1. Satsanga Timings – Sunday Apr. 27, 2014

               8:35 AM – 10:15 AM       Satsanga I for adults
& Bala Vihar grades PreK-12

10:15 AM – 11:00 AM Language & Bhajana classes for children in Session I

11:20 AM –   1:00 PM Satsanga II for adults, CHYKs, Bala Vihar grades PreK-11

  1:30 PM –   2:15 PM Language classes for children in Session II

We are studying Bhagavad Gita Chapter X in the adult class.

2. Study Group on Viveka Cudamani – by Sri Anand Gupta

Every Wednesday  7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

At Chinmaya Prabha in the room under Sivalaya

To join the Study Group, please come by 7:25 PM and meet Sri Anand Gupta.

3. Study Group on Bhagavad Gita – by Sri Kailash Dangayach

Every Saturday, starting soon – 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

At Chinmaya Prabha in the room under Shivalaya

To join the Study Group, please come by 9:55 AM and meet Sri. Kailash Dangayach.

4. Classes for Gita Chanting Competition – Sundays, Feb 09 to May 04

Bala Vihar children are required to attend classes for their respective sessions.

Please bring printed copy of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12. The file can be accessed from GCC page on our website.

Session I: 7:45 – 8:30 AM
Session II: 10:30 – 11:15 AM
Group 1 KG Classroom
Group 2 Grade 7B
Group 3 & 4        Grade 2
Group 1 Grade 11
Group 2 Art Room/Adult Chanting Class
Group  3 & 4      Tapovan Room in Sivalaya

To find the classrooms, please see the Amrita Balamandir map.

5. Gita Chanting Competition – Sat, May 10, 2014

On the occasion of Pujya Gurudeva’s birthday we will be holding the Gita chanting competition on May10. Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 has been selected for this year’s competition. The competition will be grouped by different ages.

Along with the regular competition for children, the adults are also invited to participate in Gita Parayana. Details on Gita Parayana for adults will be announced in the coming weeks. Please visit www.chinmayahouston.org for complete details for Gita chanting competition.

All the details are available on the  Gita chanting competition page.

6. CMH receives .5% of member purchases from Amazonsmile, as donation

As announced, please note, that CMH has now been registered with the Amazonsmile program. This means that every time a CMH member buys through AmazonSmile, at this link < http://smile.amazon.com/ch/76-0287512, CMH receives .5% of our member purchases towards donations.

For your convenience this link has now been provided on our CMH website https://www.chinmayahouston.org/

We encourage all members to save the above link in their “Favorites” and use this link for future purchases. This change does not cost us members anything extra, but will most certainly help with CMH finances – let us remember that every drop counts, and our membership is so large that before we know we will have a bucket full.

7. Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya

Temple timing:



Monday to Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon



5:00 PM – 8:00 PM


Saturday and Sunday            
8:30 AM – 2:00 PM



5:00 PM – 8:00 PM


Annual Sponsorship of Pujas at Saumyakasi Sivalaya

To seek the Lord’s grace through out the year and/or on special occasions like Birthdays and Anniversaries, and to have the priest perform Arcana and Arati on your behalf in the temple, please fill out the annual sponsorship form.

Puja Schedule:



Everyday  Arati 12:00 Noon & 7:30 PM


Every Monday  Rudrabhisekam 7:00 PM


Every Pradosa day Rudrabhisekam 7:00 PM


Every Saturday Sri Sivasahasranama Puja 9:00 AM


Every Caturthi day Ganesa Puja 6:30 PM


Every Purnima day Sri Satyanarayana Puja 6:30 PM