji’s narration of a conversation among Raja Nimi and the Nava Yogis (9 sons of King Read more…
Spiritual Retreat in D/FW December 2009 We were showered with blessings from Lord Shiva and Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda as unexpected snow and ice ushered us to the spiritual retreat on Christmas eve! Chinmaya Mission D/FW was honored to welcome Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayananda, acharyas and guests and from all Read more…
Srimad Bhagavatam – Canto X, Part 3 October 2009 Our resident acharya, Br. Uddhav Chaitanya has resumed discourses on Srimad Bhagawatam at Chinmaya Saaket. The essence of Srimad Bhagavatam is in Canto X – we can truly believe that as we listen to the Lord’s leela. Lord Krishna’s childhood touches Read more…
August 2009 After successful Teacher Training sessions Balavihar reopened on Aug. 22 at both the facilities – Chinmaya Saaket and CMDFW West. We invoked Lord Ganesha on the opening day and were blessed to cater to almost 900 children at the various locations. Kudos to all the Chinmaya sevaks for Read more…
CMDFW Picnic 2009 By Manju Menon May 2009 On Saturday, April 25, 2009 the Chinmaya Mission DFW (CM-DFW) held their annual picnic at the Myers Park and Event center also known as the Collin County Youth Park in McKinney. The event is open to members and guests of members. This Read more…
Srimad Bhagavatam – Canto VIII, Part 2 “The fiery touch of the LORD’s grace, when it descends upon His devotees, is invariably felt by the seeker, more as a refreshing shower of divine mercy.” — Swami Chinmayananda Our beloved Br. Uddhavji enabled an experience of this divine touch as his Read more…
Once a month our young emergent learners (ages 3 to 6) meet for their Story Time. In October 2008 Gauthami didi was dressed up as King Kuber and read “Ganesha Goes to Party”. It concluded with a little dance number, “Great God Ganapathi”. In November 2008, she dressed up as Read more…
Every year, Chinmaya Saaket holds a special event called the lock-in exclusively for students. The purpose of the lock-in is to spend time with Swamiji and have fun with your friends. This year’s lock-in continued this tradition of wholesome fun at Saaket. Before the games started, the kids ate pizza Read more…
CMDFW Picnic 2008 CMDFW’s Annual Picnic, Holi celebration and Walkathon was held on April 26th at Myers Park in McKinney, Texas. The day of the picnic promised to be warmer than last year, although the according to the forecast it was sandwiched between two stormy days. As in previous years, Read more…
A Mission on the Prairie The CMDFW Board of Directors (BOD) had been considering the purchase of acreage for further expansion of the mission for the past two years and had looked at several properties in the process. The dream was realized this year with the acquisition of 28 acres Read more…