Every morning we engage in 15 minutes of inspiration and quietude guided by Vivekji. Then throughout the day we engage in the Application. This is what makes the entire day most meaningful. Share reflections and observations of your Application below!
☀ November 15, 2024
If people made lists of those who are unkind, whose list would you be on?
☀ November 14, 2024
Who do you compare yourself to the most?
☀ November 13, 2024
Visualize Shri Krishna is your supervisor and rating you on how well you are doing your part in the whole! (1- you have forgotten the creator, 100 – you are doing awesome remembering Him)
☀ November 12, 2024
How are you practicing the profound?
☀ November 11, 2024
Reflect on the diverse subjects that we have learned over the past 70% of this section. Relatedly, schedule December 10-12th into the calendar for The Happiness Series VIII which will zoom into these diverse subjects like redefining success
☀ November 10, 2024
Reflect and write about a mystical happening in your life (illogical, but powerful)
☀ November 9, 2024
Reflect and write about who your Ishta-Bhagavan is / who is your personal Divinity and how did you decide this?
☀ November 8, 2024
Reflect on the grace we are feeling on account of our Guru-shishya-parampara and offer gratitude
☀ November 7, 2024
Register for The Slow Down Retreat
☀ November 6, 2024
Feel hopeful, hope-filled
☀ November 5, 2024
Reflect and rate yourself in terms of your relationship with rumors (1=awful – 100=awesome)
☀ November 4, 2024
Come up with 3 reconciliation strategies
☀ November 3, 2024
Join for workshops Nov 3, Hindu Heritage and giving across generations
☀ November 2, 2024
Reflect and feel that you’re awake in a dream
☀ November 1, 2024
light the Light
☀ October 31, 2024
Reflect and write about costumes
☀ October 30, 2024
Feel that the only position you have in life is that of a child of Divinity
☀ October 29, 2024
As we commence Dipavali, think of offering more resources to Elevate HERstory
☀ October 28, 2024
Karma yoga makes you energetic and Bhakti yoga makes you tireless. Reflect on the difference in your own life.
☀ October 27, 2024
Rate how objective you are (1-100)
☀ October 26, 2024
Verbalize “Earth, Elements, Existence” for everything you see with your eyes
☀ October 25, 2024
Listen and watch the video “Lonely Boy” by the Black Keys
☀ October 24, 2024
Rate how much you are following your Guru/Guide
☀ October 23, 2024
Rate how much you are doing for Devis (1-100)
☀ October 22, 2024
Sign up and support Efforts for HERstory
☀ October 21, 2024
Be an amba (ambassador) of our CommUnity
☀ October 20, 2024
Imagine Shri Krishna is in your room. How would the meeting be? What would you give?
☀ October 19, 2024
What percentage of kala do you give to satsang?
☀ October 18, 2024
Reflect and write a poem about missing whom you love, missing Divinity
☀ October 17, 2024
Visualize meeting Shri Krishna in the way Akrura visualizes
☀ October 16, 2024
Make sure we are creating time for The Hindu Heritage Series happening this Sunday, Oct 20, 2024
☀ October 15, 2024
Rate how easily bothered or unbothered you have become (1 = easily bothered, 100 = unbothered)
☀ October 14, 2024
Research what Efforts for HERstory entails. What does it mean?
☀ October 13, 2024
Reflect and write about between chapters 29-33, what teaching has moved you the most
☀ October 12, 2024
Be more Krtanjnya
☀ October 11, 2024
Assess between three personalities which receive love but don’t return it. What percentage is your personality of these?
☀ October 10, 2024
Watch and listen to Gopi Gita (Feb 7, 2021 & Feb 14, 2021) in more detail
☀ October 9, 2024
Shri Krishna has granted access to 30 chapters until now for you. What have you done for him?
☀ October 8, 2024
Reflect and write on a strong experience of yours where your prayers were answered
☀ October 7, 2024
Watch, watch again and share, share again the recordings from our CommUnity’s sessions on Gun Violence
☀ October 6, 2024
List out the names of Shri Krishna that you have understood and which one is most personal to you
☀ October 5, 2024
What has been the strongest change in you growing from sight to vision?
☀ October 4, 2024
Reflect and write about when you’ve been strongly humbled
☀ October 3, 2024
From Oct 3 – Nov 4, reference Efforts for HERstory everyday
☀ October 2, 2024
Are you a ritualist (study but don’t follow)? If you are, how are you going to change this?
☀ October 1, 2024
Read Section 10, Chapter 22, Verse 29-35 where Shri Krishna describes that humans should be like trees and not the other way around
☀ September 30, 2024
Identify which of the first 20 Chapters has moved you the most
☀ September 29, 2024
Watch our Shastra on Our Environment
☀ September 28, 2024
Reflect on 3 indulges that burn you, that don’t make you happier, that you regret
☀ September 27, 2024
Listen to the Live Vedanta Podcast Episodes on Sea Change
☀ September 26, 2024
Sleep early, wake early for The Highest Vocation from Oct 3 – Nov 1
☀ September 25, 2024
Offer your good wishes to all in our Running from the Mind CommUnity
☀ September 24, 2024
Set up an accountability parter for The Highest Vocation from Oct 3 – Nov 1
☀ September 23, 2024
Register for The Highest Vocation from Oct 3 – Nov 1
☀ September 22, 2024
Listen to our Young share thoughts on from Stressful to Peaceful with the United Consciousness video
☀ September 21, 2024
Think about how we would fight sinning
☀ September 20, 2024
Think about what weapon needs to be used against attachment and hypocrisy
☀ September 19, 2024
Listen to the song Light Years by Pearl Jam
☀ September 18, 2024
Rate how involved you are with our CommUnity
☀ September 14 – 17, 2024
Listen carefully, write down carefully. Section B 162 Row GG. Section B 111 Row FF. Write to Pearl Jam today and tomorrow – who you are, where you’re from, you’re a student of Shri Vivek, and you are learning to be happy as well as raise funds for diverse causes
☀ September 13, 2024
Register for United Consciousness Workshop: From Stressful to Peaceful on Saturday, September 21 and spread the word!
☀ September 12, 2024
Try to remember as much as possible to touch your heart
☀ September 11, 2024
Write a stuthi for Bhagavan Krishna’s birth
☀ September 10, 2024
Be deeper than thirst and hunger
☀ September 09, 2024
Notice all of the supports around you (ex. floor supporting body, pillars supporting buildings, etc.)
☀ September 08, 2024
Rate yourself from 1-100 (awful-awesome) about how passionate you are about the earth. Join our Loving Earth Workshop this evening.
☀ September 07, 2024
What are your 3 personal icons of Shri Krishna?
☀ August 01, 2024
Practice ‘Write Notes’
☀ August 01, 2024
Practice ‘Invoke Pages’
☀ July 30, 2024
Practice ‘Visualize Guide’
July 29, 2024
Practice ‘Study Happiness’
☀ July 28, 2024
Practice ‘Sleep Early’
☀ July 27, 2024
Practice ‘Allow Speak’
☀ July 26, 2024
Practice ‘Set Altar’
☀ July 25, 2024
Every day practice what you have studied ‘Prepare Experience’
☀ July 24, 2024
Memorize verse 1 of Sadhana Panchakam (in Sanskrit) or the English practices.
☀ July 23, 2024
Rate your experience in our CommUnity in terms of follow through.
☀ July 22, 2024
Reflect on ‘anusandhiyatam’ – How does disappointment affect your sadhana?
☀ July 20, 2024
Imagine this : You have just had coffee with Vivekji and at the end Vivekji shares a request asking for 10% of your savings for the CommUnity . What would you do ? How would you feel ?
☀ July 19, 2024
Dissect what do you use Whatsapp for ?
☀ July 18, 2024
Create a checklist of the practices we study , and then ‘check them off your list’.
☀ July 17, 2024
Study the ‘100 most important words in Vedanta’ – Episode 1 starts here – https://livevedanta.simplecast.com/episodes/dejection-to-quietude
☀ July 16, 2024
Join Meaningful Mornings at 7:30 A ET for Vitamin R2. We will Reflect and wRite every morning on a specific prompt.
☀ June 9, 2024
Be ready and prepared to strengthen your sadhana over summer through ‘The Highest Vocation’ . Audio recordings will be released at https://www.youtube.com/@ChinmayaMissionNiagara
☀ June 8, 2024
Distil the 70 Essential Love verses down to 7 .
☀ June 7, 2024
Listen to the song Weird Fishes by Radiohead
☀ June 6, 2024
Reflect on what does Vivekji want from us in relation to ‘resources’.
☀ June 5, 2024
Reflect on what does Vivekji want from us in relation to ‘time’.
☀ June 4, 2024
Reflect on what does Vivekji want from us in relation to ‘effort’.
☀ June 3, 2024
Reflect on what Vivekji wants ‘for us’ and ‘from us’.
☀ June 2, 2024
Memorize and personalize the 2 verses of Srimad Bhagavad Gita – Chapter 2 verse 7 and Chapter 18 verse 73.
☀ June 1, 2024
Are you tuned in to the reminders to be disciplined – The Phone Promise , CommUnity Prayer, Reflect on For Him Forever, Guitar over Guns etc ? Tune in.
☀ May 31, 2024
Of the remaining verses in this Chapter 18 – which do you think are the last 2 critical verses ?
☀ May 30, 2024
On a scale of 1 – 100 rate how grateful you are.
☀ May 24, 2024
What do you think the Lord is going to share next ?
☀ May 23, 2024
Reflect on “iṣhṭa asi me” – i am dear to Him
☀ May 21, 2024
Feel that you do not have free will.
☀ May 19, 2024
Reflect on ‘in which way do you not change’.
☀ May 18, 2024
View and reflect on our Connection to Contentment celebration again – https://fb.watch/rXjlsdSKwW/
☀ May 17, 2024
Reflect on ‘For Him , Forever’.
☀ May 16, 2024
Reflect on what ‘seeking refuge’ means to us.
☀ May 15, 2024
Reflect on what Meaningful Mornings has done for your mental health.
☀ May 14, 2024
Visualize that you are part of the upcoming Kailash Yatra
☀ May 13, 2024
Please reflect on what can be shared in a workshop on “Putting mindfulness to work”.
☀ May 11, 2024
Reflect on what is the single facet of Sanatana Dharama that keeps Sanatana Dharma sanatana.
☀ May 10, 2024
Listen to the reflections of our alumni on what it means to be a facilitator https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL58eJuRHQplltmUejtIIYIhTIMx6xKBpC
☀ May 09, 2024
Step into a journey of self-discovery and service with our Enhanced Seva Training! Registration opens soon! For more details -https://www.chinmayaniagara.com/initiatives/enhanced-seva-training/
☀ May 06, 2024
Are you following through with your samkalpa for celebrating our Connection to Contentment and our offering for AWE ?
☀ May 05, 2024
Explain Verse 45 to 3 people today
☀ May 04, 2024
Rate yourself on how you are doing with Verse 45 (0 – not living your responsibilities at all, 100 – you are fully living your responsibilities)
☀ May 03, 2024
How to encourage more ahimsa (sensitivity)?
☀ May 02, 2024
Listen to the song ‘Meant to BE’
☀ May 01, 2024
Envision how would Pujya Swami Chinmayananda feel about our CommUnity ?
☀ Apr 30, 2024
Which varna are you ie who are you living for ?
☀ Apr 29, 2024
Reflect on this RAD – a quote by James Clear, the author of Atomic Habits.
