Chinmaya Mission Trust
55 books
It is usual in Hinduism that when parents go to religious festivals, or ritualistic yagnas, They bring home something to be shared by all: and this is called Prasad. Till now in our yagnas we had been distributing Prasad only for the parents, as my children were then too small to take in any Prasad. Now the Balavihar children have started not only demanding, but even invading my yagnasalad! They sit knee-to-knee with their parents and enjoy aspects of the talks ...
The children of today are the citizens of tomorrow. To mould their thoughts and aspirations is the true fulfillment of a national education. The ideal given to them in their early childhood alone can again and again inspire them in their future years of life and supply them with the courage to face their problems, the guts to pursue their purposes diligently, the faith in themselves and in their country, and the heroism to live and act according to their own ...
This book, especially written for children by Bharati with the assistance of the Swami, awakens in one a sense of beauty and wonder. The language is lyrical the sentences are short and crisp and the style is racy. The story of Sri Rama is not just narrated as an ancient tale full of sound and fury signifying nothing. The narration is interspersed with descriptions of the sights and sounds of Nature. Truly a thing of genuine beauty evokes in us a sense of ...
Krishna an Invisible Friend aim to introduce Shri Krishna and His wisdom to today's children so that they may be inspired by Him and relate to Him as a lovable friend and role model to look-up to, in their everyday life situations and challenges. This story has been adapted from Shrimad Bhagavatam. Chinmaya Bala Katha is a series of books designed to being home to the hearts of children everywhere simple truths such as the importance of love, genuineness, ...
Krishna Photocopies Himself aim to introduce Shri Krishna and His wisdom to today's children so that they may be inspired by Him and relate to Him as a lovable friend and role model to look-up to, in their everyday life situations and challenges. This story has been adapted from Shrimad Bhagavatam. Chinmaya Bala Katha is a series of books designed to being home to the hearts of children everywhere simple truths such as the importance of love, genuineness, ...
Krishna's Butter Bash aim to introduce Shri Krishna and His wisdom to today's children so that they may be inspired by Him and relate to Him as a lovable friend and role model to look-up to, in their everyday life situations and challenges. This story has been adapted from Shrimad Bhagavatam. Chinmaya Bala Katha is a series of books designed to being home to the hearts of children everywhere simple truths such as the importance of love, genuineness, sharing, ...
Krishna Rocks aim to introduce Shri Krishna and His wisdom to today's children so that they may be inspired by Him and relate to Him as a lovable friend and role model to look-up to, in their everyday life situations and challenges. This story has been adapted from Shrimad Bhagavatam. Chinmaya Bala Katha is a series of books designed to being home to the hearts of children everywhere simple truths such as the importance of love, genuineness, sharing, humility, ...
The entire art and literature of India is moulded in the beauty and divinity of Bhagavat. From childhood onwards the Hindu heart is taught to beat in unison with the tenth-chapter here, which narrates the childhood stories of Lord Krishna. He is the one solitary symbol that generated and sustained the spiritual ideal in the heart of the children and appealed to the head of the elders. The learned and the erudite reveled in the depth of the philosophy, packed away ...
Enter the fascinating world of Gods, kings, holy sages, wicked giants, animals and birds...See how ego destroys, meet the foolish lion and attend Sri Rama's coronation. Laugh with the clever monkey and sweet the greedy barber run. All these and many more characters come alive in this series of three books for 8-12 year olds.
Small children in their formative and most impressionable ages offer a tremendous potential for achieving the national goal. Bala Vihars run by the Chinmaya Mission not only lead the children on the correct path, but also serve as an arena of glee and mirth. The Chinmaya Bala Vihars have been very popular from the day of its initiation and we have been growing in stupendous strides everywhere, and therefore we are confident that this movement of Bala Krishna Seva ...
Bhaja Govindam is one of the seemingly smaller but, in fact, extremely important works of Adi Sankara. Here the fundamentals of Vedanta are taught in simple, musical verses so that, even from early childhood, the children of the Rsis can grow up amidst the melody of Advaita. The musical rhythm in these stanzas makes it easy even for children to remember and repeat these pregnant verses. For an intelligent young man, a sincere study of this poem can remove ...
Pujya Swamini Saradapriyananda Amma, A shining spiritual luminary of our times had an inimitable style of putting across the most profound thoughts in a simple yet powerful manner. Amma wrote a number of articles on varied subjects for souvenirs and magazines over the years. This book is a beautiful compendium of many of these articles as a token of our gratitude to the life and work that Amma epitomizes. Amma’s unique insights make this book a veritable ...
