Our motto is to give maximum happiness to maximum people for maximum time!

Chinmaya Mission Washington Regional Center (CM®WRC) was established in the late 1980’s to serve communities in the Washington DC Metropolitan area, Maryland, and Virginia. It is an affiliated center under Chinmaya Mission West (CMW) and Central Chinmaya Mission Trust (CCMT‐India).

CM®WRC is registered as a non‐profit organization and is overseen by a Board of Trustees. The day‐to‐day operations are run by dedicated volunteers and managed by an Executive Committee.

We provide to individuals from any background the wisdom of Vedanta and the practical means for spiritual growth and happiness. Vedanta, the essential core of Hinduism, is the universal science of life, relevant to all people of all backgrounds and faiths. Vedanta inspires seekers to understand their own faith better. Thus, although CMWRC is a Hindu organization, it does not seek to convert other religious practitioners.

Chinmaya Mission Pledge

The Chinmaya Mission pledge was given to us by Swami Chinmayananda in 1962 in Chennai. It talks nothing about Chinmaya Mission in particular, and yet everything about it.

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BMI Chart

This chart by Swami Chinmayananda is a simple visualization of how we can apply Vedanta to our daily lives by explaining how our thoughts and actions are influenced by various factors, and how our happiness is linked to this.

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What is Hinduism?

Hinduism itself is properly known as Sanatana Dharma, the Eternal Dharma. The eternal path of righteousness and that truth which remains homogeneous and unchanging irrespective of time and place.

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