☀ Apr 28, 2024
How many times do you misplace objects ?
☀ Apr 27, 2024
Of the 7 systems, share which system is most meaningful to you.
☀ Apr 26, 2024
Guess the next 2 factes of this frame work and rate what kind of ‘sukha’ you experience.
☀ Apr 25, 2024
Listen to this song ‘Call it Dreaming‘
☀ Apr 24, 2024
Register for Running from the Mind here
☀ Apr 23, 2024
Subscribe to Chinmaya Niagara’s Youtube channel
☀ Apr 22, 2024
Externally, dress in blue and green. Hopefully this will evolve to Loving Earth as our inner world.
☀ Apr 19-21, 2024
Plan your weekend around AWE – to live for air, water, and earth
☀ Apr 18, 2024
Listen to Enjoy the Silence by Depesh Mode
☀ Apr 17, 2024
Listen to “You got it by “You Got It” by Roy Orbison
☀ Apr 16, 2024
Do something extraordinary for Bhagavan Rama.
☀ Apr 15, 2024
Do something extraordinary for Bhagavan Rama.
☀ Apr 14, 2024
Reflect on vada – how do you interact with people ? Is it about you being right (1 point) or life being right (100 points). Rate yourself.
☀ Apr 13, 2024
Reflect and share – what are three ways you act out of fear?
☀ Apr 12, 2024
This weekend plant 10 plants and share pictures of your plants and plantings.
☀ Apr 11, 2024
Schedule your One with One with Vivekji here.
☀ Apr 10, 2024
Be steady in what you are offering.
☀ Apr 9, 2024
Analyze your lifestyle and identify one rajasic facet and offer it to Raja (Raja Rama).
☀ Apr 8, 2024
Reflect on your value triangle.
☀ Apr 7, 2024
Begin charting out all the frameworks in Chapter 18
☀ Apr 6, 2024
Reflect on how you are going to celebrate Bhagavan Rama’s Jayanti
☀ Apr 4, 2024
Feel “i know nothing”.
☀ Apr 3, 2024
Please sign up to read before Meaningful Mornings. Sign up here
☀ Apr 2, 2024
Track how you feel the 5 factors (body, breath, mind, ego, Spirit) in your everyday actions.
☀ Apr 1, 2024
Reflect/guess the 5 factors mentioned in Srimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 verse 13
☀ Mar 30, 2024
Commit to register for our Efforts for AWE. Registration details coming soon on our websight
☀ Mar 29, 2024
Listen to The Last DJ by Tom Petty
☀ Mar 28, 2024
Rate yourself – how independent are you ? 1 being the least and 100 being awesome.
☀ Mar 27, 2024
Save the date and commit to attend our celebration.
☀ Mar 26, 2024
Present your words for Yajna, Tapa, Dana in an artistic way.
☀ Mar 24, 2024
What are your own personal words for Yajna, Dana, Tapa ?
☀ Mar 23, 2024
On a scale of 1 – 100, rate yourself on how nischaya you are. Are you practicing Oneness ?
☀ Mar 22, 2024
Wear Shri Krishna
☀ Mar 21, 2024
Listen to the song Shedding Skin (Beloved Friend) by MC Yogi
☀ Mar 20, 2024
Read our E-Newsletter dated Mar 14th Themed “What distracts you most?”. If you currently don’t subscribe to the E-Newsletter please consider subscribing here.
☀ Mar 19, 2024
Please pray that our application for TED Talk may be accepted so we may serve Sanatana Dharma more.
☀ Mar 18, 2024
Come prepared to chant the samkalpa vakyas from Chapter 1 to Chapter 17 tomorrow.
☀ Mar 17, 2024
Come up with your own plan for daatavyam.
☀ Mar 16, 2024
Visualize Heaven!
☀ Mar 15, 2024
Intensify this notion – actually see these gates to hell. Like when you see anger within – see it as a gate to hell.
☀ Mar 14, 2024
For the next 24 hours, feel that you will go to hell. Reflect on it. Be afraid.
☀ Mar 13, 2024
Read out loud to yourself (in english) verse 13 to verse 15 of Srimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16.
☀ Mar 12, 2024
Come up with 3 ways to practice being warmer.
☀ Mar 11, 2024
With everything that you interact, treat ‘it exists’ as an expression. If it exists, there is more.
☀ Mar 10, 2024
Practice what Shri Ramana did. Lie down to intentionally flow through your depth and see if you can make all darkness to feel your are Light.
☀ Mar 7-9, 2024
Take the phone promise from March 8 – June 15. Take a pledge that you will only use your phone as a public service instrument.
☀ Mar 6, 2024
Visualize that Vivekji is watching you use your phone
☀ Mar 5, 2024
When engaged in action, ask yourself and reflect on the prompt, “What am i using Creation for?”
☀ Mar 4, 2024
Rate yourself from 1 (theoretical) – 100 (application oriented)
☀ Mar 3, 2024
Pratijna is to promise. Promise Shri Krishna that you will be at His Feet, that you will Be Him in this lifetime.
☀ Mar 2, 2024
Tomorrow we complete our exploration of the summary of Chapter 13. Tomorrow we complete 50 mornings in this semester and 1200 mornings of MM. What are you going to do in celebration of tomorrow?
☀ Mar 1, 2024
Count how many times you label.
☀ Feb 29, 2024
Be hungry. Fast according to your body type.
☀ Feb 28, 2024
Feel the confidence that God is guiding you back to God
☀ Feb 27, 2024
Why are the virtuous closer to Shri Krishna?
☀ Feb 26, 2024
Review the values that are coming in the forthcoming verses
☀ Feb 25, 2024
Use your free will to surrender to the Divine Will
☀ Feb 24, 2024
How have you changed over the past 6 weeks?
☀ Feb 23, 2024
Memorize this verse (Chapter 11 Verse 36). Sthane will change your life. It is one of the most important words in the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita.
☀ Feb 22, 2024
Why do we feel Divinity from murti, madyama, and manava? Why?
☀ Feb 21, 2024
Try to feel that every article, being, circumstance you interact with is a cell of Shri Krishna
☀ Feb 20, 2024
What do you think your application should be today?
☀ Feb 19, 2024
Keep on using the 3G framework in daily living by recognizing the Great, Greatness, and God
☀ Feb 18, 2024
Register for the Mentorship Sanga and be part of the Wellness Workshop on Leadership
☀ Feb 17, 2024
Invite your family and friends to Meaningful Mornings
☀ Feb 16, 2024
What have you sacrificed for Bhakti?
☀ Feb 15, 2024
Choose one more verb and set up an altar there
☀ Feb 14, 2024
Establish an altar where you eat
☀ Feb 13, 2024
Establish an altar where you are working and bow before you work
☀ Feb 12, 2024
Establish an altar in your car and before you drive, bow down to that altar
☀ Feb 11, 2024
Every morning, take the first intentional action of going to your altar and bowing your head down before engaging in any other action
☀ Feb 10, 2024
List 5 ways that you make exceptions / compromise
☀ Feb 9, 2024
Follow those who are intense
☀ Feb 8, 2024
Identify 7 people you know well who are the most intense seekers (they are jignasu). Who are they and what makes them intense?
☀ Feb 7, 2024
Do not use your name and form
☀ Feb 6, 2024
Have the vision of this sutra that there is a thread connecting all articles, beings, and circumstances
☀ Feb 5, 2024
Rate how enlightened you are (1=opposite of tranquility; 100=you are independently joyous)
☀ Feb 4, 2024
Reflect on your friends – who makes you more desirous and desireless?
☀ Feb 3, 2024
Listen to the song called Prabhujee by Ravi Shankar where you are inputting this and imprinting this
☀ Feb 2, 2024
Before you relate to anyone, quieten yourself, then relate.
☀ Feb 1, 2023
A sign of being grateful is sattvic pride. For those feeling this pride, invite your friends-family-coworkers to Meaningful Mornings to immerse in the upcoming study of Contemplation.
☀ Jan 31, 2024
Register for Efforts for Equality in terms of Collection
☀ Jan 30, 2024
“Bhagavan’s umbrella of grace is that our mana remains shanta even through difficulties.” ~ Swami Tejomayananda | Reflect: Are you graced or not?
☀ Jan 29, 2024
Follow and like Chinmaya Mission Niagara’s Facebook, Instagram, and X accounts and encourage others to do the same
☀ Jan 28, 2024
Feel that your job is to be a watcher/observer
☀ Jan 27, 2024
Out of the 12 verses that have been shared, how many have you gotten right? Take four more guesses for what will be covered in Chapter 5
☀ Jan 26, 2024
Rate yourself from 1-33 on how much respect, love, and reverence do you have for those who know they are the Atma
☀ Jan 25, 2024
Really analyze your projectivity (your profession, vocation). Is it aligned with your guna (propensity) or inner world?
☀ Jan 24, 2024
Pre-study Verse 13
☀ Jan 23, 2024
Plan ahead. Plan your day, your week, your month ahead.
☀ Jan 22, 2024
Come up with the three practices to create that ‘nir’… living without excitement, regret, and anxiety.
☀ Jan 21, 2024
Rate yourself (1 = awful; 100 = awesome) on how shrestha you are (long term in thinking, large hearted in feeling).
☀ Jan 20, 2024
Shri Rama Laala’s baby shower is tomorrow. What are you going to give Bhagavan Rama in his baby shower?
☀ Jan 19, 2024
Don’t miss this weekend! We will be continuing our study.
☀ Jan 18, 2024
As you go about your day-work, is your intention 3, 2, or 1?
☀ Jan 17, 2024
Be proud of our CommUnity. Be proud of your Trust Triangle.
☀ Jan 16, 2024
Imagine you were fired as the CEO of your life today and someone exceptional was brought in to take over. What do you think they would do differently?
☀ Jan 15, 2024
Tell 15 people that you have heard Shri Krishna’s voice.
☀ Jan 14, 2023
Every hour, set a reminder, feel the reminder, that there’s no other purpose for your life, other than Dharma
☀ Nov 12, 2023
In MM, be more vulnerable. Close your eyes, close your textbooks, close your notebooks and be open to manana, utilizing the most powerful equipment, which is the intellect.
☀ Nov 11, 2023
Appreciate how our CommUnity is working hard and smart on our lifestyle
☀ Nov 10, 2023
Remember that those who engaged in tapa did this because they were dedicated to a purpose, particularly Freedom.
☀ Nov 9, 2023
Reflect on and write about “What does God mean to you? What has God done to you?”
☀ Nov 8, 2023
What classification should be added to this chapter for you, for humanity?
☀ Nov 7, 2023
Write out “Om Tat Sat” and keep it with you
☀ Nov 6, 2023
Out of the classifications of yajna, tapa, dana, which one has been most revealing to you?
☀ Nov 5, 2023
Reflect on… if you are one with lots of faith, then you should be one who has little needs. Are you?
☀ Nov 4, 2023
Go to last year’s tax return and analyze from your gross income to your charitable contributions, what percent was it?
