About us

Chinmaya Academy is the educational and research wing of Chinmaya Mission UK (CMUK) which is part of the worldwide Chinmaya Mission. The tradition followed by CMUK is the Non-Dual tradition – Advaita Vedanta – with ancient foundations established in the Vedas and Upanishads integrated into a systematic spirituality by Adi Shankaracharya (8th Century CE). The ancient wisdom of Advaita Vedanta is a powerful spirituality which enables one to delve into the nature of the Ultimate Reality, the Self, and the Cosmos.

The Chinmaya Mission UK has been teaching Advaita Vedanta in the traditional way through weekly classes, talks, workshops, seminars and retreats. More information can be obtained on these activities from our website: www.chinmayauk.org

Chinmaya Academy is the wing responsible for conducted educational programmes on many aspects of Vedanta and related subject which include Sanskrit and Vedic Mathematics. The recently launched Chinmaya University is the mother organisation of Chinmaya Mission which is offering unique course blending Ancient Wisdom with Modern Knowledge to give a holistic education of much benefit to the individual and society in general.

The Founder – Swami Tejomayananda

In his role as Founder, Guruji sees the launch of the Chinmaya  Academy as a logical extension of the Chinmaya Mission’s core role of teaching and sharing the wisdom of the Indian knowledge traditions. For over six decades, in the unique institutions called the Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, Chinmaya Mission has focused on training students to become monks who undertake the larger role of spreading the message of Vedanta to society. Monks are trained formally in an intense two-year course of study in the traditional Gurukula mode. Sandeepany Sadhanalayas have existed outside the formal University system and enabled the Chinmaya Mission to sustain and carry the essence of the Upanishads across the world.