Adult Study Groups

Mere listening to my yajnas will not add to your beauty. These ideas are to be reflected deeply and digested slowly. This process is hastened only when you discuss what you have studied with others. Devi/Study Groups constitute the heart of our mission. The ideas gathered by you, when discussed with others, not only become deeply rooted in yourself, but as they become clearer in your own understanding, they also inspire those who listen to you. Thus, each student, while trying to strengthen his own understanding, can become an instrument for the spread of this knowledge. This process is the dynamic STUDY SCHEME followed in the Vedantic tradition. This is not a Chinmaya methodology, it is the most ancient Vedantic tradition of study.
– Swami Chinmayananda

 

The most important follow-up measure of the Jnana Yagnas (ज्ञान यग्न) is the Study Group (SG) program. The basic concept of the Study Group is to study the scriptures by those who have curiosity/thirst to benefit from the perennial wisdom of the Rishis.

A group of 10-15 like-minded people gets together at a place, time and day mutually agreed upon for 60 or 90 minutes a week for a systematic study of the scriptural texts prescribed in the Study Group Scheme by Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda after testing its validity over several years. A few thousands of Study Groups function under the guidance of Chinmaya Mission Centers around the world.

 

Adult Study Groups & Group activities by Chinmaya Mission Portland

 

Here is the list of SGs conducted by Chinmaya Mission Portland, please feel free to join them. Apart from reading and discussing a proposed text, the SGs also watch the DVD of Satsangs with Gurudev, Guruji, and other Acharyas of the Chinmaya Mission. Please make sure to check our calendar to see if there are any schedule changes.

Due to COVID-19 #StayHome order, we have moved SGs to zoom. If you are interested to know more about any of these SGs, please contact us and we will direct you to the lead of the specific SG.

SG Naming conventions:

RS – Rise & Shine Study Groups, meet early mornings before 10AM
BR – Study Groups meeting right after Balavihar Assembly, in breakout rooms
LM – Late Morning Study Groups
EG – Evening Study Groups

Study Groups	Curriculum	Leads	Place / Time
Sunday RS	Isavasya Upanishad	Ramesh Krishnamurthy	Sun 7:30-8:30 AM
Sunday BR1	Meditation & Life	Kishore Pathial	Sun 10:00-11:00 AM
Sunday BR2	Drg Drishya Viveka	Srinivas Pandruvada	Sun 10:00-11:00 AM
Sunday BR3	Manah Shodhanam	Ramesh Krishnamurthy	Sun 10:00-11:00 AM
Sunday BR4	Bhagavad Gita	Narendar Sahgal	Sun 10:00-11:00 AM
Sunday LM1	Self Unfoldment	Kishore Pathial	Sun 11:15-12:15 PM
Sunday LM2	Aparokshanubhuti	Naveen Gudigantala	Sun 11:15-12:15 PM
Tuesday EG	Kindle Life	Preeti Kashyap	Tue 7:30 PM
Devi Group	Bhagavad Gita	Subha Pathial	Wed 7 PM
Wednesday EG	Kenopanishad	Rashmi Sahgal	Wed 7 PM
Thursday LM	Self Unfoldment	Rashmi Sahgal	Thu 10 AM
Saturday RS1	Bhakti Yoga Texts	Praveen Gopalakrishnan	Sat 8 AM
Saturday RS2	Gurudev’s BG Capsules	Avinash Kashyap	Sat 9 AM

Here is the list of Adult Group activities conducted by Chinmaya Mission Portland, please feel free to join them. Please make sure to check our calendar to see if there are any schedule changes.

Group Activities	Curriculum	Leads	Place / Time
Yoga	Hatha Yoga	Anirudh Modi	Wed & Sat
Chanting Group	Chanting	Suma Krishnamurthy	Thu 10 AM
Bhajan Group	Bhajans	Suma Krishnamurthy	Fri 6 PM
Parayan Group	Sunderkaand Parayan	Seema Nema	Last Sat 9:30 AM

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