Chinmaya Prakash - Chinmaya Mission Dallas/Fort worth
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<strong>Chinmaya</strong> <strong>Prakash</strong><br />
<strong>Chinmaya</strong> <strong>Mission</strong> <strong>Dallas</strong>-<strong>Fort</strong> Worth ‘Saaket’<br />
17701 Davenport Road, <strong>Dallas</strong> TX 75252 tel: (972) 250-2470<br />
Our website—www.chinmayasaaket.org<br />
Spring 2006 Edition Volume 10, No. 1<br />
In this issue<br />
Gita Chanting<br />
p. 1<br />
Grocery $$ at work<br />
p. 1<br />
Pujya Guruji’s Itinerary<br />
p. 2<br />
President’s Note<br />
p. 2<br />
Ram Navmi<br />
p. 3<br />
Vishnu Sahasranam<br />
p. 3<br />
Balavihar Lock-ins<br />
p. 4<br />
Balavihar Graduation<br />
p. 5<br />
Fall Registration<br />
p. 6<br />
Festivals<br />
June 2006<br />
Fri. 30th<br />
• Guruji’s Birthday<br />
July 2006<br />
Mon. 10th<br />
• Guru Purnima /<br />
• Vy asa Jay anti<br />
August 2006<br />
Wed. 9th<br />
• Raksha Bandhan<br />
Wed. 16th<br />
• Sri Krishna<br />
• Janmashtami<br />
Mon. 28th<br />
Ganesh Chaturthi<br />
October 2006<br />
Mon. 2nd<br />
• Dussera<br />
Sat. 21st<br />
• Deepav ali<br />
December 2006<br />
Fri. 1st<br />
• Gita Jayanti<br />
• Tapov an<br />
Maharaj’s Jay anti<br />
Gita Chanting Competition<br />
G<br />
ita Chanting Competition 2006 for Balavihar students was held at <strong>Chinmaya</strong> <strong>Mission</strong><br />
DFW Saaket, on Saturday April 29th , 2005. This competition is a recurring annual<br />
event, w hich is open to the general public. This year w e had a total of 48 participants<br />
in the competition ranging in age from 3 ½ to 16 years. They were tested<br />
on their ability to chant from memory selected slokas (11 through 30) from Chapter II of Srimad<br />
Bhagavad Gita. The judging w as based on three criteria – memory & fluency, pronunciation,<br />
and presentation.<br />
Group First Prize Second Prize Third Prize<br />
KG Nikhil Gotgi Srinija Palavala Divya Mouli<br />
Grade 1 Kavya Raghvendra Varsha Appaji Amaey Bellary<br />
Grade 2 Shachi Hegde<br />
Shweta Menon Aditya Murthy<br />
Utkarsh Kaniyar<br />
Pooja Marella<br />
Grade 3 Remya Menon Krishna Vempati Jay Appaji<br />
Grades 4, 5 &6 Kaavya Valiveti Nidhi Gotgi<br />
Pooja Sajeev<br />
Nimay Kulkarni<br />
Grades 7 & 8 Meghana Bellary Raaga Vemula Sheela Varadan<br />
Grades 9-12 Rashmi Kammath Bharathy Sunkara Abirami Subramanian<br />
Don’t forget to put your<br />
Grocery dollars to use<br />
Y our<br />
grocery dollars can help raise<br />
money for CMDFW w ith every<br />
purchase you make at Tom<br />
Thumb an Kroger grocery stores.<br />
You can get more information by visiting<br />
URL: http://www.chinmayasaaket.org/<br />
about/saaket/support.php<br />
Tom Thumb: link your Rew ard/<br />
Remar kable card to code 8779.<br />
Our Master speaks………<br />
P<br />
eace is not gained<br />
by any struggle or<br />
absence of struggle.<br />
It is gained by understanding<br />
the nature of<br />
what is real. By discovering<br />
and realizing the Truth, the<br />
wise man becomes peace<br />
itself.<br />
Swami Tejomayananda
Page 2 Spring 2006 Edition Volume 10, No. 1<br />
Swami Tejomayananda’s Itinerary<br />
May 11—Jul 4 Mumbai Classes for Brahmacharis @ Sandeepany Tel: (+91-22) 2857 8647<br />
Jul 5—6 London Satsang @ Chinmay a Kirti Tel: (+44-20) 82036228<br />
Jul 9 Bakersfield Inauguration of Centre "Chinmay a Gokula" Tel: (+1-661) 8727784<br />
Jul 10—22 Piercy<br />
President’s Note:<br />
In the 2005-06 Balavihar session that just ended, we accomplished a great many things.<br />
1. We paid off the mortgage and are completely debt-f ree f or the first time in the history of Saaket. Thanks are due to the<br />