☀ Nov 3, 2023
Memorize Verse 20
☀ Nov 2, 2023
Practice japa to observe when the mind has wandered and bring it back
☀ Nov 1, 2023
Create a visual of verses 13-15 for yourself
☀ Oct 31, 2023
If you’re giving out candy for Halloween, give purity with that candy
☀ Oct 30, 2023
Live Bhagavad Gita’s Chapter 17 Verse 15
☀ Oct 29, 2023
Live Bhagavad Gita’s Chapter 17 Verse 14
☀ Oct 28, 2023
Be super dedicated for tomorrow
☀ Oct 27, 2023
More classifications of three are coming, so make sure to chart this out
☀ Oct 26, 2023
Discuss today’s paragraph by Swami Chinmayananda with three people who are not in MM today
☀ Oct 25, 2023
Go to Initiatives on our web-sight and read about Elevate HERstory
☀ Oct 24, 2023
Listen to and actively learn from the Annual Seva Training Recording
☀ Oct 23, 2023
Register for the Happiness Series: https://lu.ma/TheHappinessSeries7
☀ Oct 22, 2023
Continue to invoke the essence of Navaratri by joining the Asana Offering from 07.30a-07.45a ET
☀ Oct 21, 2023
What are the three best offerings in our CMN CommUnity that we should continue and what three offerings should we let go of?
☀ Oct 20, 2023
Register for the United Consciousness Conclave
☀ Oct 19, 2023
As you interact with people, internally classify them based on what you think their purpose is (values, valuables, and valueless)
☀ Oct 18, 2023
Watch, learn, and share our first Youtube short on Dealing with the Pressure to Fit In
☀ Oct 17, 2023
Rate Vivekji on level of hardness as a Teacher (1=completely soft, 100=completely hard)
☀ Oct 16, 2023
For the next 28 days, shift your lifestyle to be part of our asana class from 07.15a-07.45a
☀ Oct 15, 2023
Share the Navaratri image on your social media, Whatsapp groups, your personal profiles, etc. Be proud of what our CommUnity is and has done.
☀ Oct 14, 2023
Summarize these 24 verses in 24 words
☀ Oct 13, 2023
What are 3 gates/practices/supports out of hell?
☀ Oct 12, 2023
Be ready for completing Chapter 16 and for commencing Navaratri this weekend
☀ Oct 11, 2023
Reflect on what is the most mean and/or cruel action you have ever done?
☀ Oct 10, 2023
Make the third quarter of today’s verse (Ch. 16, Verse 18: maam aatma paradeheshu) the mantra for your day. Think, speak, and act on this.
☀ Oct 9, 2023
Come up with a plan to go from hypocrisy to integrity
☀ Oct 8, 2023
Play with leaves
☀ Oct 7, 2023
From verse 4-15, which has hurt or leveled you the most?
☀ Oct 6, 2023
When engaged in your responsibilities today, remember that it’s not being done by you
☀ Oct 5, 2023
Watch, learn from, and spread the Annual Seva Training (on how to live and work with the 2nd Generation) with your Centers and Communities
☀ Oct 4, 2023
Be ready for the completion of Chapter 16 and the commencement of Chapter 17, coming soon.
☀ Oct 3, 2023
Make a promise to yourself (take the sankalpa) that you will say no to social gatherings, whether from family or community, especially when there is an opportunity for satsanga or seva
☀ Oct 2, 2023
Try to reflect on what Gandhiji would do as you go about making decisions today
☀ Sep 29, 2023
Wear an overtly orange upper cloth tomorrow
☀ Sep 28, 2023
If you were an atheist, how would you be different?
☀ Sep 27, 2023
Listen to, watch, and feel Underground by City and Colour
☀ Sep 26, 2023
Live in the future by expressing your dana-dakshina for MM-Our CommUnity by supporting Earth’s water. Please email your donation receipt to prthvi@chinmayaniagara.com.
☀ Sep 25, 2023
In our new season of Live Vedanta, entitled Stairway to Serenity, we’ll be exploring 100 words at the heart of our self-development. Listen to Episode 1 and share with anyone who would benefit from a Vedanta 101 oriented Offering.
☀ Sep 22, 2023
Rate your krodha (1 = awfully angry – 100 = awesomely cool)
☀ Sep 21, 2023
Prepare for tomorrow’s review by listing out all of the values we have studied thus far with a hyphen beside it and how you will practice these to become anagha
☀ Sep 20, 2023
Walk and talk more gently
☀ Sep 19, 2023
Join our communal efforts to live by the value of dana to overcome attachment by donating to Payir. Receipts sent to prthvi@chinmayaniagara.com
☀ Sep 18, 2023
Register for The Highest Vocation – a 30 day commitment to Contemplation starting on Oct 14
☀ Aug 21, 2023
Register for one of the year-long courses (Sep 2023-May 2024) – Registration Link: https://thekulkids.typeform.com/CMN-courses2023 | Questions: email us at hello@chinmayaniagara.com
☀ Aug 20, 2023
Write what Chapter 15 has meant to you (1 page, 250 words) along with your name and location and email it to hello@chinmayaniagara.com. This will be collected and offered to Pujya Swami Tejomayananda.
☀ Aug 19, 2023
You know spirituality is the ‘only’ but then you hold yourself back feeling this is ‘practical’, and that is not ‘practical’. What do you do that is like that?
☀ Aug 18, 2023
Watch the workshop recording for learning how to practice being deeper – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scc7Z5LqqGM
☀ Aug 17, 2023
The essence of chapter 15 is in verses 15-20 and we’ve covered 15-17 so far. Which of these 3 verses is most potent for you?
☀ Aug 16, 2023
Come up with 3 points to prepare a presentation on inspiring a new generation to lead non-profit.
☀ Aug 15, 2023
How would you facilitate a one-hour workshop on ‘investing in emotional intelligence’?
☀ Aug 14, 2023
Put yourself in an experience where you feel cold.
☀ Aug 13, 2023
Expose yourself to the sun and the moon – ideally at the same time.
☀ Aug 12, 2023
Compare Chapter 15 verse 6 and verse 12 and identify the differences.
Aug 11, 2023
How enlightened you are now compared to when you started Meaningful Mornings – Rate yourself – 1=awful, 100=awesome
☀ Aug 10, 2023
Realize what Shrimad Bhagavad Gita has done to you.
☀ Aug 9, 2023
Annual Seva Training on Sun Oct 1 (theme: working with second generation seekers effectively) – Register: https://lu.ma/sevatraining23
☀ Aug 8, 2023
Go to CM Niagara’s resource section https://www.chinmayaniagara.com/resources/ and see all the content available to you to accentuate your self-development.
☀ Aug 7, 2023
Find e-vichara notes from Nov 27, 2017 to Jan 8, 2018 for a summary of each verse of Chapter 15.
☀ Aug 6, 2023
Watch the recording of Prthvi Utsava (July 16) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9h3SfH_CAw
☀ Aug 5, 2023
Rate how well you deal with discomfort on a scale of 1= awful and 100= awesome.
☀ Aug 4, 2023
Whatever you eat today, eat without the sense of tasting.
☀ Aug 3, 2023
Check your own sadhana and be more intense with it.
☀ Aug 2, 2023
Go to the Chinmaya Mission website and study what the Vedanta course is. Share this opportunity to those you are eligible for this course.
☀ Aug 1, 2023
Reflect on why only few young people apply for the vedanta course.
☀ Jul 31, 2023
Learn to say ‘no’ to tama and raja – ‘no’ to meaninglessness that affects our personality.
☀ Jul 30, 2023
Reflect on chapter 14, this scripture and this Trust Triangle and feel them deeply.
☀ Jul 29, 2023
Everyone you meet today that you feel close to – ask them if you are a good listener.
☀ Jul 28, 2023
Revisit the recording of Chapter 6 verse 9 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OIw3Ibzr6I&list=PL58eJuRHQplnRKoCWc6Pl1VUZrlf8QeqQ&index=46
☀ Jul 27, 2023
What holds seekers back from serving?
☀ Jul 26, 2023
Whenever you are rattled today, as soon as you recognize it, feel like it never happened/ that you were never rattled.
☀ Jul 25, 2023
Which verse of Chapter 14 (22,23,24,25 that describe guna ateeta (unconditioned)) you need to practice the most?
☀ Jul 24, 2023
Draw the visual of Leela Swaroopini, so it is clear for us that we are not the ego.
☀ Jul 23, 2023
Write 14 ways you have lived in an expensive way forcing you to work for this expensive lifestyle.
☀ Jul 22, 2023
What would be your advise for the second step in the workshop ‘Finding Sadhana in Being Busy’ if the first step is listen?
☀ Jul 21, 2023
Write on paper your thoughts from the exercise in today’s session – introspection-> detection-> negation-> substitution
☀ Jul 20, 2023
Speak to 10 people about the difference between IQ and EQ.
☀ Jul 19, 2023
Every muhurta (3 hour period), label the results from this muhurta if they were purifying, paining or impurifying
☀ Jul 18, 2023
Which verse (covered so far) from Chapter 14, has hit you the hardest? Which one is your favorite?
☀ Jul 17, 2023
If you are reborn, what would be the 3 things you would never want to be associated with?
☀ Jul 16, 2023
Reflect and come up with 2 of your own specific comparisons (like Vivekji’s reflection – Sattva=Evolving; Rajas=Aging; Tamas=Devolving)
☀ Jul 15, 2023
Immerse yourself in Chapter 4 verse 13 (parts I, II, III)
☀ Jul 14, 2023
Immerse yourself in Chapter 4 verse 13 (parts I, II, III)
☀ Jul 13, 2023
Immerse yourself in Chapter 4 verse 13 (parts I, II, III)
☀ Jul 12, 2023
Introspect ‘Who am I?’ Rate the % of Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas qualities in your personality.
☀ Jul 11, 2023
Register for Prthvi Utsava (July 16) and actively invite family members & friends – https://lu.ma/prthviutsava
☀ Jul 10, 2023
What have you done in your life for a long time (e.g., 1008 days) intentionally and steadily?
☀ Jul 9, 2023
Chart out the 3 gunas the way Bhagavan Krishna is explaining it; create a framework for clarity.
☀ Jul 8, 2023
Feel that there is no absolute, there is only relative.
☀ Jul 7, 2023
Give to your Guide.
☀ Jul 6, 2023
Register for Prthvi Utsava (July 16) and actively invite 4 more family members or friends – https://lu.ma/prthviutsava
☀ Jul 5, 2023
Come up with a presentation on ‘Leadership in Hinduism’.
☀ Jul 4, 2023
How ‘Amani‘ are you? Rate yourself – 1 = Awful (all you think about is the world) and 100 = Awesome (hardly think of the world yet still efficient and effective)
☀ Jun 1, 2023
Express your Dana to the rainforest in Brazil ( Link) and express gratitude to Chinmaya Mission Niagara (Link)
☀ May 31, 2023
Support indigenous people in South America at the frontlines of forest protection. Link
☀ May 29, 2023
Rate your lifestyle in reference to purification.
☀ May 28, 2023
Continue to prepare for the last 5 verses of Chapter 13
☀ May 26, 2023
This Memorial day weekend – share, speak, write, spread the word to create awareness about Meaningful Mornings.
☀ May 24, 2023
Read the next 5 verses of Chapter 13 and prepare to teach.
☀ May 23, 2023
Write out three affirmation statements about not being ignorant.
☀ May 22, 2023
Rate yourself on a scale of 1 (aweful) to 100 (awesome) on how much you micromanage.
☀ May 21, 2023
Practice sheer acceptance.
☀ May 20, 2023
Listen to ‘Wind Beneath My Wings‘ by Bette Midler.
☀ May 19, 2023
Listen to ‘From A Distance‘ by Bette Midler. Listen to this and see how it relates to Chapter 13.
