Sanskrit Class Level 2 This class is for adults who have completed Sanskrit Level 1 course. This program is conducted online via Zoom.   Covers advanced spoken Sanskrit and introduction to Sanskrit grammar Compound sentences using adjectives and adverbs Sandhis and usage of pronouns in various tenses and moods Advanced stories and introduction to prose order of shlokas and proverbs Storytelling and short essay writing   INSTRUCTOR Venkat Palli - vsp410@gmail.com Phone: 848-218-0432  

Sanskrit Class Level 1 This class takes place on Sundays in person at CMC Badri.   Covers basic conversational Sanskrit Simple sentences using gender, number, tense and declensions Building vocabulary of commonly used nouns and verbs Simple short stories and proverbs Role playing and short skits   INSTRUCTOR Venkat Palli - vsp410@gmail.com Phone: 848-218-0432  

  Lalitha Sahasranama Chanting This class is conducted online via Zoom on Sundays 4:30 -5:30 pm starting 10 Mar 2024.   CONTACT: Sudha Gouthama [630-502-9341]

  Vishnu Sahasranama Chanting This class is conducted online via Zoom on Sundays 6:00 -7:00 pm starting 10 Mar 2024.   CONTACT: Sini Narayanan [630-621-0080]  Sudha Gouthama [ 630-502-9341]

  Swaranjali is conducted in person @ CMC Badri on Sundays, 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm   And Online on Wednesdays, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm  via Zoom   INSTRUCTORS Raman Mahadevan – ramdevan23@gmail.com Phone: 630-999-3629   Pavithra Anand pavithra.anand@gmail.com  Phone: 630-440-9258

Chess afterschool program for Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy. 9-week program on Mondays. Session time is 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm. April 8, 2024 - June 10, 2024. Grandmaster instruction from complete beginners to advancing tournament players. Our goal is for the students to experience the joy and significant social/educational benefits of learning and playing Chess. Students will also be prepared for tournaments and competitive play. Please use code "sibling10" for a 10% sibling discount. Register early and save 10%. Use code "early10" and register before March 31, 2024.

Sanskrit Class Level 3 This class is for adults who have completed Sanskrit Level 2 course. This is Level 3 class (Batch of 2019) conducted online via Zoom on Mondays, 6:0 0pm to 7:30 pm.   Covers advanced spoken Sanskrit and introduction to Sanskrit grammar Compound sentences using adjectives and adverbs Sandhis and usage of pronouns in various tenses and moods Advanced stories and introduction to prose order of shlokas and proverbs Storytelling and short essay writing   INSTRUCTOR Venkat Palli - vsp410@gmail.com Phone: 848-218-0432  

Dr. Jatin Kapadia will be conducting Vedanta Study Group online via Zoom video conferencing. The Zoom link to join the online session will be sent to registered participants.    What do you call a devotee who is also a king -- an emperor among saints or a saint among emperors? Kulaśekhara Ālvār, was a regal devotee who lorded over the Lord of His heart, Mukunda! He would cry, smile, weep, laugh, plead, throw a challenge to the lord and make Kṛṣṇa give into His sweet adoration.   Swami Ishwarananda in his erudite exposition on Mukundamālā, a composition of this saint says that love by itself is healing, but divine love is several notches higher and a Divine Lover is an alchemist who transforms an ordinary life into an inner pilgrimage, leading to an ecstatic union with the Lord.   His exhaustive commentary is replete with easy examples and parallels from the Upaniṣads and the Bhagavad-gītā. This will be an illuminating affirmation for any devotee and an eye-opener to any atheist who is very sure of himself.   Through this text, you will discover the deeper dimensions of your emotional and spiritual personalities.   Follow the link below to purchase book, https://www.chinmayapublications.com/mukundamala

Gurudev Jayanti

Chinmaya Mission Chicago - Badri, offers new families to come and experience Bala Vihar for a complimentary classes in the month of May, June, July and August.    Bala Vihar classes are aligned with children's school grades. Please select age appropriate Bala Vihar classes for your child in order to register.   During registration select a class for your fisrt child and enter information for that child. Then use Add More to select classes and provide information for other children in your family.