In this book you read how a man of divine vision beholds truth everywhere. Be it in the lifeless stones, or in the dumb trees, or among the singing birds, in the roar of the animals, in the silent womb of the jungle, in the bright expanse of the summer sky, or the whispering darkness-everywhere, at all times, here is a master mind who detects and perceives the plays of the unseen in and through the seen. Wanderings in the Himalayas gives poetic descriptions of ...
“Sankara is not an individual Sankara is an institution. No single person could ever have achieved what he had achieved in his short span of life. No Master or Prophet had ever achieved so much, for so many, in so short a time. Very often this tempts us to consider that Sankara was an Avatara.†Sankara work represents the total turnover of a highly competent person, working intensively every hour of the day, under conditions of the highest mental and ...
The Absolute Truth being infinite, it cannot be defined through words or concepts, which are relative and limited, therefore finite. Any discussion of the Ultimate Reality in the Scriptures is thus automatically understood to be merely indicative and descriptive. One such pointer in the direction of the Absolute Truth-and an extremely effective one at that-is Sri Guru Nanak Devji’s Mool Mantra (Ik Onkaar) found in the Guru Granth Sahib. As the term itself ...
As you begin reading through this kaleidoscope of India, let us give you a briefing of how to make the best use of this book such that it succeeds in awakening the Indian in you to the India that is yours. Our interaction with you begins by giving you a close acquaintance with the icons of our nation.Further, we take you through Indian architecture, science, entrepreneurship, management, sports, awards, arts, dance, music, musical instruments, education, ...
Hindu culture is founded upon the sacred scriptures of the Vedas, which are revered even today, for they contain revelations of eternal truth and embody the spiritual and cultural heritage of the Hindu people. The Vedas are the legacy of the rishis, or subjective scientists, who touched a deep cord within, far beyond the physical, mental, and intellectual layers, which allowed them to see all life as interconnected. They saw the One manifested throughout ...
Living in this world, it is almost impossible for any individual to lead a life that is above criticism-just or unjust. If we study the great epic, Ramayana, we find that even Lord Rama and Mother Sita could not escape criticism, though unjust, from their own subjects, the only person in Ramayana who succeeded in accomplishing this difficult task is Sri Hanuman-the greatest devotee of the Lord. We do not find a single incident wherein Sri Hanuman has made any ...
Solitude or Loneliness? Solitude and loneliness-two words that sound somewhat similar to our ears – but do they describe one and the same state of mind? We are born alone, suffer pain alone, die alone. Yet throughout our lives we seek to escape loneliness through acquisition of people and things. In this pursuit, we may feel satisfied at times, but never fully assuaged. The pain of loneliness again returns. Then there are those who "execute a strategic ...
Shri Hanuman is a great source of inspiration for all sincere pilgrims on the journey towards spiritual evolution. He is the very expression of divinity, unconditional love, wisdom, courage, loving service and incomparable strength. He is like a compassionate teacher and an affectionate friend to one and all. For the members of the Chinmaya Mission, Shri Hanuman evokes the image of Sidhari and Pujya Gurudev. The present worksouvenir begins with the story of the ...
Sri Adi Sankara Bhagawatpada, the greatest philosopher who treaded the length and breadth of India establishing the Advaidic philosophy, was also a devoted bhakta and a great poet. This fact one can come to know when he reads the works of this Great Master. The stutis and stotras he had written are the examples of his unflinching devotion to the Supreme Reality. He has just passed on his experiences, during the great moments of Oneness with the Infinite Lord, in ...
The modern scientific age places tremendous importance on expanding our knowledge about the world. Our desire to search beyond the limitations of human senses has brought about an exponential growth in sophisticated instruments. There seems to be an intuitive recognition, even among scientists, of a vast, immeasurable potential hidden in the depths of nature.Vedanta states that this vastness is, in fact, to be discovered in the subjective depths of every human ...
Srimad Bhagwad Geeta, the divine song of the lord, occurs in the story of Mahabharata and comprises 18 chapters. This great hand-book of practical living marks a great revolution in Hinduism, and brings about renaissance of the then decadent Hindu religion. The story of Mahabharata rings an optimistic note of hope to man that even though the diviner impulses are seemingly less in number in an individual, if the good in his is organized fully and brought under the ...