Swami Chinmayananda was a Pioneer who initiated many new ways to share the knowledge of Vedanta and harness the dormant potential of individuals and communities. Some of his pioneering efforts are mentioned here. The boulder on which Swami Chinmayananda was reflecting about our culture, its decline and plans to revive it, has a conch on its back and it lists a few projects and programmes that Swami Chinmayananda was first to initiate for cultural revival.

 

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He brought the knowledge of Vedanta to the masses in a systematic way in English

Started and conducted over 500 Geeta Jnana Yagnas

Combined Knowledge and Rituals

Prescribed a systematic scheme of study for Vedanta

Made an index of the Bhagavad Geeta for daily life in English

Established an institute to train missionaries for Vedanta – Sandeepany Sadhanalaya in India and abroad

Took the Geeta to the corporate world, Army, Doctors, Architects etc.

Entered the colleges and spoke on the Geeta to the youth

Empowered women through Devi Groups and many other ways

Started grass root activities like Balavihar, Chinmaya Yuva Kendra, Study Groups, Devi Groups, Vanaprastha Sansthan globally, for the cultural awakening

 

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Swami Chinmayananda - The Pioneer

 

Swami Chinmayananda was a Pioneer in many ways. Conch is the symbol of Awakening and pioneering efforts. On the conch you will find some of the projects and programmes that he was first to initiate. It is printed on a mirror polish stainless steel cut out.