☀ May 18, 2023
Register for our Svatantra Guide. 🙏 It is through grace that we have access to our Guru, our Map, and Divinity.To ensure we do not take this for granted requires self-effort and self-study. ☀ This summer Chinmaya Mission Niagara offers the opportunity to engage in self-study and satsanga through the Living the Gita Svatantra Guide. Registration is now open! 📅 Thursdays starting June 1 🕒 9p – 10p ET 💻 Register: https://bit.ly/Svatantra2023
☀ May 17, 2023
What are you practicing from this Chapter ? Please share .
☀ May 16, 2023
Visualize your rebirth.
☀ May 15, 2023
Rate yourself on how are you doing with making others fearless.
☀ May 14, 2023
Study the first Dhyana shloka of the Bhagavad Gita.
☀ May 13, 2023
Just read the remaining verses of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 .
☀ May 12, 2023
Make sure your notes for Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 are organized – internally and externally.
☀ May 11, 2023
Analyze how opinionated you are. And if you are opinionated – why ?
☀ May 10, 2023
Be less of a hypocrite.
☀ May 9, 2023
Rate yourself on hypocrisy.
☀ May 7, 2023
Bring an icon of your Trust Triangle to Meaningful Mornings tomorrow.
☀ May 6, 2023
Would Shri Krishna describe you as grateful or ungrateful ? Visualize this. Answer this.
☀ May 5, 2023
Continue to compare the 25 values from Chapter 12 with the values in Chapter 13 and see which ones are common. Download and reflect with the Virtues for Relationship workbook
☀ May 4, 2023
Compare the 25 values from Chapter 12 with the 18 values we have studied so far in Chapter 13 and see which ones are common.
☀ May 3, 2023
Listen to the first episode of Live Vedanta:Parenting Culture podcast.
☀ May 2, 2023
Every hour relive one of the most painful experiences of your lifetime and then let it go. Please practice this in a very controlled way.
☀ May 1, 2023
What is the ideal/accurate gauge of Faith ?
☀ April 30, 2023
Consciously invite a seeker you know to join us for Meaninful Mornings where be being the study of values – these values are most universal.
☀ April 29, 2023
We have completed more than 70% of our study of Bhagavad Gita! Feel ‘The Divinity is in the details’.
☀ April 28, 2023
Feel that our Divine Mother is the seeds for all that we interact with.
☀ April 27, 2023
Tomorrow (Arbor Day) , the registration for ‘Advanced Contemplation’ will commence. Let’s be a part of it – Watch for it and register !
☀ April 26, 2023
All day, in everything you do feel like you are playing a game.
☀ April 25, 2023
Answer the six questions (that Prince Arjuna asks in Chapter 13 verse 0) in one english word each . The six words are prakṛiti, puruṣha, kṣhetra, kṣhetrajña, jnanam and jneyam.
☀ April 24, 2023
What is the most important word in Vedanta to you ? Reflect and share.
☀ April 21, 2023
As we approach the end of Srimad Bhagavad Gita chapter 12 – express how you are feeling now. How are you feeling about our Trust Triangle ? Please share.
☀ April 20, 2023
Research ‘Kataksha Viksha’.
☀ April 19, 2023
Write a poem on Bhakti and share it here. Not a poet ? No problem – write an acrostic poem!
☀ April 18, 2023
Listen to ‘People are People‘. Reflect on the lyrics.
☀ April 17, 2023
Of the 25 values shared in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12, which one are you the strongest in and which one are you the weakest in ? How do you know ?
☀ April 14, 2023
Plant a tree. 💝 Gather your loved ones and plant native trees (and native perennials!) 🌳 Track progress and share pictures with the Community to reach the goal of 1000 trees by Arbor Day! (April 28th) 🖥 Visit: https://www.chinmayaniagara.com/initiatives/plant-one/
☀ April 13, 2023
Register for our ‘Guiding Nature‘ workshop Register: https://lu.ma/guidingnature
☀ April 10, 2023 – April 14, 2023
For this week plant a tree for each value shared in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 starting at verse 13 and share a photograph of this planting. Plant for Shri Krishna – trees are His greatest devotees.
☀ April 7, 2023
Begin a chart of the values shared in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 starting at verse 13.
☀ April 5, 2023
Go through the ladder from abhyasa to shanti (Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 verse 12) directing this towards our Prthvi Seva CommUnity https://www.chinmayaniagara.com/communities/earth/
☀ April 4, 2023
Before engaging in any verb chant “idam na mama” (this is not mine).
☀ April 3, 2023
Before engaging in any verb chant “Krishnaya iti samarpayami” (This is for You).
☀ March 31, 2023
Rate how you are practicing (abhyasa yoga) on a scale from 1 (awful) to 100 (awesome).
☀ March 29, 2023
Feel you are living in Bhagavan Shri Krishna’s dream.
☀ March 28, 2023
Rate how ready you are to die.
☀ March 27, 2023
Join our CommUnity in the CHALLENGE to be deeper. Register for Dedicating to Devi 🌎 CHALLENGE & SHARE: Dedicating to Devi
☀ March 24, 2023
Listen to “Troubled Mind” by Dan Mangan
☀ March 23, 2023
Rate yourself :
1. Out of 33 – samniyamya 2. Out of 33 – sambudhhaya 3. Out of 34 – samhitaya
☀ March 22, 2023
Direct your thoughts, words and action to one of the 8 descriptions of the Infinite – Imperishable, Indefinable, Unmanifest, Omnipresent, Unthinkable, Unchangeable, Immovable, and Eternal.
☀ March 21, 2023
Try to connect the dots to see the alignment of how Shri Krishna is teaching / guiding you.
☀ March 20, 2023
Reflect and share on what virtue is needed to spring from a ‘participator’ to a ‘facilitator’ and from a ‘facilitator’ to an ‘initiator’.
☀ March 19, 2023
Spring in your attitude towards your life – reflect on Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 verse 55.
☀ March 18, 2023
Keep preparing for our sattvic party – Party is on Sunday March 19th.
☀ March 17, 2023
Keep preparing for our sattvic party – Party is on Sunday March 19th.
☀ March 16, 2023
As we near the completion of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 and the completion of three years of Meaningful Mornings – ‘make’ something and bring it to our anniversary party.
☀ March 15, 2023
Visualize your day as the boat, the captain, the Winds on the waters of your responsibilities. Reflect– If we live well , we will see the shore (Infinity) ! If we don’t live well , we will be in the waters forever.
☀ March 14, 2023
Register for our Silence Retreat – here . During the period of kali, all moves fast! The body is restless, the mind is often negative and the intellect seeks happiness externally. In efforts to evolve from being extroverted (dependently joyous) to being introverted (independently joyous), 50 seekers will meet virtually from Apr 14 – Apr 16 to be in SILENCE for 58 hours.
☀ March 13, 2023
The ‘Whole’ is ever serving and loving us – the ‘part’. Let us make and implement a plan to care for the ‘Whole’. Let us play our part.
☀ March 12, 2023
Do this today – Close all blinds in your home and then open them. Then close your eyes and open them. Now close your heart and then open it.
☀ March 11, 2023
Calculate how many minutes in the day are you vigilant.
☀ March 10, 2023
Practice all is ‘Hari Iccha’
☀ March 9, 2023
As we near the completion of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 – reflect and share on what this chapter has meant to you. What is your prayer ?
☀ March 7, 2023
A very special Meaningful Mornings tomorrow – join from your altar. We will not need our notes.
☀ March 6, 2023
Feel Shri Krishna is your BFFF (Best friend Forever Forever)!
☀ March 5, 2023
Observe Bhagavan Shri Krishna’s Vishvarupa carefully.
☀ March 4, 2023
Whatever you think about too much – just give it away – don’t think – just give it away. (Note : pertains only to things that you can legally give away!).
☀ March 3, 2023
Explain ‘sthane’ 3 different ways to 3 different people !
☀ March 2, 2023
If you are right-handed, perform the less intense tasks (like brushing your teeth) with your left hand and vice versa – become savyasachin !
☀ March 1, 2023
Share a pointer/plan on how would you realistically encourage instrumentship in your commUnity.
☀ February 28, 2023
Join our CommUnity in the CHALLENGE to be deeper. Nature keeps sacrificing comfort for us…Are you ready to sacrifice yourself by Dedicating to Devi? 🌎 CHALLENGE & SHARE: Dedicating to Devi
☀ February 27, 2023
Every day we are helped by Meaningful Mornings, Bhagavad Gita. As we appreciate what we have let’s express our gratitude by helping out. Please support – RELIEF-FOR-TURKEY
☀ February 26, 2023
Read and reflect on the insights shared here
☀ February 4, 2023
For the next 21 days (starting today) make a small yet steady change in your lifestyle.
☀ February 3, 2023
Listen reflectively to this song ‘Northern Wind‘ by City and Colour .
☀ February 2, 2023
Reflect on your personality – how much of the following struggles are you feeling : 1. Lack of Identity 2. Lack of Purpose 3. Lack of Engagement ?
February 1, 2023
Describe a change in your varna (personality), in full detail, from Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 11 to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 25.
☀ January 31, 2023
Think of a person whom you revere. What percent of you ‘fears’ and what percent of you ‘wants to be near’ the revered person ? What is your fearness and nearness percent ?
☀ January 30, 2023
Internalize Gandhiji
☀ January 26, 2023
Are you serving that which you depend on ?
☀ January 25, 2023
Place a conch (physical, digital etc) near where you work (kitchen, study etc).
☀ January 24, 2023
Actively feel that you are employed by Shri Krishna.
☀ January 20, 2023
Contemplate on Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 verses 9 – 13.
☀ January 18, 2023
Support ALL our Youth, especially our LGBTQ young people through our CommUnity campaign for The Trevor Project: https://give.thetrevorproject.org/chinmayaniagara
☀ January 17, 2023
Research Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 12.
☀ January 16, 2023
All the eyes you see – visualize that these are not the biological eyes of the person but transplanted from Shri Krishna.
☀ January 15, 2023
New Release! Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1 Playlist : Listen, Reflect, Share and Subscribe.
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☀ December 20, 2022 – January 14, 2023
Register for CMN’s E-Newsletter by emailing our Crew at hello@chinmayaniagara.com
☀ December 19, 2022
On your phone, however you unlock it, put the feet of your Divinity there
☀ December 18, 2022
Feel that you are living inside Shri Krishna and write about this
☀ December 17, 2022
Reflect on your family being great and you being the luckiest within your family
☀ December 16, 2022
Listen to Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” and feel that you are singing to Bhagavad Gita
☀ December 15, 2022
Listen to Pearl Jam’s “Come Back” and visualize that Bhagavad Gita is singing this song to you
☀ December 14, 2022
Come up with a 1-hour workshop on Hinduism that you can facilitate for the local police department
☀ December 13, 2022
Write how you would feel if on Wed, Dec 21 you no longer ever had access to Shrimad Bhagavad Gita.
☀ December 10 – 12, 2022
What are three reasons that you are stuck on diversity?
☀ December 9, 2022
How much Shrimad do you practice? How much do you revere Bhagavad Gita or Bhagavata? If your rating is low, what will you do to raise that rating?
☀ December 8, 2022
Out of the 65 pointers, contemplate on one
☀ December 7, 2022
Out of the 18 verses of pointers, which has been the most meaningful to you?
☀ December 6, 2022
Continue to be part of The Happiness Series VI and sit with someone who needs to be a part of THS. Register, here: https://lu.ma/TheHappinessSeries6
☀ December 5, 2022
Be part of The Happiness Series VI. Register, here: https://lu.ma/TheHappinessSeries6
☀ December 4, 2022
Amongst the 4 legs of dharma, which one are you the strongest in and which one are you the weakest in?
