Our Motto
To give maximum happiness to maximum number for the maximum time is our religion.

Thought of the day

Man is the roof and crown of creation. He may be tossed about by uncertain storms of life, but the solution to it lies in his own efforts in finding an ideal, and then raising his personality, from the level of petty emotions, to the loftier heights of the chosen ideal.

Members Study Group

Parents and other adults can participate in 2 different study group sessions while the Bala Vihar and language classes are in session.

In the first session (10:00 to 11:00), there are two different study group options.  First study group is live audio discourses by Swami Ishwarananda (Chinmaya-LA). Swamiji will continue with Geeta - Chapter 11. The last 15 minutes are opened for Q and A.  The second study group during this time is on the text 'SELF Unfoldment'.

In the second session (11:45 to 12:30), we study and discuss various Vedanta literature as well as ways of practicing the ideas and knowledge learned. We are following a sequence prescribed for students of Vedanta by Gurudev. Last year, we covered SELF Unfoldment. This year, we will continue with 'Kindle Life', another text by Gurudev.

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Our Acharya: Swami Ishwarananda (Chinmaya-LA)

Swami Ishwarananda was part of Chinmaya Mission Bangalore where he served as the secretary. Having been inspired by Param Pujya Swami Chinmayananda, and with the guidance of Swami Brahmananda, he left his field of software engineering and joined Sandeepany Sadhanalaya in Mumbai in 1991. Upon completing his brahmachari training in 1993, as Brahmachari Someshwar Chaitanya, he served Chinmaya Mission Centers in Bangalore and Calcutta and eventually as resident Acharya of Chinmaya Mission Los Angeles. In March of 2000, he was given sanyas deeksha by Pujya Swami Tejomayananda, and was named Swami Ishwarananda Saraswati.

Swami Ishwarananda served the Mission in Los Angeles until 2001. Swamiji was then made the Acharya in charge of Sandeepany Sadhanalaya in Mumbai for the 12th brahmachari batch from 2002 through 2004. Swamiji is a dynamic speaker and has given talks on Vedanta, stress management, management techniques and other such related fields. Swamiji’s mastery over the field of Vedanta comes through in his talks; but he presents it in a lucid way with humor to easily comprehend the tough and complex subject matter of Vedanta. Swamiji has authored the following books that give deep insight into spiritual life - 'Conscious Living', 'Silent Search' and 'Dew Drops'.