Chinmaya Mission New York (CMNY) presents   Chinmaya Downtown Bala Vihar Open House    We invite the whole family to enjoy one afternoon sampling Bala Vihar at the DTBV Open House. 

We invite your family to enjoy a Sunday morning with us. Your family will have the opportunity to attend prayers and assembly, Bala Vihar classes for children, satsang for parents, mingle with community members and meet our Bala Vihar team. 

Hari OM !! Greetings !! Chinmaya Memorial Day Camp 2024 A fully residential Spiritual retreat for the whole family to enjoy. Camp Opens at 5:30pm on Fri. May 24th to 1:00pm  on Mon. May 27th , 2023.Swami Shantanandaji will take the text Subodha Vendanta written by our Guruji Swami Tejomayananda ji. Camp location is  Camp Lindenmere 163 Lindenmere Lane, Henryville, PA 18332.

* Tournament format: Quads (In-person)—Players will be grouped in fours, starting with the highest-rated players based on their live OTB rating. They will play against the three other rated players in their group. * Location: 330 West 38th St. NY, NY 10018 * Eligibility: Open to all K-12 students with a valid USCF Membership * Cost: $60  Registration closes at 8:00 AM on the tournament day * Time control: Game 45 delay 5 * Round times:  1st round: 9:00 AM 2nd round: 11:00 AM 3rd round: 1:00 PM * Awards - $20 Amazon gift card per Quad winner *** Please include the full name and USCF ID on the notes on registration.  

International Grandmaster and FIDE Trainer Oliver Barbosa leads a training camp for USCF 1300+. Our camp is designed to help players improve their understanding of Chess and better prepare them for serious competition. This will be high-level training for scholastic players eager to take their game to the next level. There will be lectures, serious games, game analysis, puzzles, and one-on-one insights from the coaches.   *** Please include the full name and USCF ID on the notes on registration.

International Grandmaster and FIDE Trainer Oliver Barbosa leads a training camp for USCF 1300+. Our camp is designed to help players improve their understanding of Chess and better prepare them for serious competition. This will be high-level training for scholastic players eager to take their game to the next level. There will be lectures, serious games, game analysis, puzzles, and one-on-one insights from the coaches.   *** Please include the full name and USCF ID on the notes on registration.

International Grandmaster and FIDE Trainer Oliver Barbosa leads a training camp for USCF 1300+. Our camp is designed to help players improve their understanding of Chess and better prepare them for serious competition. This will be high-level training for scholastic players eager to take their game to the next level. There will be lectures, serious games, game analysis, puzzles, and one-on-one insights from the coaches.   *** Please include the full name and USCF ID on the notes on registration.

International Grandmaster and FIDE Trainer Oliver Barbosa leads a training camp for USCF 1300+. Our camp is designed to help players improve their understanding of Chess and better prepare them for serious competition. This will be high-level training for scholastic players eager to take their game to the next level. There will be lectures, serious games, game analysis, puzzles, and one-on-one insights from the coaches.   *** Please include the full name and USCF ID on the notes on registration.

International Grandmaster and FIDE Trainer Oliver Barbosa leads a training camp for USCF 1300+. Our camp is designed to help players improve their understanding of Chess and better prepare them for serious competition. This will be high-level training for scholastic players eager to take their game to the next level. There will be lectures, serious games, game analysis, puzzles, and one-on-one insights from the coaches.   *** Please include the full name and USCF ID on the notes on registration.

