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Journey of a young atheist Balakrishna Menon to #SwamiChinmayananda who gave a clarion call "Let us convert Hindus to Hinduism, than everything will be all right".
The founder of #ChinmayaMission which runs more than 300 spiritual, educational, and charitable Non Profit Org.
The founder of #ChinmayaMission which runs more than 300 spiritual, educational, and charitable Non Profit Org.
Swami Chinmayananda was also one of the founding members of #VishvaHinduParishad established in 1964 with the assistance of #RSS.
During "Quit India," Balan was one of the students to join in writing and distributing leaflets.
A warrant was issued for his arrest he went
During "Quit India," Balan was one of the students to join in writing and distributing leaflets.
A warrant was issued for his arrest he went
undercover spending the next year moving around in the state of Abbottabad (Pakistan), out of range of British.
2 years later, he returned & got his 1st job as a journalist at National Herald.
Balakrishna Menon travelled to Swami Shivananda's Ashram at Rishikesh to expose the
2 years later, he returned & got his 1st job as a journalist at National Herald.
Balakrishna Menon travelled to Swami Shivananda's Ashram at Rishikesh to expose the
Sadhus & write an article.
As per his words,
"I went not to gain knowledge, but to find out how the swamis were keeping up the bluff among the masses."
Menon was 31 then, he went from being a sceptic to an enthusiast, finally becoming a renunciate monk.
He began reading more
As per his words,
"I went not to gain knowledge, but to find out how the swamis were keeping up the bluff among the masses."
Menon was 31 then, he went from being a sceptic to an enthusiast, finally becoming a renunciate monk.
He began reading more
about Hindu scriptures and reviewing spiritual books.
On 25 February 1949, the holy day of Mahashivratri, Balan was initiated into SANYASA by Swami Sivananda, who gave him the name Swami Chinmayananda, or "bliss of pure Consciousness".
With Swami Sivananda's blessings,
On 25 February 1949, the holy day of Mahashivratri, Balan was initiated into SANYASA by Swami Sivananda, who gave him the name Swami Chinmayananda, or "bliss of pure Consciousness".
With Swami Sivananda's blessings,
Chinmayananda met Tapovan Maharaj of Uttarkashi, and devoted the next few years of his life to an intensive study of Vedanta under him. As his disciple, Chinmayananda underwent a rigorous study of the scriptures.
In 1951, with the blessings of his guru,
Swami Chinmayananda
In 1951, with the blessings of his guru,
Swami Chinmayananda
decided to bring the teachings of Vedanta to the masses.
In May, he left the Himalayas with a plan to set out on a tour and to visit places of worship to see how Hindu religious heritage was being handed down.
He said of that time: “I was miserably disillusioned and
In May, he left the Himalayas with a plan to set out on a tour and to visit places of worship to see how Hindu religious heritage was being handed down.
He said of that time: “I was miserably disillusioned and
disappointed about ... the stuff doled out as the best in Hinduism. My experiences during those five months of roaming only strengthened my conviction that I must execute ... Upanishad Gnana Yajna sessions all over Bharat.
At the end of the second Jñāna Yajña in Madras in 1953,
At the end of the second Jñāna Yajña in Madras in 1953,
a handful of people expressed the desire to create a forum for the study & discussion of Vedanta.
He reluctantly agreed to lay the foundation in his name, thus on 8 August 1953, the Chinmaya Mission was formed.
In a span of 5 years, Swami had instructed over 50,000 Bharatiyas
He reluctantly agreed to lay the foundation in his name, thus on 8 August 1953, the Chinmaya Mission was formed.
In a span of 5 years, Swami had instructed over 50,000 Bharatiyas
through 25 Gnana Yagna across the country.
In 1963, Swami Chinmayananda wrote an article calling for a World Hindu Council, inviting delegates from throughout the world to discuss the difficulties and needs concerning the "Survival and Development of Hindu culture."
In 1963, Swami Chinmayananda wrote an article calling for a World Hindu Council, inviting delegates from throughout the world to discuss the difficulties and needs concerning the "Survival and Development of Hindu culture."
This attracted attention of RSS pracharak S. S. Apte
In the same year, Chinmaya Mission collected Rs. 10,000 to fund the construction of the Vivekananda Rock Memorial, which the RSS was building at the time in Kanyakumari.
Did you know Swami gave a slipper shot for Pope...
In the same year, Chinmaya Mission collected Rs. 10,000 to fund the construction of the Vivekananda Rock Memorial, which the RSS was building at the time in Kanyakumari.
Did you know Swami gave a slipper shot for Pope...
In August 1964, the Pope announced that the International Eucharistic Conference would be held in November in Bombay, and stated that 250 Hindus would be converted to Christianity; Swami Chinmayananda announced in response that he would convert 500 Christians to Hinduism.
Christians abandoned the Conversion project pg 194
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Apte and Chinmayananda jointly organised a conference at the Sandeepany Ashram in August 1964, which resulted in the founding of the VHP.
On 6 March 1965, Swami Chinmayananda set out on his first
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Apte and Chinmayananda jointly organised a conference at the Sandeepany Ashram in August 1964, which resulted in the founding of the VHP.
On 6 March 1965, Swami Chinmayananda set out on his first
global teaching tour, covering 39 cities in 18 countries, Over the next 28 years, he continued these international discourses, staying only a week in each place, delivering a minimum of two lectures a day.
Swami believed that the VHP should be focused on educating members of
Swami believed that the VHP should be focused on educating members of
of the Hindu diaspora and their children about knowledge of their "cultural duties and spiritual values" and give them the opportunity to "learn, to appreciate and involve themselves in our tradition".
Swami Chinmayananda attained MAHASAMADHI on 03-08-1993.
#VANDEMATARAM
Swami Chinmayananda attained MAHASAMADHI on 03-08-1993.
#VANDEMATARAM
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