☀ December 3, 2022
Celebrate Gita Jayanti by remembering Shri Krishna’s nama, rupa, and guna!
☀ December 2, 2022
Continue to prepare for our Birthday gathering tomorrow
☀ December 1, 2022
Take a photograph of these three sheets of paper (with your writing, drawing, and planning) and email our crew (hello@chinmayaniagara.com) so we can put together a slideshow and offer it to Bhagavad Gita as a collage
☀ November 30, 2022
Today, write Shri Krishna Sharanam Mamah 108 times (nama). Tomorrow, draw Bhagavad Gita (rupa). On Friday, come up with a plan for you to live like Bhagavad Gita (guna).
☀ November 29, 2022
The way to follow Bhagavad Gita is to invest in nama-rupa-guna. Reflect on refining your gift to Her from general to specific along these lines of nama-rupa-guna.
☀ November 28, 2022
Reflect on what you can give Bhagavad Gita for Her Birthday?
☀ November 18 – 27, 2022
Continue with Meaningful Mornings through Chapter 6: Dhyana Yoga
☀ November 17, 2022
Share the three main thoughts that you would share in a Workshop on the topic: The Foundation of Diversity is Unity
☀ November 16, 2022
Reflect on right space, right time, right mind in reference to the kama sutra
☀ November 15, 2022
Do some research on COP27
☀ November 14, 2022
Visualize you have a meeting with one who is enlightened and ask them to judge you on how you’re utilizing your opportunities
☀ November 11 – 13, 2022
Come up with your own subset of the Greatest
☀ November 10, 2022
Incorporate prayer to Bhagavati Lakshmi before your feet touch the earth each morning
☀ November 9, 2022
Tomorrow is our 400th verse of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. Pray for all related to Meaningful Mornings because we need blessings to continue.
☀ November 8, 2022
Memorize Verse 22
☀ November 7, 2022
Organize your mind and notes well so that what we are studying is most impactful for you
☀ November 4 – 6, 2022
Train yourself not to take for granted
☀ November 3, 2022
Share 3 reflections/points for kids in Grades 1-12 to learn from on the topic “Don’t worry, be happy”
☀ November 2, 2022
Every time you think of yourself, pray for another by name
☀ November 1, 2022
Reflect on and share: what are 7 vibhutis (extraordinary facets) in your life?
☀ October 31, 2022
Wear vibhuti (ash), go trick or treating, and explain why you are wearing vibhuti
☀ October 28 – 30, 2022
Listen to Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac and reflect on it. Additionally, wear a bindi or tilak on Monday, Oct 31 for our Halloween Party.
☀ October 27, 2022
What are the 10 messages that Shri Krishna has taught you from our experience?
☀ October 26, 2022
Read the Dipavali Message from Vivekji and rate yourself on how much like FIRE you are.
☀ October 25, 2022
Think of a question you have for Shri Krishna. Write it on our websight and tonight before going to sleep, answer that question.
☀ October 21 – 24, 2022
Take a small step before taking another step
☀ October 20, 2022
Surrender who you are and what you do to Him
☀ October 19, 2022
How do you justify and why do you justify? Specifically in reference to not following your ideals
☀ October 18, 2022
Anytime you feel upset, say out loud “you get what you get and you don’t get upset”
☀ October 17, 2022
Rate yourself on how judged you feel and explain why
☀ October 14 – 16, 2022
Wear socks all day and put a small stone in your sock so that you are annoyed, but not injured. Reflect on why this is our RAD.
☀ October 13, 2022
Visualize you are Vivekji and organize a party for this CommUnity to celebrate 800 days, 80 weeks of Meaningful Mornings
☀ October 12, 2022
Practice aarti and feel that it is the Light of Consciousness which is illuminating the Creator and all of Creation
☀ October 11, 2022
Research the land acknowledgement for where you live ( helpful resource: https://native-land.ca/)
☀ October 10, 2022
Reflect on how the Indigenous People have supported you
☀ October 7 – 9, 2022
Join tomorrow from 07.30a-08.00a ET for Contemplation Guided by Vivekji
☀ October 6, 2022
Join Shri Rudram chanting at 07.30a ET to train yourself in concentration
☀ October 5, 2022
Re-apply yourself to all the RADs from Chapter 9
☀ October 4, 2022
Feel that Shri Krishna is directly teaching you.
☀ October 3, 2022
Which of the ten verses from 22-31 has been most powerful for you?
☀ October 2, 2022
Reflect lots on “the other way of life” (not living for the Divine) does not work
☀ October 1, 2022
Exercise your will power over a small bad habit you have.
☀ September 30, 2022
Feel fresh. Forgive yourself for whatever is holding you back.
☀ September 29, 2022
Research orange shirt day and wear an orange top tomorrow!
☀ September 28, 2022
Please go to the CMN Youtube channel and explore the cool workshops that have been shared. Follow the channel and watch one video at least!
☀ September 27, 2022
Reflect on “a gift is given with love” and how many gifts you have really given
☀ September 26, 2022
Keep a leaf, flower, fruit, and water ready for tomorrow
☀ September 23 – 25, 2022
Memorize Chapter 9, Verse 22 and chant it anytime you feel stress
☀ September 22, 2022
Reflect on and write about: what are some significant wants in your life that never manifested?
☀ September 19 – 21, 2022
Join IN, invite Friends, and spread the Cheer of what you get to experience — Open Home (Wed, Sep 21 @ 8p ET)
☀ September 16, 2022
Read about and act on the Effective Altruism Movement: https://time.com/6204627/effective-altruism-longtermism-william-macaskill-interview/
☀ September 15, 2022
Register for Practices to Perfection
☀ September 14, 2022
Challenge yourself to intensify your dedication and devotion to our Environment
☀ September 13, 2022
Explore the Chinmaya Niagara Web-sight for 18 minutes
☀ September 12, 2022
Try to prostrate as much as you can in the next 24 hours, externally and internally
☀ September 11, 2022
Burn into your personality that sadhana is anti-samsara (think it, say it, cook it, eat it, etc.) – if you are spinning because of samsara, sadhana is your medicine
☀ August 17 – September 10, 2022
Complete your challenges
☀ August 16, 2022
Offer your thanks to Shri Krishna for finding you
☀ August 15, 2022
Be proud of your Motherland
☀ August 14, 2022
Show no emotion for the coming day
☀ August 13, 2022
What virtue are you sharing with others?
☀ August 12, 2022
Option 1: Believe in aliens. Option 2: Find a hole in earth and reflect on that hole.
☀ August 11, 2022
Re-develop your relationship with the air and wind. Every time you see, hear, feel the air and wind, automatically come to the reflection of thoughts on awareness
☀ August 10, 2022
What percentage of your life achievements are rajasic (functional-selfish-small) and what percentage are sattvic (fundamental-selfless-big)?
☀ August 9, 2022
Listen to Bliss by M.C. Yogi. Study this song and see how it relates to Chapter 9, verse 4.
☀ August 8, 2022
Tomorrow is Day 750 of Meaningful Mornings and we enter the final 10 days of this semester. Realize this.
☀ August 5, 2022
Share a photograph of your notes from Meaningful Mornings by emailing hello@chinmayaniagara.com
☀ August 4, 2022
Rate how critical you are. 1 = awful, 100 = awesome (you are anasuya – even in the worst, you find the best)
☀ August 3, 2022
Invite a family member, friend, or seeker to join us for the final two weeks of Meaningful Mornings. If they are happy, they can continue. If they are not happy, they do not need to continue.
☀ August 2, 2022
Which chapter of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita has been most transformative for you?
☀ August 1, 2022
Which verse in Chapter 8 is your verse/ will become your vision?
☀ July 29 – July 31, 2022
Listen to Tired of Waiting by The Trews many times with the bhava that you are Prince Arjuna and you are tired of waiting!
☀ July 28, 2022
Reflect on how many dollars you have earned in your life and how much japa you have offered in your life
☀ July 27, 2022
Calculate all of your valuables (home, car, jewelry, technology, stocks, etc.)
☀ July 26, 2022
Every hour that you are awake, look at the sun
☀ July 25, 2022
How proud do you think Bhagavan Krishna is of you?
☀ July 22 – 24, 2022
Reflect on what courses you will commit to during the 2022-2023 semester. Who are you going to request to be in the course with you (study buddy)?
☀ July 21, 2022
Rate how deep you were when you joined Meaningful Mornings and how deep you are now
☀ July 20, 2022
Keep your head looking up when in a resting position
☀ July 19, 2022
Reconcile the last week of RADs on Prthvi Seva Guide
☀ July 18, 2022
Collectively follow the Prthvi Seva Guide
☀ July 15 – 17, 2022
Download, follow, and share the Prthvi Seva Guide: https://www.chinmayaniagara.com/psguide/
☀ July 14, 2022
Download the Prthvi Seva Guide: https://www.chinmayaniagara.com/psguide/
☀ July 13, 2022
For one year, take up one yama (don’t) – practice ahimsa (reducing our harm of our Prthvi) & one niyama (do) – practice pranidhana (how can you be more helpful to a bhakta?)
☀ July 12, 2022
Reflect on for one year what are you going to give up and what are you going to give to the Sadguru-shishya-parampara?
☀ July 7 – 11, 2022
Transition from external japa to internal japa (without instruments)
☀ July 6, 2022
Come up with 7 signs of attachment (raga)
☀ July 5, 2022
Whenever you are thirsty, wait as long as you can until you quench your thirst
☀ July 4, 2022
Out of the 8 indications shared in verse 9, which indication is most moving to you and why?
☀ July 1 – 3, 2022
Work harder
☀ June 30, 2022
Engage in likhita japa 1,008 times today (Om Ramaya Namah)
☀ June 29, 2022
Share your mananam for Guruji… https://padlet.com/cmniagara/guru
☀ June 28, 2022
Reflect on the last 6 months and write a paragraph or a page on where you are going…
☀ June 27, 2022
Reflect on and write about the 6 most secure people you know well. How do you know they are secure? Why do you think they are secure?
☀ June 24 – 26, 2022
Every time you feel stress, feel that your lifespan is being stolen
☀ June 23, 2022
7 questions were asked…answer all of them in 1 English word
☀ June 22, 2022
Engage in a food waste audit by analyzing your: (1) food prep scraps; (2) plate wastage; and, (3) wasted food (More on Prthvi Sevasanga, here: https://www.chinmayaniagara.com/communities/earth/)
☀ June 21, 2022
Test yourself to incorporate some sort of veganism into your lifestyle
☀ June 20, 2022
Support Clean Air Task Force —https://give.catf.us/fundraiser/3881289
☀ June 14 – 20, 2022
This week is Selflessness week. Practice more selflessness.
☀ June 13, 2022
Try to identify the theme of Chapter 7 in 1 English word.
☀ June 10 – June 12, 2022
Feel that the manifest, Creation, does not exist. Try to feel there is only the unmanifest, Consciousness.
☀ June 9, 2022
What articles, beings, and circumstances in your life can you not say no to?
☀ June 8, 2022
What are three ways you engage in small thinking?
☀ June 7, 2022
Keep a mirror with you and observe what it does back
☀ June 6, 2022
Try not using one of your sense organs
☀ June 3 – June 5, 2022
Select three random Applications from the below list. Reflect on it and share your reflections by writing.
☀ June 2, 2022
Which bhakta are you? Be honest.
☀ June 1, 2022
Be patient. Today is patient day.
