CHYKWest Conference

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Arise Awake!

• CHYK-West Conference
• March 25-27, 2005

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Vision of Gurudev

• There is nothing wrong with our modern world. It
  is a time when the youth of this modern world
  have to discover their hidden potential and tap
  it to the maximum, thus unfolding them into a
  beautiful personality and making them capable of
  contributing towards the process of societal
  growth.
• Let us first get at least hundred, inspired,
  purposeful, sincere, dedicated youngsters
  convinced to a cause, unfolded to the maximum,
  turned brilliant both in their academic studies
  as well as in their spiritual understanding of
  the culture of India, and thereafter it shall be
  the duty of these youngsters to bring in the
  others.

CHYK MOTTO Harnessing Youth Potential Through
Dynamic Spirituality
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Hari Om! I am very pleased to know that our
youth wing of Chinmaya Mission in the west has
decided to form CHYK-West on the lines of All
India Chinmaya Yuva Kendra that is there in
India. When CHYK movement was started, Pujya
Gurudev had said that the aim of it was to
Harness the Youth Potential through Dynamic
Spirituality. It is well known that all of us,
particularly the youth wants to succeed in life.
I understand success as the ability to face all
challenges of life squarely and also to be able
to create our own future as per our vision. At
the same time, the success should not be at the
cost of our spiritual progress or our own success
causing harm and damage to other people in the
community. In order to achieve this success,
the youth has that potential. We have the
potential to perform, but we must also perform to
our potentials. And Our potentials become
manifest when our goal or ideal is very inspiring
one. The higher the goal, the greater will be the
manifestations of our potential. And thats what
Pujya Gurudev meant by harnessing youth
potential through dynamic spirituality. When
the goal is spiritual, and not based only on
material considerations, then there is
manifestation of greater and greater potential.
I heartily welcome all participants in this
special conference which is held here in Chicago.
And I send my special best wishes for its total
success. Our acharyas like Swami Shantananda,
Swami Ishwarananda and all other acharyas who are
working in the United States and even in Canada
and Trinidad can guide youth here quiet
efficiently and successfully. I take this
opportunity to thank all organizers for making
this event possible. I am sure that when this
CHYK-West will be formed and start working very
methodically, systematically, it will definitely
serve not only the youth but the community at
large. May Gods grace and Pujya Gurdevs
blessings be with you all. Hari Om.
Pujya Gurujis Message from Melbourne, Australia
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Vision in Action

• Discovering the hidden potential to achieve
  success in life
• Performing to bring out the discovered potential
• Contributing towards growth of the society
• Efforts for spiritual understanding of Indian
  culture
• A minimum of 100 dedicated youth to begin this
  spiritual revolution

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Members participating from the following centers
of United States

• Ann Arbor
• Atlanta
• Austin
• Bakersfield
• Boston
• Champagne
• Chicago
• Columbus, OH
• Dallas
• Flint
• Los Angeles
• Libertyville
• Miami
• New Jersey
• New York
• Orlando
• Philadelphia
• San Diego
• San Jose

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Members participating from the following centers
of Canada Trinidad

• Ottawa
• Niagara falls
• Calcutta, Trinidad

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CHYK-West Organization Concept
Head of Chinmaya Mission
CHYK National
CHYK Regional
CHYK Regional
CHYK Regional
CHYK Local
CHYK Local
CHYK Local
CHYK Local
CHYK Local
CHYK Local
CM Center
CM Center
CM Center
CM Center
CM Center
CM Center
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CHYK-West Regions

• West

South West
South
East
Mid West
British Columbia Alberta Oregon California Arizona
Utah Nevada Idaho Washington
New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Arkansas
Georgia Florida Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Sout
h Carolina North Carolina TRINIDAD
Ontario Niagara Falls Quebec Maine New
Hampshire Mass. New York New Jersey Connecticut Pe
nnsylvania Virginia Maryland
Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Iowa Illinois Indiana
Kentucky Ohio Missouri Tennessee