{"id":299,"date":"2025-06-01T01:15:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T08:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmportland.com\/HariPatrika2019\/?p=299"},"modified":"2026-06-09T14:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:58:14","slug":"foreword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2026\/foreword\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreword – Swami Ishwarananda"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hari Om!<\/p>\n

As we welcome the summer season, I extend my warm greetings and best wishes to everyone for a joyful, enriching, and inspiring summer.<\/p>\n

Enthusiasm is contagious \u2013 catch it from those who have it, and pass it on to those who don\u2019t.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It is a vital key that inspires us not only to live life fully but also to dedicate ourselves in service to others. I distinctly recall the time I spent with Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda. His tireless enthusiasm for teaching, attending to administrative responsibilities, and steadfastly maintaining his daily spiritual disciplines drew me deeply to him. Countless devotees and disciples have shared similar experiences of being inspired by his dynamic presence.<\/p>\n

It gives me great joy to learn about the vibrant activities of Chinmaya Haridwar, where adults and youth participate enthusiastically in spiritual, social, and cultural programs throughout the year. My recent visit, and the opportunity to join in the Hanuman Puja and Havan, remains a cherished memory.<\/p>\n

May Pujya Gurudev\u2019s blessings continue to guide and inspire each one of you. May you carry forward all your activities with a smiling face, a happy heart, and unwavering enthusiasm.<\/p>\n

Wishing you all a wonderful summer filled with growth, learning, service, and joy.<\/p>\n

With Prem & Om,
\nSwami Ishwarananda
\nDirector, Chinmaya Mission West
\nChinmaya Mission Los Angeles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hari Om! As we welcome the summer season, I extend my warm greetings and best wishes to everyone for a joyful, enriching, and inspiring summer. Enthusiasm is contagious \u2013 catch it from those who have it, and pass it on to those who don\u2019t. It is a vital key that inspires us not only to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prologue"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}