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Chinmaya Jyoti

"Chinmaya Jyoti" announced by Pujya Guruji on 5th anniversary of CMSD
Date: Jan 2006



CMSD acquired 8 acres of land for Chinmaya Jyoti
Date: Jan 2009



Bhumi Puja for Chinmaya Jyoti by Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayananda
Date: June 29th 2009





  
Food for Thought
 
  • Bala Vihar
  • Chinmaya Dhvani
  • Language Classes

Bala Vihar

"Love is to the human heart what sunshine is to the flowers." Being the visionary that he was, Swami Chinmayananda saw that in the hi-tech urban civilization both sunshine and love would be hard to come by. Anticipating this need, he started the Bala Vihars. A group of 10 to 25 children meet at a certain place on a weekly basis and the children and the sevaks/sevikas learn the art of living in love, the Hindu way. The idea is to provide an environment where the personality of the child blossoms in a spontaneous way. Good conduct, emotional refinement, intellectual finesse and spiritual awareness are developed by mature sevaks through fun and play, and through stories and bhajans. Sometimes it is through tears, but more often through smiles; sometimes through strictness, but mostly by persuasion. The children are encouraged to be responsible, alert and sensitive members of society. Swamiji believed that just as the strength of a wall depended on the quality of each brick, so too, the health of a society depended on the individuals. If the individuals are healthy, the society is healthy. His strategy for building a new society was to "Catch 'em young.” Today, there are hundreds of Bala Vihars in India and abroad operating under the supervision of Chinmaya Mission centers. Besides the regular classes, day camps, three-day camps, art classes, competitions and summer youth camps are arranged from time to time.

The CMSD Bala Vihar classes are taught by trained sevaks and sevikas.

  • Day: Sunday

  • Time: 8:45 to 11:00 AM

  • Venue: Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037. 

The prayer books are:

  • CMSD Handbook for grades PK-2

  • Chinmaya Book of Hymns for Grades 3 and above

  • Classroom texts: To be announced by CMSD at the assembly.

 

Chinmaya Dhvani (Chinmaya Youth Choir)

The purpose of this group is to provide an avenue for the students of Chinmaya Mission, who are musically inclined, to participate in rendering of bhajans. Chinmaya Dhvani presents devotional music performances at Mission-organized events and at local community events.

 

With the blessings of Pujya Swami Tejomayanandaji, Chinmaya Dhvani of Chinmaya Mission San Diego was formed on his birthday, June 30, 2002. 

 

CMSD Chinmaya Dhvani class:

  • Day: Saturday

  • Time: 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM

  • Venue: Sukumar Residence

  • Sevika: Lakshmi Sukumar

Language Classes

 

The CMSD language classes for Bala Vihar students are taught by dedicated Sevaks and Sevikas.

  • Day: Sunday

  • Time: 11:15 AM to 12:00 Noon

  • Venue: Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037

  • Languages: Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada and Marathi

 Sanskrit class for adults.

  • Day: Sunday

  • Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

  • Venue: Sukumar Residence

  • Sevika: Lakshmi Sukumar