consistent support by our CMDFW member community.<br />
2. To address the growth in Balav ihar, we started a satellite center in Coppell. This center was successf ul beyond any one’s<br />
expectations, as within two weeks of starting the session in January 2006, we had to cap it off at 100 students due to space<br />
limitations. We are now looking f or a larger space in Coppell f or the f all 2006 session.<br />
3. 12th grade Balavihar students arranged our second annual Walkathon, where we raised over $1300 dollars for a Plano<br />
charity. This charity receiv ed their check in May 2006.<br />
4. We had an extremely entertaining and well-attended dance & music perf ormance conducted by our dance and music students.<br />
We also had a large class of 12 students graduate from Balav ihar, who are on their way to v arious colleges and universities<br />
around the country. We wish them all success.<br />
In addition, last y ear, our registrations reached a new height. Approximately 600 students registered for Balavihar for the 2005 -<br />
2006 y ear. This kind of success is possible only due to the tremendous support by the Balavihar teachers and Br. Uddhav ji’s<br />
guidance. These teachers have been dedicating numerous hours of personal time to ensure that the program runs smoothly.<br />
Let us hope and pray that the next academic y ear is ev en more successful! We seek Gurudev’s grace and Poojya Guruji’s<br />
blessings in our f orward march.<br />
Wishing everyone a great summer break!<br />
Our mission is to provide individuals, from any background, the wisdom of Vedanta and the practical means for<br />
growth and happiness, enabling them to become positive contributors to society.<br />
Send your correspondence only to:<br />
<strong>Chinmaya</strong> mission DFW<br />
17701 Davenport Road<br />
<strong>Dallas</strong>, TX 75252<br />
Telephone: (972) 250-2470<br />
Panchadashi Ch I; Saddarshanam; Guru Poornima - Jul<br />
10 @ CM West<br />
The <strong>Chinmaya</strong> <strong>Prakash</strong> is a quarterly publication of <strong>Chinmaya</strong> <strong>Mission</strong> DFW<br />
Editors: Ashok Dandekar, Swati Joshi<br />
Contributors: Manju Menon, Anjali Desai<br />
Tel: (+1-707) 2473188<br />
Jul 23—25 San Jose Satsang Tel: (+1-408) 2756289<br />
Jul 26—28 Chicago<br />
Satsang; Inauguration of Centre at Grace Lake<br />
("Chinmay a Yamunotri)<br />
Tel: (+1-630) 6543370<br />
Jul 29—Aug 5 Michigan Geeta Ch XIII Tel: (+1-810) 4444815<br />
Aug 7—9 London Satsang Tel: (+44-207) 602 3358<br />
Aug 11—Sep 23 Mumbai<br />
Classes for Brahmacharis; Janmashtami - Aug 16; Ganesh<br />
Chaturthi - Aug 28<br />
Tel: (+91-22) 2857 8647
Page 3 Spring 2006 Edition Volume 10, No. 1<br />
Ram Navami Celebrations<br />
R am<br />
Navami is a festival that celebrates the birth of<br />
Lord Rama, the son of King Dasharath. It w as a joyous<br />
occasion in Ayodhya all those centuries ago<br />
when King Dasharath’s heir w as finally born.<br />
The story of Lord Rama as told in the great epic Ramayana is<br />
one that most Indians know irrespective of caste, creed and<br />
religion. Lord Rama is a legendary figure, the epitome of all that<br />
is good and true, the man w ho vanquished the demon king Ravana.<br />
Lord Rama is not just a hero, but has been given the<br />
status of a god by the Hindus. Therefore, it comes as no surprise<br />
that his birth is celebrated year after year w ith great pomp<br />
and enjoy ment on the ninth day after the new moon in Shukla<br />
Chaitra (the w axing moon), w hich falls sometime in the month<br />
of April.<br />
Rama Navami w as celebrated at CMDFW Saaket on Thursday April 6th, 2006. All present<br />
