CHINMAYA YUVA KENDRA
Mission Statement: To empower youth with the vision, values and dynamism for success in all fields.
Chinmaya Yuva Kendra (CHYK) is the global youth wing of Chinmaya Mission, aiming to empower youth with a holistic vision and values to fulfil their potential and achieve success in all aspects of life. For half a century, Chinmaya Yuva Kendra has been organising and delivering a diverse array of social and spiritual programmes for youth across the globe.
Swami Chinmayananda founded CHYK with the vision of helping youth realize their latent and infinite inner potential. He insisted on knowledge through application, calling it ‘Spirituality in Action’ or ‘Dynamic Spirituality.’ Based on his powerful inspiration and leadership, CHYK creates a conducive atmosphere for learning, guides members in their spiritual studies and growth, and encourages them to test the logic and practicality of Vedantic scriptural teachings through applications in daily life.
“Youth is a stage in human development when the personality is bursting with energy, enthusiasm and dynamism. This is also a phase in life when receptivity and retentivity are at the optimum. What they require is a clear vision of a goal in life and exercises for the cultivation of the right values of life to enable them to mould their personality and harness their inner resources along constructive channels. This systematic preparation alone can equip the youth to face the challenges of life with a smile.”