☀ May 13 – June 1, 2022
The next course for you to experience Independently to be Independent is the Svatantra Guide on Living the Gita…Register today!
☀ May 12, 2022
Reduce packaging, buy local, eat in season and register for our upcoming Prthvi Sevasanga Workshop on Sustainable Eating
☀ May 11, 2022
Jump over water as much as you can today
☀ May 10, 2022
Rate yourself (1=awful and 100=awesome) on how much and how well you are caring for the young adults in your life
☀ May 9, 2022
Register to be a part of The Contentment Challenge
☀ May 6 – 8, 2022
This whole weekend remember Vande Guru Paramparam
☀ May 5, 2022
Come up with your own four examples and what is the center of that
☀ May 4, 2022
Rate how competitive you are (1=awful, you compete with others & 100=awesome, you complete with yourself)
☀ May 3, 2022
Wear a new sutra (wrist band, necklace, rubber band, etc.)
☀ May 2, 2022
Everything that you contact with your feet, hands, etc., contact more softly.
☀ April 29 – May 1, 2022
Care about your appearance 50% less.
☀ April 28, 2022
Plant a tree today. No compromise.
☀ April 27, 2022
Reflect deeply on this verse (Chapter 7, Verse 3) in reference to your family and passive aggressiveness. Are you continuing to seek despite that?
☀ April 26, 2022
Why do you make knowledge indirect?
☀ April 25, 2022
Rate what kind of contemplator you were on March 1 and what kind of contemplator you are now (1 = awful, 100 = awesome)
☀ Feb 28 – April 24, 2022
Ensure that you have liked and are following Chinmaya Mission Niagara’s Social Media pages:
❤️ Facebook: www.facebook.com/cmniagara
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🎥 Webcast: www.youtube.com/chinmayamissionniagara
💻 Web-sight: www.chinmayaniagara.com
☀ Feb 25 – 27, 2022
Make sure you listen to the recording of today’s Class on Facebook
☀ Feb 24, 2022
What percentage of your thoughts go towards your family, your community, your society?
☀ Feb 23, 2022
What eshana (pleasure/desire) controls you and pushes you to be an extrovert?
☀ Feb 22, 2022
Pray for our Crew’s hita (sharing opportunities for injoyment with others) by writing to them at hello@chinmayaniagara.com
☀ Feb 21, 2022
Tomorrow we will have spent 600 mornings together...Rathah! Revel in this opportunity
☀ Feb 18 – 20, 2022
How well are you serving society? (1 is awful, 100 is awesome)
☀ Feb 17, 2022
Identify who is most dedicated to you/giving the most to you in your life iha (now)
☀ Feb 16, 2022
Tomorrow we will complete 85 weeks of Meaningful Mornings. Please share what you have learned and felt. This is sharing week.
☀ Feb 15, 2022
Reflect on the following verse from Vishnu Purana in reference to Chapter 5, Verse 22 of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: “As many contacts with desirable things a creature makes, so many are the spikes of sorrow driven into his heart.”
☀ Feb 14, 2022
Today and every day, remember Matr Devo Bhava, Pitr Devo Bhava, Acharya Devo Bhava… and challenge your love to grow (Atithi Devo Bhava).
☀ Feb 11 – 13, 2022
Care for the younger generation by actively registering a young adult (17-28) that you know for our Sun Feb 20 workshop: Stronger Than Pressure
☀ Feb 10, 2022
Reconcile the 19 verses we have flowed through in chapter 5 thus far
☀ Feb 9, 2022
At the end of 2020, we took up a CommUnity Challenge that we would be less annoyed. Compare yourself to how you were at beginning of 2021 and now how you are at beginning of 2022 in reference to being annoyed. (1 = you’re extremely annoyed to 100 = you’re extremely un-annoyed)
☀ Feb 8, 2022
Catch up (with whatever you need to catch up with)
☀ Feb 7, 2022
On our Web-sight, go to Vedanta in Bhagavata. Listen to yesterday’s Class and practice the RAM.
☀ Feb 4 – 6, 2022
Review all the RAD’s that are posted below.
☀ Feb 3, 2022
For those who are registered in our year Courses, you receive the E-Newsletter. Read the E-Newsletter completely.
☀ Feb 2, 2022
Rate how reflective you are (from 1 = you never reflect to 100 = you always reflect)
☀ Feb 1, 2022
Every time you make a mistake, think about why you made that mistake. Then say sorry to Shri Krishna
☀ Jan 31, 2022
Before, during, and after everything you do, say Shri Krishna Arpanam Astu (what i just did is offered to Shri Krishna)
☀ Jan 28 – 30, 2022
Whenever there’s a negativity in your day or mind, brush off your shoulders
☀ Jan 27, 2022
Memorize verses 8 & 9 of Chapter 5
☀ Jan 26, 2022
Carry a stick with you throughout the day to symbolize integration of your body, mind, intellect
☀ Jan 25, 2022
Count the number of times you postpone
☀ Jan 24, 2022
Visualize that if you are not enlightened in this lifetime and you’re born again, what three wishes would you wish for in your new lifetime?
☀ Jan 21 – 23, 2022
Rate how judgmental you are from 1 (extremely judgmental) to 100 (extremely non-judgmental)
☀ Jan 20, 2022
Navigate to the Prthvi Sevasanga Page within our Web-sight (under CommUnities Tab). In that, read the article for this month and then use the carbon footprint calculator (within resources section) to determine your carbon footprint. Reflect on what your number is and share your reflections in the comments section (at the bottom of the page).
☀ Jan 19, 2022
Whenever you have to make a decision (particularly a light decision), flip a coin
☀ Jan 18, 2022
Do not use any negative labels for any article, being, or circumstance
☀ Jan 17, 2022
While you engage in cleaning and clearing today, feel that your body is a car and you’re sitting inside of this body or car and observing
☀ Jan 14 – 16, 2022
In the spirit of Sam (well) Kranti (evolved), commit more than ever to your own evolution through self-development
☀ Dec 14, 2021 – Jan 14, 2022
Systematically experience the pre-brief to chapter 4 of our Bhagavad Gita Course on Youtube.
☀ Dec 13, 2021
Identify the 4 clear changes in your personality over the last 4800 minutes of studying 4 chapters of Srimad Bhagavad Gita.
☀ Dec 10, 2021
For each of the 5 questions Shri Lakshmana asked Shri Rama, answer these questions in one English word.
☀ Dec 8 – Dec 9, 2021
Read everyone else’s reflections
☀ Dec 7, 2021
Write one paragraph on Bhagavad Gita through Meaningful Mornings in our CommUnity for the Public
☀ Dec 6, 2021
Draw Verse 36 (Ch. 4)
☀ Dec 3 – Dec 13, 2021
Gita Jayanti is Tuesday, December 14. Prepare for her Birthday Party.
☀ Nov 29 – Dec 2, 2021
Be part of The Happiness Series.
☀ Nov 26, 2021
Before every meal you have, eat a fresh whole fruit.
☀ Nov 25, 2021
“God’s nature is Joy, God’s grace is guidance to Joy, Giving thanks to God for the path and the Presence.” Reflect on this today as you give Thanks AND enjoy breathing.
☀ Nov 24, 2021
Be a part of Meaningful Mornings tomorrow.
☀ Nov 23, 2021
Ch. 4, Verse 28 is a powerful verse with 5 yajnas. Summarize this verse in advance.
☀ Nov 22, 2021
Reflect on and practice: “rarely will you regret under-eating”
☀ Nov 19, 2021
Every time you eat, chant this summary: my food is Nature, my body is Nature, my mind is Nature. i feel natural by feeling all is Nature.
☀ Nov 18, 2021
Take Verse 24 and summarize it for your neighbor.
☀ Nov 17, 2021
Re-adjust your relationship with cooking and eating. Come up with a plan and follow that plan now.
☀ Nov 16, 2021
Reflect on why you cook and why you eat.
☀ Nov 15, 2021
Try to count how many times you feel you are being controlling.
☀ Nov 12, 2021
Listen to an entire song but at any point if your inner world becomes not silent, you have to try again.
☀ Nov 11, 2021
Remember that we have completed 9 weeks of Meaningful Mornings just in this semester.
☀ Nov 10, 2021
Reflect/reconcile others’ perspectives and your perspective on the Meaningful Mornings reflections and comments.
☀ Nov 9, 2021
Comment on the reflections from Meaningful Mornings on our web-sight.
☀ Nov 8, 2021
Distract your mind by reading the reflections from Meaningful Mornings on our web-sight.
☀ Nov 5, 2021 – Reflection Adventure of the Year (CommUnity Sankalpa)
Be more cheerful.
☀ Nov 4, 2021
All day, think, speak, and write Om Ramaya Namah. If you don’t resonate with the Sanskrit words, think, speak, write I am Joy.
☀ Nov 3, 2021
Dress up for our Dipavali festival tomorrow morning.
☀ Nov 2, 2021
Measure (assign a percentage to) how much are you thinking, leading, organizing, and working in a day.
☀ Nov 1, 2021
Feel that you are an animal
☀ Oct 29, 2021
What is the best way to follow/facilitate/further unity?
☀ Oct 28, 2021
Recommit to your self-development.
☀ Oct 27, 2021
Dharmo Rakshati Rakshatah – the one who follows Dharma is protected by Dharma. Contemplate on this and be clear about this.
☀ Oct 26, 2021
Feel that you are an avatara.
☀ Oct 25, 2021
Research: what types of avataras are there?
☀ Oct 22, 2021
Visualize that your relationship with Meaningful Mornings is a yatra.
☀ Oct 21, 2021
Contemplate on the sun today.
☀ Oct 20, 2021
Pick one article, being, and circumstance you take for granted and be grateful for it.
☀ Oct 19, 2021
Live adhya (today), like there is only today.
☀ Oct 18, 2021
Rate yourself: what percentage of these applications do you engage in and how much effort do you put into them?
☀ Oct 8, 2021 – Oct 17, 2021
Identify an article, a being, and a circumstance you dislike. During Navaratri, change from disliking it to liking it. Think of an article, a being, and a circumstance that you like and evolve to loving it.
☀ Oct 7, 2021
Come up with a 5-point plan on how to direct the senses
☀ Oct 6, 2021
Come up with your examples to explain the different types of desires
☀ Oct 5, 2021
Count how many desires you have today. If you can, write in on word what you’re desiring.
☀ Oct 4, 2021
Reflect on what is your conscience (moral gauge)?
☀ Oct 1, 2021
Every time you watch a show or listen to music, don’t do anything else. Focus on that only.
☀ Sep 30, 2021
Outside of where you live, closest to the public, keep a pair of shoes to remember the thousands of kids who were stolen, abused, murdered by those who follow adharma
☀ Sep 29, 2021
Reflect on unhealthy actions that you used to engage in that you no longer engage in
☀ Sep 28, 2021
Internalize a recent regret and then turn it into learning
☀ Sep 27, 2021
Be organized with your study
☀ Sep 24, 2021
Come up with a leadership list for leading others (verses 26-30)
☀ Sep 23, 2021
Write a reflection here by scrolling to the bottom of the page and leaving comment!
☀ Sep 22, 2021
Come up with three practices to check the ego but you can’t use any of the ones Vivekji has shared so far
☀ Sep 21, 2021
When you interact with the ignorant, accept and adapt. When you interact with the wise, observe and enjoy.
☀ Sep 20, 2021
Change a negative circumstance to a positive circumstance.