were filled w ith happiness and joy on this auspicious occasion. On this occasion, Sw amiji reminded<br />
us that Sri Ramji w as born, got married and ascended the throne on the same day of<br />
Chaitra Shukla Navami at 12 Noon. He explained the salient features of Shri Rama’s life and<br />
how he led his life as an ideal human being.<br />
Vishnu Sahasranama<br />
This Vishnu Sahasranama stotra, is a garland of the thousand names of Lord Vishnu, strung in<br />
to a beautiful stotra by the legendary Rishi Veda Vyasa. The Vishnu Sahasranama is found in<br />
the great epic Mahabharata. 'Sahasranama' means thousand names, so this is a chant of<br />
thousand names of Lord Vishnu. Through all these names w e get 1000 indirect and indicative<br />
definitions of the unknow n supreme lord in ter ms of the know n. There are exactly 1031 names<br />
of Lord Vishnu in the 'Sahasranama' though w e find some repetitions.
Page 4 Spring 2006 Edition Volume 10, No. 1<br />
Balavihar Lock- ins<br />
I<br />
n keeping w ith our three year long tradition, w e had three lock-ins this academic year for elementary, middle<br />
and high school Balavihar . The elementary and middle school events ended by 10 PM, but the high school<br />
students w ere given the special opportunity to sleepover at Saaket. These lock-ins are a w onderful way for<br />
the Balavihar students to spend quality time w ith Sw ami-ji and enjoy the camaraderie of their peers.<br />
The elementary school lock-in w as held on December 9th 2005. There w as an overw helming response from elementary<br />
school Balavihar students, as 120 kids registered and attended the lock-in and were ready to bond w ith<br />
each other & Sw amiji. The children performed arati in the temple, had dinner and then w atched the acclaimed<br />
new animated movie, Hanuman w ith Sw amiji. This w as follow ed by a quiz based on the movie and all the participants<br />
w ere awarded ribbons.<br />
The middle school students got together on January 15th 2006, for their Lock-in. After arati, dinner and satsang<br />
with Sw amiji, they proceeded in a caravan of volunteer cars to Adventure Landing w here thirty-seven middle<br />
school Balavihar students w ere able to race cars, play putt-putt golf and laser tag. The cold w eather w as no deterrent<br />
to their enjoy ment.<br />
Then on February 10th 2006, it w as time for the trail-blazing high school students to have their Lock-in. <strong>Fort</strong>y six<br />
high school Balavihar students took a break from their busy schedules to eat pizza, pray, bow l and play laser tag<br />
along w ith Sw amiji at Main Event in Plano. This w as follow ed by a sleepover at Saaket. Most w ere successful in<br />
their deter mination to stay aw ake all night so as not to miss a single moment of the adventure. Sw amiji retired to<br />
his routine at 4:30 AM in the morning and the kids returned home by 7 AM Saturday – no doubt to catch up on<br />
some sleep!<br />
All in all, the consensus among “lock-in”-ers is that Saaket is no longer just a place your parents drag you to on<br />
Sundays – it is the headquarters of FUN – the sattvik kind of course - just as intended by the ever-innovative,<br />
master-mind, Acharya Uddhavji! Thanks to ALL the sevaks & sevikas w ho WORKED tirelessly behind the<br />
scenes to ensure that the adventures proceeded smoothly and safely!<br />
2nd Annual Walk-a-Thon<br />
T<br />
he 2nd annual Walk-a-Thon w as held on Sunday, April 23rd, at Russell Creek Par k. This w as an event<br />
organized by the 12th Grade Balavihar students. All proceeds raised w ent to the Boys & Girls Clubs of<br />
America. This event w as a tremendous success, with over 70 families w alking for a great cause!!
