WE FACED IT, now DEFINTELY HOPING TO MAKE IT…

Take a beautiful sunny Friday morning on 9th July in good old Brisbane and of course energized with our beloved Gopalji’s contagious energy, throw in some enthusiastic teenagers (Yeah right!) in Varsha Ben’s welcoming home, and pile on an abundance of Gurudev’s love and blessings… you have the perfect recipe for an amazing inspirational workshop.

Chinmaya Mission Australia (Sydney) Brisbane Balavihar Centre held their second balavihar camp with their Br Gopal Chaitanya from 6th to 8th of July 2010.

Theme of this year’s camp was RAMA RULES! It was a three day camp including an excursion! We had many Sevaks and Volunteers helping all the way to make this camp a big success! There was about 50 kids who formed teams named Angad, Bharatha, Hanuman, Lakshmana and Sugriva.

It has been said ‘Every discussion about change must be preceded by a conversation about continuity’. In this Einsteinian world of flux where change seems to be the only permanent thing that we consciously bring upon ourselves - like change of job or migration from one country to another, and others that are natural and inevitable - like aging, the only thing that is permanent is our own Self. Over 60 years ago Pujya Swami Chinmayananda started the tradition of inquiry into this only factor that provides continuous witness to all the changes in our lives.» Read more

On Saturday the 1st of May 2010, Swami Swaroopanandaji provided the Melbourne youth with the opportunity to better understand ourselves through the cleverly and aptly named workshop, ‘Born Identity’. Over 50 of Melbourne’s slightly confused youth arrived at the Chinmaya Dham promptly at 9:00am, determined to discover their own identity in this world. The atmosphere in the ashram was peaceful, as always, but on this particular morning it was charged with anticipation for the upcoming words of wisdom from Swamiji.