Seekers of spiritual life must have a few days of intense study and abhyasa [self-discipline] in a Camp consisting of similar hearts under the inspiring guidance of a Teacher.
Swami Chinmayananda
Spiritual Camps: Immersive Retreats
A Spiritual Holiday
Living in a spiritual sanctuary
Swami Chinmayananda’s bold vision was to bring Vedanta into everyday life for everybody.
Though people living family life seem to be exiled from the sequestered atmosphere of Vedantic study in an Ashram, he conceived of Vedanta camps as a way to give a boost through small doses of intense live-in sadhana.
The first National Camp was held in Mumbai from April 15 to May 5, 1972. It enabled seekers from various parts of the country to enrol as delegates and live a twenty-four-hour day engrossed in spirituality for a period of two weeks
The first Chinmaya International Spiritual Camp was also held in Mumbai in 1984.
Delegates at these camps come to experience the Chinmaya Mission family spirit “living as a family, bound to each other in love and respect”and gain inspiration to maintain their practice back at home.
Camp Programme
Structured sadhana for rebooting the mind
A typical camp starts with an early morning session on guided meditation followed by classes on Vedantic texts.
Throughout the day, members are kept absorbed in spiritually oriented activities: group discussions, satsangs, karma yoga and bhajans, as well as cultural programmes. In short, for one week or more, people hear, talk, and live Vedanta!
Central Chinmaya Mission Trust
Saki Vihar Road, Powai, Mumbai - 400 072.
Tel : +91-22-2803 4900
E-mail : ccmt@chinmayamission.com