☀ Sep 17, 2021
Come up with a leadership list using only these 6 verses.
☀ Sep 16, 2021
Think of one family member and one friend who is in the right position in life and who is in the wrong position in life. Compare them and see how they are each living and feeling.
☀ Sep 15, 2021
Follow your plan!
☀ Sep 14, 2021
Plan how you will not postpone joy from tomorrow until Vijayadashami
☀ Sep 13, 2021
Rate yourself on how shrestha you are (on leading yourself)
☀ Sep 10, 2021
Become an amba (caregiver) by registering to become a CVV Ambassador — or support Vivekji/US (!) — https://cef.raisely.com/vivek-gupta
☀ Aug 15, 2021
Express your gratitude by offering your:
Resources – Supporting women in Himachal Pradesh through CORD USA:
Elevate HERstory – Our 2021 Campaign: https://www.chinmayaniagara.com/initiatives/elevate-herstory/
Time to legacy work through becoming a CVV Ambassador: https://crowdfunding.cvv.ac.in/usambassador/
Effort to study by registering for fall courses: https://forms.gle/mDPsguR3C5gbSij5A
☀ Aug 14, 2021
Review Pujya Gurudev’s commentary on the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita before our semester recommences in September. In September, we will begin our mornings from 7:30 – 7:45am ET with reading from His commentary.
☀ Aug 13, 2021
Attend Meaningful Mornings completion this semester. Note: Sun (Aug 15th) from 11am – 12am ET
☀ Aug 12, 2021
Reflect on who and/or what has saved your life from prosperity and directed it towards Peace.
☀ Aug 11, 2021
All day think, say and act TGIW (Thank God its Wednesday)
☀ Aug 10, 2021
Make one change in your diet to help the environment
☀ Aug 9, 2021
Share how you have changed/are changing in the transition from a controlled environment (home) to an uncontrolled environment (workplace, school, etc.)
☀ Aug 6, 2021
Out of a total of 100%, analyze the percentage of your thoughts that are going towards prohibited actions, selfish actions, special responsibilities, and regular responsibilities.
☀ Aug 5, 2021
A teaching from the Upanishad is…Yajno vai Vishnuh, which means Yajna (dedication) is Vishnu (God). Say this all day and be hypnotized by these three words.
☀ Aug 4, 2021
Register for at least 1-2 Course during our 2021-2022 Semesters: Registration for All, for Youth, for Kids
☀ Aug 3, 2021
Register for at least 1-2 Course during our 2021-2022 Semesters: Registration for All, for Youth, for Kids
☀ Aug 2, 2021
Continue to offer extraordinary patience
☀ Jul 30, 2021
For the next 100 hours (until Aug 3 at 12p) offer extraordinary patience
☀ Jul 29, 2021
Have the bhava (feeling) that Shri Krishna is holding your hand. He is guiding you in a most personal way. Feel that.
☀ Jul 28, 2021
Rate how pure you are. 1 is awful, 100 is awesome. That will determine if you should focus on Karma yoga or Jnana yoga.
☀ Jul 27, 2021
Listen to Self-Check, a podcast episode which shares a checklist for when the mind wanders
☀ Jul 26, 2021
Talk to 3 people in your life who are not part of Meaningful Mornings. Ask them if they are becoming more cheerful or more cranky. How do they know this?
☀ Jul 23, 2021
Feel that you are a shishya. The more you love Bhagavan, Shāstra, Sadguru, the more you will love being a shishya. Be Brahman.
☀ Jul 22, 2021
Rate your sadhutva (1 – awful, 100 – awesome). How much of your life is dedicated to fulfilling others’ work?
☀ Jul 21, 2021
In Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda’s commentary on Chapter 2, Verse 70 of Srimad Bhagavad Gita (p.179), the second paragraph starts with “This idea is” and ends with “he is happier than ever before”. Find this paragraph and write it out by hand.
☀ Jul 20, 2021
Contemplate on all of the visuals that have been shared in the Sthita Prajna Lakshanas so far.
☀ Jul 19, 2021
Share what has blown your mind (what has made your mind quiet, transcendent) over the last 20 days from Bhagavad Gita.
☀ Jul 16, 2021
Be in tune with what Shri Krishna has just shared so that when He says tasmad (concludes His thought process thus far), you are in tune with this.
☀ Jul 15, 2021
Create a visual of the ladder of fall to serve as a sign for catching yourself from falling.
☀ Jul 14, 2021
Memorize yours or Vivekji’s sense sutras
☀ Jul 13, 2021
Write/refine your sense directions sutras (practical reminders)
☀ Jul 12, 2021
Write your own sense directions sutras (practical reminders)
☀ Jul 9, 2021
Reflect on the following thought: For the distracted (Ravana) all descriptions of escape (Devi Sita) are overwhelming.
☀ Jul 8, 2021
Feel that God lives in your heart
☀ Jul 7, 2021
Rate each of your sense organs on a scale of 1-10 (1 being awfully disciplined and 10 being awesomely disciplined)
☀ Jul 6, 2021
As you’re going about living, visualize a checklist of the 6 pointers – to be content, balanced, independent, fearless, accepting, and disciplined
☀ Jul 5, 2021
Have a tortoise outside of where you live or at the entrance of where you live
☀ Jul 2, 2021
Live in God’s world
☀ Jul 1, 2021
Reflect: what are the 3 fundamental fears that every creature (humans, animals, plants, stones) have?
☀ Jun 30, 2021
Rate yourself on how well you are being/doing what your Guru is/does. If your score is less than a 10, figure out how to refine that score to raise it and re-dedicate yourself to your guide
☀ Jun 29, 2021
Pray for the svasti (well-being) of a role model in your life
☀ Jun 28, 2021
Be extremely grateful
☀ Jun 27, 2021
Reflect on raga, viraga, anuraga
☀ Jun 26, 2021
Feel you have the key to happiness
☀ Jun 25, 2021
Come up with 4 personal insights to help you be devoted to yoga
☀ Jun 24, 2021
Reflect on your entire life, especially your more recent life. Do you feel that you have ever received an experience that you didn’t deserve?
☀ Jun 23, 2021
Every time you use a label towards anything/anyone, put a label on yourself
☀ Jun 22, 2021
Reflect on how you’re planning to become happy.
☀ Jun 21, 2021
We are in a constant review. Organize your notes accordingly to be ready for this.
☀ Jun 18, 2021
Research into Juneteenth and Pride Month
☀ Jun 17, 2021
Reflect on what Satsanga has done to you
☀ Jun 16, 2021
Reflect on what Satsanga has done for you
☀ Jun 15, 2021
Do not engage in any rituals for your self-development until tomorrow morning
☀ Jun 14, 2021
Unitask while you eat and drink
☀ Jun 11, 2021
Include the phrase “Do your best and leave the rest” in 5 secular conversations that you have today and each day this weekend
☀ Jun 10, 2021
Write a poem on likes and dislikes
☀ Jun 9, 2021
Set up an altar to experience Meaningful Mornings
☀ Jun 8, 2021
As we begin our study of karma yoga (ch. 3), invite another seeker to be part of this CommUnity
☀ Jun 7, 2021
Organize your notes
☀ Jun 4, 2021
Register for the yoga challenge: https://www.chinmayaniagara.com/initiatives/the-yoga-challenge/
☀ Jun 3, 2021
Rate the agility of your mind (1=awful, 100=awesome)
☀ Jun 2, 2021
What is your neeti? What is the policy by which you live your life? Encapsulate how you live in 1 sentence/1 rule.
☀ Jun 1, 2021
Reflect on “Would your life be described as living purposefully”. Are you living in an evolutionary way?
☀ May 31, 2021
Join us for ‘Movement Mornings’ every morning M-F from 7:15 – 7:45 AM ET
☀ May 20, 2021
Until May 31, anytime you see the number 20, remember the verses we have studied
☀ May 19, 2021
sanga Sat (internalizing Infinity)
☀ May 18, 2021
Evolve from the 90% (who externalizes the teachings) to the 10% (who internalizes the teachings)
☀ May 17, 2021
Observe three unique forms of recycling
☀ May 14, 2021
Identify practical pairs of opposites
☀ May 13, 2021
For the rest of the day, don’t let your heart rate increase because of your mind; adapt and/or accept
☀ May 12, 2021
Feel that the light in you is the same light in all you interact with (every human, animal, plant, stone).
☀ May 11, 2021
Track all of the pointers that you will come across in Shrimad Bhagavad Gita.
☀ May 10, 2021
Be grateful. We have been together for 360 mornings.
☀ May 7, 2021
Change your clothes 3 times slower.
☀ May 6, 2021
Come up with a plan of what your mornings will be like during our Meaningful Mornings pause.
☀ May 5, 2021
Count the number of times you postpone Being Happiness.
☀ May 4, 2021
Rate yourself on if you’ve become less attached, less confused.
☀ May 3, 2021
Feel the Force
☀ Apr 30, 2021
Engage in less name calling
☀ Apr 29, 2021
Feel that the sense organs and sense objects are the same
☀ Apr 28, 2021
Think, say, and write “even this will pass”
☀ Apr 27, 2021
Remember Hanuman Chalisa continuously.
☀ Apr 26, 2021
Count the number of things you do for your body (the body is the client and you are the attorney)
☀ Apr 23, 2021
Have the feeling that you do not have choice.
☀ Apr 22, 2021
Today is earth day. Make a promise today that for the coming year you will harm the environment less by 5% and help the environment more by 5%.
☀ Apr 21, 2021
Be Happiness.
☀ Apr 20, 2021
Be silent.
☀ Apr 19, 2021
Reflect on one of the lowest parts of your life. What did you do to come out from that sense of feeling low?
☀ Apr 16, 2021
What circumstance in your life made you a seeker?
☀ Apr 15, 2021
Think of the Master that you are closest to and rate yourself as a disciple using them as a reference. 1 is awful and 100 is awesome.
☀ Apr 14, 2021
Revolve around the meaning of c2v7 .
☀ Apr 13, 2021
Memorize Chapter 2, Verse 7.
☀ Apr 12, 2021
What parts of your life you make unnecessarily complex? Identify.
☀ Apr 9, 2021
What do you think the need of the yuga (age) is and what are you doing to contribute to that need?
☀ Apr 8, 2021
Organize your notes.
☀ Apr 7, 2021
Anytime you feel that you are better than someone, straighten your posture.
☀ Apr 6, 2021
Go to Chinmaya Niagara’s web-sight and learn something new.
☀ Apr 5, 2021
Dependability is one of the greatest characteristics of a relationship. Reflect and share three ways where you can become more dependable (nishchaya, sankalpa, follow through).
☀ Apr 2, 2021
Reflect on your life and identify a time when you actively resisted evil and why.
☀ Apr 1, 2021
Tomorrow morning, the first engagement should be to light a lamp at the altar.
☀ Mar 31, 2021
Analyze in your life what do you have to let go of to go from good to great?
☀ Mar 30, 2021
Make your own ritual.
☀ Mar 29, 2021
Visualize the older generation and if they were to meet you and focus on religion and culture, would they be proud of you?
☀ Mar 25, 2021
Rate yourself on how well you are furthering, following and facilitating religion.
☀ Mar 24, 2021
Count how many excuses you make in the next 24 hrs
☀ Mar 23, 2021
Think of a person in whom the corona virus has brought out the worst in them and another person in whom this challenge has brought out the best in them
☀ Mar 22, 2021
Come up with a chart/framework/analysis that compares 10 different signs of complacency and signs of acceptance.
