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…
Chinmaya Mission D/FW held its Annual Banquet on Sunday, December 9 th 2007 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel. This year’s banquet was attended by approximately 375 people. The banquet has become an annual get together of the Chinmaya family in the DFW metroplex. It is an opportunity for us to Read more…
Saaket Parivar of Chinmaya Mission DFW enjoyed their first satsang with our Resident Acharya, Brahmachari Uddhav Chaitanya on Sunday, June 24, 2007 at the home of Sanjeev and Alka Khanna. The satsang gave all the parivar members an opportunity to enjoy bhajan and bhojan with Swamiji and other like minded Read more…
This year 20 high school seniors graduated from Balavihar. Graduation day marked the culmination of several years of learning and growing for these children who are now ready to embark on the next stage of their life. It was truly a great joy and honor for all of us to Read more…