“We stand as one family…”<\/p>\n
It was the early 1960s, and the Chinmaya Mission was growing rapidly under the visionary leadership of Swami Chinmayananda. Centers were springing up across India and abroad. But Swamiji began to notice something: though people were attending satsangs and yagnas, there was a lack of cohesive identity among members. People felt inspired, but they didn\u2019t yet feel they were part of something larger.<\/p>\n
Swami Chinmayananda wanted the Chinmaya family to have a shared spiritual commitment that would go beyond rituals\u2014a daily reminder of values and purpose.<\/p>\n
One evening, while staying at Sandeepany Sadhanalaya in Mumbai, Swamiji called upon a few close devotees and said: Everyone sat in silence. Then Swamiji picked up a pen and, in a single sitting, wrote out on a piece of paper…<\/p>\n \u201cWe stand as one family, bound to each other with love and respect. Line by line, he poured into it the essence of Vedanta\u2014translated into simple, practical action.<\/p>\n He read it aloud. A deep silence followed. It was as if the room had suddenly become a temple.<\/p>\n One young sevak, moved to tears, said: Swamiji smiled, and quietly said: From that day onward, the pledge was recited at every Chinmaya gathering, youth camp, Bala Vihar, or satsang. It wasn\u2019t just words\u2014it was a living vow to bring Vedantic ideals into the marketplace of life. It continues to guide Chinmaya Mission members to this day.<\/p>\n Unlike a national pledge or religious chant, the Chinmaya Mission Pledge is universal. It speaks of:<\/p>\n Swamiji often said: The Story Behind the Chinmaya Mission Pledge “We stand as one family…” It was the early 1960s, and the Chinmaya Mission was growing rapidly under the visionary leadership of Swami Chinmayananda. Centers were springing up across India and abroad. But Swamiji began to notice something: though people were attending satsangs and yagnas, there was a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prologue"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1355,"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307\/revisions\/1355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u201cWe need a mission statement\u2014not just for our centers, but for our lives. A pledge that defines who we are, what we stand for, and how we should live.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWe serve as an army, courageous and disciplined, ever ready to fight against all low tendencies and false values, within and without us.
\nWe live honestly the noble life of sacrifice and service, producing more than what we consume and giving more than what we take.
\nWe seek the Lord\u2019s grace to keep us on the path of virtue, courage, and wisdom.
\nMay thy grace and blessings flow through us to the world around us.
\nWe believe that the service of our country is the service of the Lord of Lords, and devotion to the people is devotion to the supreme Self.
\nWe know our responsibilities.
\nGive us the ability and courage to fulfill them.
\nOm Tat Sat\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\u201cSwamiji, this is not just a pledge. This is how I want to live my life.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u201cThen let this be our daily sadhana.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nThe Living Prayer<\/h5>\n
Why It\u2019s Special<\/h5>\n
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\n\u201cWhen you live the pledge, the Mission lives in you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"