Saturday, May 8, 2010, 10:00–11:30 am …

Hari Om and Salutations!
The Message from H.H. Swami Tejomayananda, Head of Chinmaya Mission:
There are two most important aspects of Chinmaya Mission, namely, one’s own spiritual growth and one’s positive contri-bution to society. Keeping this in view, it has been decided that Pujya Gurudev’s Jayanti (birthday) — 8th May — will be observed by all of the Chinmaya Family as Seva Day.

The Purpose Seva Day should be observed collectively or individually, with commitment and intensity. The sanctity of it should be nurtured by abstinence from smoking, drinking, consuming non-vegetarian food, partying, and so on. The birth of a mahatma is the beginning of his divine work. So it is appropriate that Gurudev’s Jayanti is celebrated as Seva Day.

Swami Tejomayananda

The Program On Seva Day, while we will continue to hold a special program, such as Guru Paduka pooja, satsang, and so on, at the Centres, the highlight of the day will be seva. At Shivalaya, we are celebrating Pujya Gurudev’s Jayanti on May 8 with Guru Paduka pooja and satsang from 10:00-11:30 am, followed by Seva of Spring Cleaning outside and inside the ashram, culminating with samashti prasad. May this Spring Cleaning be the means to gain the required purity and clarity of mind so that we can enjoy our progress on the spiritual path! May Gurudev’s blessings and guidance show us the way to inner purity and Self-unfoldment.

Swamini Shivapriyananda

PARKING: Please use parking at the north entrance.

Saturday, May 15, 2010, From 9 am …

Program:

• 9:00 am - 9:30 am           ..Registration ($15 for meal/refreshments)
• 9:30 am - 11:00 am         ..Talk (part 1)
• 11:00 am - 11:30 am       ..Break (refreshments)
• 11:30 am - 12:30 pm       ..Talk (part 2)
• 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm         ..Questions & Answers
• 1:15 pm - 1:30 pm           ..Closing*
• 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm            ..Lunch

About H.H. Swami Chidatmananda . . . presently he is Acharya (Teacher-in-Charge) of Chinmaya Mission Hyderabad and Regional Head of Andhra Pradesh, India. Inspired by Pujya Gurudev, H.H.Swami Chinmayananda, he joined Sandeepany Sadhanalaya in Mumbai in 1989 under the tutelage of H.H Swami Purushottamananda. In 1991 he was posted as the Acharya to the mission center at Hyderabad, and was initiated into Brahmacharya Deeksha by Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda in 1993, and was initiated into Sannyasa Diksha in 1999 by H.H Swami Tejomayananda (the present Spiritual Head of Chinmaya Mission worldwide). Swami Chidatmananda is a Law graduate from Osmania University.

Swamiji is popular for his talks on India’s widely viewed cable TV channels (Gemini, Teja, and Doordarshan), where he covers topics such as the Bhagavad Gita and Vemana padyamulu (poems by the Yogi Vemana). He also speaks on Vedanta (Upanishads), Ramayana, and Mahabharata.

Swamiji has conducted many spiritual, meditation, management, and personality development camps for youth and elders. Apart from these activities, he has conducted many sessions for government organizations, management schools, and politicians in India, with discussions on stress and mind management, self-management, ethics, and morals. Swamiji is acclaimed for his ability to unfold with ease very complex concepts from the Upanishads. He is highly fluent in English and a couple of Indian languages.

Swamiji has toured widely internationally for the past several years — USA, Canada, UK, France, Oman — and has endeared himself to a variety of audiences with his philosophy lectures and meditation sessions.

Saturday, May 29, 2010, From 10 am …
Location: Spencer Smith Park, Burlington, ON Google map

• 10:00 am   Registration
• 11:00 am   Walk
• 12:00 pm   Family Picnic
• 1:30 pm   Prizes & Games

CORD  develops holistic programmes of self-upliftment for the rural and impoverished people of India. Its activities have crossed countless social, economic, and political boundaries, resulting in exceptional service to over 600 villages in 2007 alone. CORD’s Sidhbari Project alone has over 45,000 participating villagers and over 250,000 beneficiaries. CORD's strength and success has been due to its coalition with villagers, where there is coopera-tive effort to organise, build, and find relevant solutions to personal, familial, and communal concerns and challenges. Through the “Annual Walk for CORD,” your support helps CORD to continue this valuable service to the villages of India.