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In the following pages, we
present a mosaic of Pujya
Gurudev’s teachings in the form
of replies to questions posed by
students of lesson courses, letters
to devotees, excerpts from his
talks on Vivekchudamani
and so on. Most of this
material is being published
for the first time.

Who is a Mission Member?
Chinmaya Archives discovered Pujya Gurudev’s personal
planner (from early 1960s) in which he described
the characteristics of a Mission member.

The mark of a Chinmaya Mission member – He
remembers his religion, but forgets his caste … It is better to
live the Chinmaya Life with occasional folly, than to live a life
of folly with occasional Chinmaya life.

Letter to Lakshmi Reddy (Chinmaya Archives)

The core of meditation involves letting
go each time we find we have become
Vasudev Badethalav dependent or addicted. Simply have the
attitude: I don’t have to have it in order
Sydney, Australia to be whole. I can let go and still be full
and complete.
Swami Chinmayananda

Tapovan Prasad 18 August 2018