Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF) brings you the second camp in the series of Guided Meditation camps with Pujya Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission. This year, the online weekly sessions will be based on Nirvana Shatkam. The sessions will be conducted in English for ten consecutive Sundays beginning 5^th September, 2021 at 2:00 to 3:00 PM AEST | 4:00 to 5:00 PM NZT | 12:00 to 1:00 PM Singapore (LIVE).

Text: Nirvana Shatkam

Nirvana Shatkam, also known as Atmashatkam, is a devotional composition consisting of 6 verses in Sanskrit written by Sri Adi Sankaracharya, summarising the basic teachings of Advaita Vedanta.

Meditation

Meditation is the effortless abidance in the Self. The efforts undertaken to gain this abidance also go by the name meditation. In this Guided Meditation Series, Pujya Swami Swaroopananda will share with seekers the preparatory steps as well as the actual process of meditation that will take the seekers into the realms of effortless abidance. Meditation is one of the most important spiritual practices and the doorway to the Supreme. Modern science is slowly discovering its value in the overall physical and mental health too. It is the most powerful technique to change one's perspective towards life enabling a positive outlook and is a sure remedy for the stress and anxiety of daily life.

Highlights

• Rare blessing to learn the art of meditation from Pujya Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission
• Special focus on learning meditation through the Nirvana Shatkam
• Offers guided contemplation exercises for inner transformation
• Each session to include discourse (30 min), guided meditation (15 min) and Q&A (15 min)
• Language of communication: English
• Time: Every Sunday at 2:00 to 3:00 PM AEST | 4:00 to 5:00 PM NZT | 12:00 to 1:00 PM Singapore (LIVE)
• Starting date: 5^th September, 2021
• Videos will be available for viewing to all registered participants upto one month after the conclusion of the camp.

Pujya Swami Swaroopananda

In an era that is rife with scepticism and confusion about matters spiritual, Swami Swaroopananda is a rare voice that blends authenticity with accessibility; theory with self-practice; logic with heart. As a child, he heard many religious stories from his grandmother, tales from the great Indian epics and the lives of saints, and verses from the Guru Granth Sahib. These stories suddenly came to life, acquiring new meaning and depth, when as an adolescent he encountered the preeminent Master of Vedanta, Swami Chinmayananda. His heart completely moved and inspired, in 1984 Swami Swaroopananda gave up his family's thriving business to undergo intensive training under Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda and Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayananda at Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, Mumbai. He was initiated into the monastic order in 1992. Since then, he has touched thousands of lives across the world, and his tremendous work in bringing out the essential wisdom and underlying unity of all religions has garnered him a place among the vanguards of self-development philosophy. He was formerly the Regional Head of Chinmaya Mission Australia, United Kingdom, Middle East, Africa and Far East, and presently Chancellor of the Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth Trust (University for Sanskrit and Indic Traditions) and Chairman of the Chinmaya International Residential School in Coimbatore, South India. In January 2017, Swami Swaroopananda was bestowed by Swami Tejomayananda the privilege to serve as the Global Head of Chinmaya Mission.