Pujya Guruji being honoured with the Padma Bhushan award by the Government of India is a matter of great pride and joy for the entire Chinmaya Mission family.
An acknowledgement of his undiluted love and leadership qualities, it is a tribute to the vision of Pujya Gurudev and the work of the Chinmaya Mission worldwide.
The Delhi Center was extremely fortunate to have Guruji in Delhi on the 14th February and like a kind and loving parent kindly agreed to celebrate this great milestone with Chinmaya members in Delhi NCR.
Swami Nikhilananda compared the life and qualities of Pujya Guruji with the confluence of the three sacred rivers – Ganga the symbol of devotion, Yamuna of action and Saraswati of knowledge.
Speaking on the occasion Guruji said the sanyasi on embracing the order of sanyas relinquishes all titles but he has received such awards and titles. The Padma Bhushan is one more in the series. On another note he opined that the giver must be humble and the receiver grateful. When the sanyasi has identified with the whole then the award is an acknowledgement of the work of Pujya Gurudev and Chinmaya Mission.
The evening began with a Paduka Puja and ended with Gurudev’s arati. All in all the evening left the hall full of Chinmaya followers with indelible memories to mull over and carry home.