There are various ways of donating for the activities of Chinmaya Mission. You can pay by Cash, by Cheque or through On-line Payments. For more details follow the donations link on this website. In India and certain other countries, you can also get a tax-rebate on the donations you make for Chinmaya Mission activities.
The official website of Central Chinmaya Mission Trust(CCMT) is www.chinmayamission.com. Regional or Local Centres/Projects often have their own local websites. These may be center/ city/ country/ region specific. You may sometimes find more detailed information in a local website. We would recommend visiting the CCMT website mentioned here as also the local one pertaining to your area to get more detailed information.
Subscribing to the local Centre’s news bulletin or joining their e-mailing list shall help you keep abreast of the activities at the local Centre. To know of the activities (past and forthcoming) across Chinmaya Mission Centres – you may subscribe to Tapovan Prasad (hyperlink Tapovan Prasad page here) – the monthly international magazine of Chinmaya Mission worldwide.
To know what activities are conducted at the Centre closest to you – please contact the local Mission Centre for details.
Please visit the list of centres by clicking hereto locate a Centre closest to you.
Chinmaya Mission is accepting of people who have taken deeksha from other organisations as long as the individual is comfortable about participating in Chinmaya Mission activities.
Since there is no insistence on formal rituals or practices on Chinmaya Mission members, other than ensuring one’s own spiritual progress – Chinmaya Mission activities should not come in the way.
Chinmaya Mission as such does not take the responsibility of helping people fine their Guru. It functions on the premise that when the student is ready – the Guru appears.
Chinmaya Mission Acharyas are however accessible for getting support on one’s spiritual journey.
The greatest benefit is the access to opportunities to learn and study; thereafter to grow at one’s own pace. With time, one also gains the support of the entire Chinmaya Mission family.
Just as education equips a child so that he can take care of himself when he grows up, similarly, the wisdom of Vedanta prepares an individual for all life situations.
Swami Chinmayananda’s poetic words reveal how individuals gain from the Mission: “Chinmaya Mission will never teach you anything, but it is an organisation where we all come together to learn. The science of Realitytand the path of God-realization are the main subjects that you will learn in the Chinmaya institution There are subsidiary attempts such as sharpening your personality, blazing up your intellect, oiling your emotions, refitting your relationships, recharging your convictions, replenishing your values — in short, you’ll die, and in your place a more brilliant man will be born. If you are ready for this Self-resurrection, come to the cavalry — Chinmaya Mission. Our mission work is to replace the ‘beast’ in us with the “best” in us.
Pujya Gurudev is the reverential name for the Founder of Chinmaya Mission – Swami Chinmayananda.
Pujya Guruji is used to reverentially address former Worldwide Head of the Chinmaya Mission – Swami Tejomayananda; who was leading, administering and guiding Chinmaya Mission activities since 1993 – after the Mahasamadhi of Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda up until 2017.
Most financial resources are obtained through donations and contributions made by beneficiaries of these activities. Certain research and rural development activities are supported by Grants. Some infrastructural facilities are also given as donations.
Human resources are sometimes professionally hired. In addition, Mission members and others who have benefited, that is, people of all ages offer their expertise and skills in serving full-time or part-time at Chinmaya Mission.