Presided by Swami Sharanananda and Swami Aparajitananda   Daily Stories, Skits, Quiz, Games, Arts and Crafts, Fun Fair, Cultural Program and more. Grand Finale with Cultural Program and Lunch on Jun 30, 2024.   Camp fee includes lunch and snacks daily Pre-program care available 7:30 am to 8:00 am Post-program care available 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

* Tournament format: Quads (In-person)—Players will be grouped in fours, starting with the highest-rated players based on their live OTB rating. They will play against the three other rated players in their group. * Location: 330 West 38th St. NY, NY 10018 * Eligibility: Open to all K-12 students with a valid USCF Membership * Cost: $60  Registration closes at 8:00 AM on the tournament day * Time control: Game 45 delay 5 * Round times:  1st round: 9:00 AM 2nd round: 11:00 AM 3rd round: 1:00 PM * Awards - $20 Amazon gift card per Quad winner *** Please include the full name and USCF ID on the notes on registration.  

International Grandmaster and FIDE Trainer Oliver Barbosa leads a training camp for USCF 1500+. Our camp is designed to help players improve their understanding of Chess and better prepare them for serious competition. This will be high-level training for scholastic players eager to take their game to the next level. There will be lectures, serious games, game analysis, puzzles, and one-on-one insights from the coaches.   *** Please include the full name and USCF ID on the notes on registration.

The Chinmaya Bala Vihar program offers weekly cultural classes connecting children to their culture and values through fun-filled activities, stories and celebrations of festivals. Bala Vihar sessions enhance the overall development of the personality of a child at all levels - physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual.   This trial class is for NEW families who would like the opportunity to learn a little bit more about a typical Sunday class.

Simple values and discipline through the English Alphabet. The Chinmaya Mission Pledge and the meaning, message and values it imparts.

Spark curiosity and understanding of Hindu Culture through interactive discussions, reflection, understanding and application of the concepts shared in the class. Topics include Symbolism of deities and basic concepts in vedanta such as four goals of life (purusharthas), the six virtues (shad sampati), the three qualities of the mind (gunas) and the four stages of life (ashramas).

Inspire children to act with fearlessness, humility, conviction and faith as did Sri HanumanJi. Instill the eight virtues (ashta-siddhi) of Lord Hanuman that make Him a Super SuperMan!

Yato Dharmah Tato Jayah - Where there's Dharma, there's Victory. Victory is achieved by avoiding sins and performing right actions. Lessons from the Mahabharata serve as a foundation for teaching the concepts of Karma and Dharma. Morals are taught through provocative questions/answers of Yaksha Prasna. The practical application of dharmic concepts to one's own life are discussed in every lesson. 

The goal of this curriculum is to inspire a healthy reverence and understanding of why India is referred to as a sacred land, her glorious heritage and the goal of human  life as revealed by our Scriptures and lived by our saints. Children will gain clarity through the lives and spiritual journeys  of selected saints of India and Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda.

Kindle devotion and faith in young minds through age-appropriate stories from the Srimad Bhagavatam. The curriculum focuses on episodes from the first nine cantos of Bhagavatam and cover the Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Vamana and Narasimha Avataras of Bhagavan Vishnu and related stories

Self Unfoldment by Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda is a text that helps the seeker to develop a strong foundation in the most basic concepts in Vedanta. Discussions and interactive activities ensure these concepts remain embedded in the experience of the student. With this foundation, the student is well prepared to study Prakarana Granthas, Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita. 

Based on books of the same name by Pujya Swami SwaroopanandaJi, this thought-provoking curriculum aims at equipping youth with the Vedantic tools that help perceive challenges as meaningful opportunities for inner growth and transformation. Managing your inner life i.e. the mind through sound Vedantic principles is the key to succesfully managing external challenges, situations and relationships. 

Karma Sannyasa Yoga - The Roadmap to Truth   Join us for a deep dive into Bhagavad Geeta - Chapter 4.   Bhagavan Krishna reveals his divine nature and explains the importance of duty without attachment to results. He outlines paths to liberation—Jnana Yoga (knowledge), Karma Yoga (selfless action), and Bhakti Yoga (devotion)—underscoring the necessity of faith and surrender to the divine.

