Brahmachari Prabodh Chaitanya of Chinmaya Mission will visit Davis to conduct a free discourse on the “Secrets to Happy Living,” based on the teachings of yoga.
The event, for children and adults, runs from 5 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct.16, in the Fireside Room at Davis Community Church, 412 C St. Participants should arrive 10 minutes before the start time.
Brahmachari Prabodh Chaitanya is the resident acharya of Chinmaya Mission San Jose. Prabodhji’s spiritual call came when he read Param Pujya Chimayananda’s commentary on the Bhagavad Gita.
He served for six years at Chinmaya Mission in Orlando. He studied Vedanta for the next two years under guidance of Pujya Swami Tejomayananda and tutelage of Swami Ishwarananda.
Since his appointment as acharya of Chinmaya Mission San Jose, Prabodhji has been conducting Vedanta discourses in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. He also has led Jnana Yagnas, camps and retreats throughout the United States and Canada.
Prabodhji is fluent in English, Hindi and Gujarati and proficient in Sanskrit. He enjoys teaching Vedanta, Bhagavad Gita and devotional texts like the Ramayana and Srimad Bhagavatam.