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2006 CMDFW Balavihar Graduates!!!<br />
Congratulations to the 2006 CMDFW Balavihar Graduates and their parents!!!<br />
Name Parents<br />
Senior High<br />
School<br />
Ambika Khanna Alka & Sanjeev PWSH<br />
Manik Aggarw al Param & Moti PWSH<br />
Roshni Surtani Nomita & Ashok PWSH<br />
Akash Sheth Bhavana & Mukesh Jesuit<br />
Priya Gupta Chitra and Sudhir PWSH<br />
Bani Maini Shalini & Sunil PESH<br />
Kedar Bhatia Dimple & Sanjay PWSH<br />
Sw ati Chanani Shashi & Jai PSHS<br />
Paw an Melgiri Sujata & Ravi PWSH<br />
Reena Patro Vishnu & Hari PESH<br />
Kunal Patel Kavita & Nalin PSHS<br />
Neil Agarw al Neetu & Sanjiv JJ PEARCE
Page 6 Spring 2006 Edition Volume 10, No. 1<br />
Weekly Saaket Activities<br />
Monday 7:20 – 8:30 PM Upanishad Class<br />
Tuesday 7:20 – 8:15 PM Hanuman Chalisa & Discourse on Sundarakanda<br />
Wednesday 7:20 – 8:30PM Upanishad Class<br />
Thursday 7:20 – 8:15 PM Vedic Chanting<br />
Friday 6:45 – 7:15 PM Lalita Saharanam chanting on second Friday<br />
Saturday 8:00 - 8:30 AM Meditation Class<br />
8:00 – 9:00 A M Vedic Chanting<br />
9:00 – 9:30 A M Vishnu Sahasranam Chanting<br />
9:30 – 11:00 A M Discourse - Vishnu Sahasranam<br />
Monthly bhajans are held second Friday of every month from 7:30 – 8:30 PM<br />
Join our Family<br />
f you currently are not a member and are interested in becoming one, annual membership is $50.00 and<br />
I includes the follow ing:<br />
*CMW New sletter *<strong>Chinmaya</strong> <strong>Prakash</strong> *Adult Study Classes<br />
* Discourses by our Resident Acharya<br />
Balavihar Sunday Sessions: 9:00 - 10:30AM, 11:15AM - 12:45PM, & 3:00 - 4:30PM<br />
Please visit the CMDFW w ebsite for more details: www.chinmayasaaket.org<br />
Fall 2006 Balavihar Registration<br />
Saaket session timings for 2006-2007:<br />
• Session I: 9:00 – 10:30 AM<br />
• Session II: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM (Please note new start and end time)<br />
• Session III: 3:00 – 4:30 PM<br />
Balavihar Registration Status (Saaket):<br />
• Session I registration is closed.<br />
• Session II registration is closed.<br />
• Registration open for Session III.<br />
Balavihar Registration Status (Coppell/Flower Mound Satellite Center):<br />
• 3:30 - 5:00 PM Registration open<br />
How to register:<br />
1. Visit CMDFW w eb site at: www.chinmayasaaket.org<br />
2. Dow nload the registration form for appropriate location (Saaket or Coppell)<br />
3. Mail it in w ith your payment to 17701 Davenport Road, <strong>Dallas</strong> TX 75252.<br />
4. Pay ments are to be made in half or full installments as indicated on the form. Please make the<br />
checks out to Chinma ya M i ssi on DFW and indicate your student’s name in the memo section. You w ill<br />
receive a confirmation email once w e receive your registration form and check.<br />
For more information, please contact the registration team or the Balavihar coordinators.
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