Based on Goswami TulsidasJi's Ramacharitamanas, the goal of this curriculum is  to make children aware that our capacity for knowledge depends on the caliber of our mind and intellect - and therefore, it is critical to quieten the mind and sharpen the intellect to be happy and succesful. And the way to do this is by assimilating the values described in the chaupais of the Ramacharitamanas - whereby we all can become an "address" of God.

Learn about the different Hindu deities through mythological stories, Shlokas, games, songs, arts&crafts and festival celebrations.

Nature is one of our greatest teachers: illustrate that anyone or anything in Nature can be our teacher if only we have humility and the proper attitude to recognize them.

Narrate the immortal story of Ramayana and inspire children through stories of Lord Rama, Mother Sita and Sri Hanuman.

Parent & child program with songs, stories, arati, games, arts/crafts and fun activities designed to sow the seeds of spirituality in young, developing minds.

Karma Sannyasa Yoga - The Roadmap to Truth   Join us for a deep dive into Bhagavad Geeta - Chapter 4.   Bhagavan Krishna reveals his divine nature and explains the importance of duty without attachment to results. He outlines paths to liberation—Jnana Yoga (knowledge), Karma Yoga (selfless action), and Bhakti Yoga (devotion)—underscoring the necessity of faith and surrender to the divine.

Spark curiosity and understanding of Hindu Culture through interactive discussions, reflection, understanding and application of the concepts shared in the class. Topics include Symbolism of deities and basic concepts in vedanta such as four goals of life (purusharthas), the six virtues (shad sampati), the three qualities of the mind (gunas) and the four stages of life (ashramas).

Based on books of the same name by Pujya Swami SwaroopanandaJi, this thought-provoking curriculum aims at equipping youth with the Vedantic tools that help perceive challenges as meaningful opportunities for inner growth and transformation. Managing your inner life i.e. the mind through sound Vedantic principles is the key to succesfully managing external challenges, situations and relationships. 

Self Unfoldment by Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda is a text that helps the seeker to develop a strong foundation in the most basic concepts in Vedanta. Discussions and interactive activities ensure these concepts remain embedded in the experience of the student. With this foundation, the student is well prepared to study Prakarana Granthas, Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita. 

Simple values and discipline through the English Alphabet. The Chinmaya Mission Pledge and the meaning, message and values it imparts.

Based on Goswami TulsidasJi's Ramacharitamanas, the goal of this curriculum is  to make children aware that our capacity for knowledge depends on the caliber of our mind and intellect - and therefore, it is critical to quieten the mind and sharpen the intellect to be happy and succesful. And the way to do this is by assimilating the values described in the chaupais of the Ramacharitamanas - whereby we all can become an "address" of God.

Narrate the immortal story of Ramayana and inspire children through stories of Lord Rama, Mother Sita and Sri Hanuman.

Kindle devotion and faith in young minds through age-appropriate stories from the Srimad Bhagavatam. The curriculum focuses on episodes from the first nine cantos of Bhagavatam and cover the Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Vamana and Narasimha Avataras of Bhagavan Vishnu and related stories

Nature is one of our greatest teachers: illustrate that anyone or anything in Nature can be our teacher if only we have humility and the proper attitude to recognize them.

Inspire children to act with fearlessness, humility, conviction and faith as did Sri HanumanJi. Instill the eight virtues (ashta-siddhi) of Lord Hanuman that make Him a Super SuperMan!

The goal of this curriculum is to inspire a healthy reverence and understanding of why India is referred to as a sacred land, her glorious heritage and the goal of human  life as revealed by our Scriptures and lived by our saints. Children will gain clarity through the lives and spiritual journeys  of selected saints of India and Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda.

Learn about the different Hindu deities through mythological stories, Shlokas, games, songs, arts&crafts and festival celebrations.

Yato Dharmah Tato Jayah - Where there's Dharma, there's Victory. Victory is achieved by avoiding sins and performing right actions. Lessons from the Mahabharata serve as a foundation for teaching the concepts of Karma and Dharma. Morals are taught through provocative questions/answers of Yaksha Prasna. The practical application of dharmic concepts to one's own life are discussed in every lesson.