Chinmaya Saaket

Chinmaya Misssion in D/FW area has two locations, Chinmaya Saaket and Chinmaya Chitrakoot.

Chinmaya Saaket, centrally located in North Dallas, was inaugurated on Dec 26, 1999 by H.H Swami Tejomayananda, spiritual head of the worldwide Chinmaya Mission. Our Vedantic learning center is a 12,000 square foot building with an inbuilt auditorium, 11 class rooms for conducting Balavihar classes and study groups, a residence for the acharya, library, and temple. Saaket literally means the abode of Lord Rama. Our center houses a temple with Lord Rama, Sitaji, Lakshmanji & Hanumanji as the main deities along with Lord Ganesha and Lord Siva. A unique highlight of Saaket is the beautiful stained glass Chinmaya Mission logo, which casts a soft orange glow on Pujya Gurudev’s picture in the foyer every morning.

Chinmaya Saaket has an enrollment of over 750 children who attend Balavihar classes every weekend. Our member families support us in various ways. There are about 200 volunteer teachers who dedicate their time to teach in the Balavihar program, and numerous other volunteers who offer their seva (selfless services) to provide a holistic experience for the community.

In addition to the Balavihar program, we also conduct cultural classes for the children such as, music, dance, languages, Slokathon and Gita chanting. Our resident Acharya, Brahmachari Uddhav Chaitanya conducts several classes and study groups during the week, as well as monthly jnana yajnas at Chitrakoot, Saaket and other satellite centers. Acharya P.B Ghate and Acharya Asha Ghate along with Acharya Brahmachari Uddhav Chaitnaya also celebrate all major festivals and events like Sivaratri, Ramanavami, Janmashtmi, Gurudev’s jayanti and aradhana. Please check out our weekly activities and calendar for a detailed schedule of classes and events.

During summer 2010 many of our Balavihar children participated in the CORD Read-a-thon 2010 Campaign. CORD USA is a 501c(3) organization, committed to the task of developing rural areas in India by providing help in the areas of Education, Health, Sanitation, Women’s Empowerment, Infrastructure, and Financial Independence. Illiteracy is an urgent and enormous problem in India.  Literacy is the key to personal freedom. We request you to sponsor your child's participation in the CORD Read-a-thon 2010 Campaign. These funds will be used for the purposes mentioned above. Click here to download the Sponsorship Form.

CM D/FW Balavihar sessions for 2010-2011 resumed on Aug. 28, 2010 (Saturday sessions) and Aug. 29, 2010 (Sunday sessions). We have now expanded and opened up one more session on Sunday (9:00 AM to 10:30 AM) in order to accomodate the growth at Chinmaya Chitrakoot which is located at 900 N. Belt Line Road, Iriving, TX 75061. Balavihar classes are held every weekend. Click here for more details on locations and session timings.