☀ Mar 19, 2021
Don’t become happy, BE happy.
☀ Mar 18, 2021
Tomorrow is our one year anniversary. Do something special. Act in an extraordinary way!
☀ Mar 17, 2021
Organize your notes and your thoughts.
☀ Mar 16, 2021
Visualize someone who is close to you that is younger passing on. How would you feel and what would you do?
☀ Mar 15, 2021
Identify the three dominant expectations that run through your life
☀ Mar 12, 2021
Whoever you speak to, think or say “hey Govinda”
☀ Mar 11, 2021
Don’t fight with yourself.
☀ Mar 10, 2021
Think to a time when you gave up. Why did you give up?
☀ Mar 9, 2021
Think of the last time you were very unwell, physically. Reflect on where your mind was.
☀ Mar 8, 2021
Register for the High Five Challenge — https://www.chinmayaniagara.com/initiatives/high-five-challenge/
☀ Mar 5, 2021
Contemplate on running out of time. You can make this as serious as you want or as light as you want, but really feel this.
☀ Mar 4, 2021
Think of the personality who is older than you, the same age as you and younger than you that has helped you to evolve the most.
☀ Mar 3, 2021
Count how many times you are agitated.
☀ Mar 2, 2021
Feel that your body is a gift from God.
☀ Mar 1, 2021
No judging today.
☀ Feb 23, 2021 — Feb 26, 2021
Rate yourself in terms of being an active listener from 1 (awful) — 100 (awesome)
☀ Feb 22, 2021
Every time you want to communicate with someone as if portray that you’re blowing a conch before you speak
☀ Feb 19, 2021
Research what your name means and reflect on if you are living up to your name.
☀ Feb 18, 2021
Be grateful
☀ Feb 17, 2021
Reflect upon this deeply — do you want your life to be better or the best?
☀ Feb 16, 2021
Every time you sense a disintegration in your personality (between the mind and intellect), stop, reset, and then continue
☀ Feb 15, 2021
Every time someone interacts with you, visualize that they are actually communicating to someone else. You are a 3rd party mediator
☀ Feb 11, 2021
Subscribe to the E-Vichara and then READ it! 🙂
☀ Feb 12, 2021
Reflect on how you should decide loyalty (what are the factors to decide what and who to be loyal to?)
☀ Feb 10, 2021
Summarize what the egotistical expressions of Duryodhana (ourselves) are.
☀ Feb 9, 2021
Think of a time when you compromised. Why did you do it? Why did you go from dharma to adharma?
☀ Feb 8, 2021
Get oriented to how we are studying. Every verse has two lines, four quarters. As you go about reading, writing, reflecting, be oriented to this structure.
☀ Feb 5, 2021
Reflect on more expressions of being self-absorbed
☀ Feb 4, 2021
Today is Guruvara, a day to remember our Teachers. Research Rshi Vyasa.
☀ Feb 3, 2021
Research all of the 18s associated with Bhagavad Gita
☀ Feb 2, 2021
Get into the habit/practice to take 1 message from every verse studied, so that this becomes practical
☀ Feb 1, 2021
an Application to practice forever: During the day, read and reflect on the RADs that are shared on our Instagram page → https://instagram.com/cmniagara
☀ Jan 29, 2021
Try to hide your emotions. Observe and analyze how this is going for you.
☀ Jan 28, 2021
Rate yourself from 1–100 in terms of dharma. How dharmic are you?
☀ Jan 27, 2021
Ensure that you procure/use Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda’s commentary on Srimad Bhagavad Gita — The Holy Geeta
- Hard copy of The Holy Geeta: chinmayapublications.com (Note: Shipping charges apply)
2. E-book of The Holy Geeta:
- Apple: https://books.apple.com/gb/book/the-holy-geeta/id1543433750
- Google Play: https://play.google.com/…/Swami_Chinmayananda_The_Holy…
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3. Donate: theholygeeta.com/donate
☀ Jan 26, 2021
Feel like you are on this battlefield (Northern Plains of India with millions of warriors). What rules of engagement would you come up with?
☀ Jan 25, 2021
Reflect on one of the most difficult experiences you have ever gone through and how you changed because of that.
☀ Jan 22, 2021
Count how many steps there are wherever you live
☀ Jan 21, 2021
“We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. — Try to feel the application of this in your life, specifically today.
☀ Jan 20, 2021
Compare yourself to those who are less fortunate all day, in all ways
☀ Jan 19, 2021
Analyze and assign a percentage to what you are speaking about in terms of these 4 k’s — kamini (pleasure), kanchana (possession), kirti (position), kaivalya (peace)
☀ Jan 18, 2021
Imagine that Himavat Vibhuti Swami Tapovan never existed… Imagine how life would be and how you would be without this cause and the related effects
☀ Jan 15, 2021
Identify 5 attachments you have
☀ Jan 14, 2021
Take an inner initiation today about what you are going to serve and how you are going to sacrifice.
☀ Jan 13, 2021
Research Acharya Bhishma. Learn something about this philosophical personality that you don’t already know.
☀ Jan 12, 2021
Identify the two longest (in terms of time) investments you have ever made or are making.
☀ Jan 11, 2021
Visualize that you are a caretaker of the older generation and the younger generation. What would be a vision statement that you can come up with toward your role in caring for both generations?
☀ October 21, 2024
Be an amba (ambassador) of our CommUnity-
It’s a privilege, an honor to belong to such inspiring community that is most inclusive in all ways, serving all living beings and our Mother Earth.
It’s natural to be ambassador even without trying because of the passion I have for this community.
May His grace continue to flow through us and allow us to serve without the sense of doership and deservership.
So fortunate!
So grateful!
Imagine Shri Krishna is in your room. How would the meeting be? What would you give-
I have visualized many times how it would be when I meet Shri Krishna. Lying at His feet, feeling His embrace…. I cannot put this divine experience in words. I think my tears will only express my feelings.
I have spent so much time longing for Him, crying for Him, loving Him…. That’s what I’d offer-
My love, my longing, my tears.
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(Pic from somewhere on www)
October 19, 2024
What percentage of kala do you give to satsang?-
At least 50% of my waking hours are spent in His remembrance.
The Vedanta classes, the meaningful morning, the highest vocation are obviously instrumental but I also try to remember Him while doing activities, professional work, walking, cooking etc.
The more I remember Him, the more I feel closer to Him.
10/18/2024
Reflect and write a poem about missing whom you love, missing Divinity-
Waiting!
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You know how i feel,
yet You play this game
of hide and seek.
How long is this wait?
A tree burdened
by a singular yellow leaf.
A blade of grass taxed
by a dew drop’s sheath.
A heart holding its last breath,
until my death.
This is how i feel.
You say that You know it?
Then why play such cruel games?
I have been looking for You
for innumerable lifetimes.
I have been waiting for You
before the beginning of time.
Once You held my tiny hand.
Why did You let it go?
Once You held me in Your arms.
Now where does Your warmth flow?
Over the deserts of dimensions,
I have been looking for You.
Don’t ask me
how i lost myself in darkness.
You should have held me closer
tied to Your heart’s harness.
This longing is sometimes desperate
yet my tears are sweet.
When I find You,
i will never let You go.
Your smile radiates the Truth
and You say-
“I never left you.”
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( picture of how I feel, from www)
Visualize meeting Shri Krishna in the way Akrura visualizes-
A simple thought of meeting Shri Krishna Overwhelms me with intense emotions of joy!!
Not sure this encapsulates totally but it’s feeble attempt :
As You walk towards me
i am unable to move,
overcome by the stillness
Your presence brings!
I stand in silence.
but the eyes cannot hide
what my heart feels.
Streams of tears roll down
as You walk towards me.
i may have visualized this
for many lifetimes
Yet nothing prepares me
for when I meet You.
There are no words.
Joy of returning home,
of being with You.
I have died a million times
for this Life.
The wait ends.
The longing for You.
Why label this with any name?
Let’s call this love.
Only love.
☀ September 14 – 17, 2024
Listen carefully, write down carefully. Section B 162 Row GG. Section B 111 Row FF. Write to Pearl Jam today and tomorrow – who you are, where you’re from, you’re a student of Shri Vivek, and you are learning to be happy as well as raise funds for diverse causes-
Dear Jeff Ament Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder and Matt Cameron,
This is one way i describe my journey guided by Vivekji. Because of him we-
“Feel the air up above, a pool of blue sky. Fill the air up with love, oh black with starlight. Feel the sky blanket you, with gems and rhinestones. See the path cut by the moon, for you to walk on.”
So I walk on moonlight, i sleep on stars.
I am learning oneness, slowly letting go of my scars.
Vivekji is in Section B 162 Row GG. And Section B 111 Row FF.
Now won’t you call out to him who is turning us into ‘light from stones’?
☀ September 19, 2024
Listen to the song Light Years by Pearl Jam
☀ September 23, 2024
Register for The Highest Vocation from Oct 3 – Nov 1
☀ September 24, 2024
Set up an accountability partner for The Highest Vocation from Oct 3 – Nov 1
☀ September 25, 2024
Offer your good wishes to all in our Running from the Mind CommUnity
☀ 24
Think about what weapon needs to be used against attachment and hypocrisy
September 13, 2024
Register for United Consciousness Workshop: From Stressful to Peaceful on Saturday, September 21 and spread the word!
Registered! Will be out of state and driving home that hour. Hope to join -it will be peaceful drive!
September 12, 2024
Try to remember as much as possible to touch your heart
Heart is where You live.
May I always melt in Your love
Melt in Your Light.
September 11, 2024
Write a stuthi for Bhagavan Krishna’s birth-
These walls around me whisper.
There is exhilaration in the chirping of songbirds.
What songs are they singing?
Divine sacred words?
The green grass grows a bit taller.
The flowers bloom, exuberant with joy.
The moon seems more milky
the stars no more coy.
The sun not wanting to set
to get a glimpse of this Baby Boy.
I have waited for You.
I have seen You in my heart
I have seen You with my love.
What can i bring for You?
i have been waiting a very long time
You heard my voice!
The whole cosmos rejoices.
Who can hold back the tears
as You arrive.
September 10, 2024
Be deeper than thirst and hunger-
I remember Ma Parvati who gave up everything, and survived on leaves and then just air for Bhagvan Shiva.
I call myself Bhakta of Bhagvan Shiva and yet I still indulge my senses.
I cannot call myself a true Bhakta unless I get deeper then BMI identification.
I will keep trying.
September 09, 2024
Notice all of the supports around you (ex. floor supporting body, pillars supporting buildings, etc.)-
I’m where I am because of all the supports- physically and metaphysically.
Grateful for the seen and Unseen supports.
Krishna Stuti
from head to heart
Aum
Krishna Stuthi
from the he head to the heart
September 11, 2024
Write a stuthi for Bhagavan Krishna’s birth
Welcome my little One
i had been waiting for this day!
The trees and animals and stone
are waiting for my little One
Prithvi matha and other Universes too
are looking forward to the arrival of my little One
Well, who would not, if they know that my little One
is the ONE who can instill Oneness in me and all around!!!
So varuga, varuga En Kanna!
☀ May 21, 2024
Feel that you do not have free will-
I tried to remember this throughout the day. The thought was a reminder to surrender to His will.
It felt very liberating. He knows what is best for me and He is giving me all that is needed. Intellectually I know that, but when it comes to practice, I forget it sometimes.
This reflection was a reminder to surrender.
I’m loved( by Him).
There is nothing else I need