Grahasthasramam : ( 24/05/2013. )

Chinmaya Mission: December 2 at 3:59-AM.  The inauguration of the newly constructed Chinmaya Pushpanjali center in the heart of Kolhapur City marked a historic milestone for Chinmaya Mission Kolhapur.  The ground floor houses a temple with a beautiful idol of Shiva-Parvati, a reception area, an office, and the Chinmaya Vani bookstall.  The first floor features a well-equipped auditorium, while the second floor accommodates classrooms for study groups, Devi groups, CHYK classes, and Balavihars.  The third floor offers residential facilities for acharyas and visiting guests, complete with a kitchen, dining area, and meeting room.  The basement serves as a parking area.  This elegant structure has become one of the city’s architectural highlights. The ashram owes its completion to the divine vision of Guruji Swami Tejomayananda and the tireless efforts of Swami Dattarajananda, alongside the generosity of numerous donors and supporters.  The inauguration b...

Chinmaya Mission:  On Kojagiri Purnima, 16 October 2024, Swami Swaroopananda inaugurated the second Vedanta Sadhaka Course at Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF).  This one-year residential course, offered as a Diploma/PG Diploma in Advaita Vedanta by Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth (CVV), aims to deepen participants' understanding of Vedanta.  The ceremony featured the Ashtottarashata Namavali, led by Swami Swaroopananda and Swami Sharadananda. Sixty-one students from diverse backgrounds, including the USA, Canada, and Japan, enrolled in the course. During the event, three significant books were released:  Laghushabdendushekharam, translated into Malayalam by Prof. O. Vatsala; Sri Rama Jatakam, edited by Dr. P.N. Sudarsanan; and Journey into Health, authored by Swami Swaroopananda and translated into Tamil by Dr. M. Lalitha.  The ceremony concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by Prof. T. Asokan. ===============================================================...

================================================================================ Thursday 12, September 2024, 05:30. Mysticism The Nature of the True Religious Life - 3.6.   Swami Krishnananda. Chapter 3: The Foundation of Religious Philosophy-6. ================================================================================= The question of relation is the central point on which every philosophical discussion hangs, finally. Causal relation is the greatest of all relations—one thing causing another thing, or giving rise to another thing, or for the matter of that, any kind of relation to any other thing. You will find that there is some peculiarity in the concept of relation. It is not so simple as it appears on the surface. Imagine that there are two things, A and B. You cannot imagine any sort of relationship between A and B unless A and B are two different things. If A is the same as B, the question of relationship does not arise. It is taken for granted that A and B are ...