Chinmaya Mission^® Washington Regional Center

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES FROM OUR GUESTS

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        Chinmaya Mission Annual Fundraising Banquet on December 9, 2006

Immaculée Ilibagiza shares her miraculous story of how she survived during the Rwanda genocide in 1994 when she and seven other women huddled silently together in the cramped bathroom of a local pastor’s house for 91 days! In this captivating and inspiring book, Immaculée shows us how to embrace the power of prayer, forge a profound and lasting relationship with God, and discover the importance of forgiveness and the meaning of truly unconditional love and understanding—through our darkest hours.
 

          Chinmaya Mission Annual Fundraising Banquet on December 3, 2005

Stress Management - Medication or Meditation. This presentation was given by Swami Ishwarananda on the keynote addresshe gave at . Swamiji's lecture came across very real and applicable. In our lives we have to continue to face the challenges. He elaborated that  at minimum level, in ‘good’ stress – essential for success, health and performance goes up. Up to the ‘optimum’ point it is good. Beyond this point, not only our health but also our performance deteriorates.  It then becomes ‘distress’.   Becoming mindful of what you do, who you are, where you are heading is essential for managing stress. It begins with understanding your thoughts. Click on the title for a review of his slide presentation. The financial information is posted on our Financial page. The Fundraising Banquet - by Vandana Bapna

 

 

 Chinmaya Mission Annual Fundraising Banquet on December 4, 2004

• The Power of P-5s, by Dr.Kiran Bedi. This article was written by her on the keynote address she gave at the. Dr. Bedi is one of India’s most admired and recognized faces, the first Indian women taken in the Indian Police Service, recipient of Ramon Magsaysay Award (equivalent to Asian Nobel Price), a pathbreaker in prison reforms, community policing, crime-prevention strategies, drug-abuse treatment, spirituality in police training, and street children’s schooling.  Presently she is on a special assignment with the United Nations as Police Adviser. We surveyed our members on the event. Click here to view our results.