Chinmaya Haridwar Online Magazine
Soundharya Nagasubramanian I am honored to be the editor of this edition of Haripatrika. It’s been a decade since Haridwar —named aptly as the gateway to Vishnu – was established by our Pujya Swami Tejomayananda. A decade where Haridwar has been a haven of service, inclusion and spiritual education for the Portland community. This past […]
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We had the privilege of teaching Bhagavad Gita chapters 1, 2, 14, and 17 to the 9th graders. We started the academic year by reviewing the Mahabharata in detail and then starting the first chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. After covering Arjuna Vishada Yoga (Yoga of Arjuna’s sorrow), we spent a lot of time covering […]
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In 11th grade, we start the high schoolers on Self Unfoldment as the focus of our discussion – starting with Happiness and Freedom and working our way through key topics such as Balance, Action, Vasanas, Mindset, Values, Integrated Mind, and facing challenges with Resilience. The class theme was focused on Excellence through Right Thinking. Excellence […]
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We started the year off on the first day with 10 students and had our graduation with 10 students too – this was pretty special for us! What a delightful group of youngsters getting ready to take on the world in their own special way. Given that our 12th graders were working on their college […]
Continue ReadingChinmaya Mission has developed a range of activities, events, and programs to cater to people of all age groups from various walks of life. Weekly classes strengthen the grassroots activities of the Mission for its members’ benefit, while lectures and camps by spiritual teachers reach a broader audience. Activities that the Chinmaya Mission Portland (CMP) […]
Continue ReadingDelving into the Bhagavad Gita through my local study group in the past several years has been a thorough and joyful experience for me. The concept of Karma Yoga, the path of selfless action, resonated deeply with me. It’s about detaching from personal gain and focusing our energy on serving the greater good. I find […]
Continue ReadingEditor Soundharya Nagasubramanian Digitization & layout design by: Subha Varma Pathial Contributors Pujya Swami Swaroopananda Aanandhi Ganesh Aarya Raman Agamya Guttal Agastya Krishna Aryan Beria Ashok Mann Devaki Payanat Ishita Nair Kavi Wheatley Keshav Ganesh Krishnakanth Sistla Krishnan Kolady Mini Aga Nandan Chazhiyat Naveen Gudigantala Pranav Kurpad Rajiv Bharadwaj Ramesh Krishnamurthy Rishan Chakraborty Rohin Raghavan […]
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