Chinmaya Mission: Transforming Lives

This publication brings out the spirit of the Chinmaya Movement most vividly in a pictorial format. The content reveals revered Swami Sivanandaji and Swami Tapovanji as the sources of inspiration for Pujya Gurudev to undertake this great task. A movement that springs forth from such divine inspiration can only bless mankind like the holy Ganges herself. The chapters in the book show the wide spectrum of spiritual, educational, cultural, social, and rural development projects of the mission. The book contains more than 500 pictures of various Chinmaya Mission activities and projects.

A vital and unique contribution of Chinmaya Mission to the world at large is that it gives the logic of spirituality and the foundation of Vedic culture in the teaching tradition of Advaita Vedanta. the Chinmaya International Foundation is a center for international research into these aspects. “Why research in this area?” one may ask. In the present information technology age, people are bombarded with unverified information. Research establishes the authenticity of information and also puts matters in their proper historical perspective. Thus, the many projects of Chinmaya Mission worldwide are planned within the perspective of a spiritual vision and with the welfare of the community in mind.”