The Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad Gita is a manual for living, a book of direct experience. It provides in structure on how to live a productive life, attaining fulfillment here and now. Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda breathed, lived and talked Bhagavad Gita throughout His life. He carried the message of the Gita to kindle the knowledge of the Self in millions worldwide! And, for that reason, the Srimad Bhagavad Gita is the heart of Chinmaya Mission.

Why Chant Gita?

Chant, Learn & Live Gita is the powerful instruction given by our Pujya Gurudev to enable us to live noble and inspired lives. From the recitation of the Bhagavad Gita arises the desire to know it's meaning. Thence arises the Knowledge (of the Self). From this Knowledge arises fulfillment. The study of the Gita is thus the key to opening the vast treasure of God’s love for us. It starts with chanting, then study, and over time, assimilating (embracing) that same love wholeheartedly and completely.
Gita Chanting allows one to begin this journey here and now, and open themselves to the embrace of the infinite love.

Gita Chanting Competition (GCC)

The annual Bhagavad Gita Chanting Competition (GCC) serves as a vehicle for inspiring and motivating children and adults to learn, memorize and assimilate the sacred verses of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita. In keeping with Pujya Gurudev's vision and mission, GCC helps sow the seed of Gita Jnana in every Chinmaya Mission member. Through chanting and comprehension, we become more and more aware of the Knowledge of the Self and the true purpose of our life.

Chapter 5 - Karma-sannyāsa-Yogaḥ
(The Yoga of True Renunciation)

This year, the fifth chapter: Karma Sannyāsa Yoga – The Yoga of True Renunciation, has been selected for all of us to learn to chant. The fifth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is essentially a bridge between Karma-Yoga (Chapters 3 & 4) and the Yoga of Meditation (Chapter 6). Notwithstanding his arguments for the path of action, Bhagwan Krishna had indicated now and then, that there is a nobler path, the path of renunciation – and elaborates on the ‘Karma Sannyāsa Yoga’ in this fifth chapter. Bhagwan provides clarity on: What is the spirit of true renunciation? How can the ‘Yoga of Renunciation of Action’ be practiced? What would be the result of acting in this special mental attitude, and how far could this contribute to the inward development and growth of the human personality?