Talk:Chinmayananda Saraswati/Archive 1

Opening heading
The article can talk about the content of the following, but including such apparent platitudes in the article is PoV. --Jerzy•t 05:13, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

left HIS body -- capitalization unnecessary, implies PoV. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.215.6.78 (talk) 08:06, 27 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Chinmaya Mission Pledge**

We stand as one family Bound to each other with love and respect.

We serve as an army Courageous and disciplined Ever ready to fight against all low tendencies And false values, within and without us.

We live honestly The noble life of sacrifice and service Producing more than what we consume And giving more than what we take.

We seek the Lord’s grace To keep us on the path of virtue, courage and wisdom. May Thy grace and blessings flow through us To the world around us.

We believe that the service of our country Is the service of the Lord of lords And devotion to the people Is the devotion to the Supreme Self.

We know our responsibilities Give us the ability and courage to fulfill them.

Om Tat Sat ---

His Force full saying is.....LIFE IS YOURS....MAKE IT OR MAR IT....

Requested move

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: not moved per consensus and WP:NCIN. ErikHaugen (talk | contribs) 19:29, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

Chinmayananda → Swami Chinmayananda — Relisted. --rgpk (comment) 17:28, 3 February 2011 (UTC) This would be in keeping with other articles on Hindu monks. The page Swami Chinmayananda already exists as a redirect, or I would have moved it myself.--Devadaru (talk) 13:17, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Very strongly oppose. We do not include honorifics except as form of disambiguation. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 20:00, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Maybe we could continue the conversation at Talk:Sivananda_Saraswati, where I replied to your comment? Thanks. Devadaru (talk) 22:42, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Oppose' As I stated at Talk:Sivananda_Saraswati, Swami is an honorific title and honorifics aren't normally applied to names. The WP:NCIN guidelines, which applies direct to indic names, and MOS:HONORIFIC discourage the use of honorifics .--Labattblueboy (talk) 21:26, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I commented on this at Talk:Sivananda_Saraswati. Devadaru (talk) 22:23, 3 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Oppose. We avoid using religious honorifics whenever possible because of unavoidable neutrality issues. In this case, as with most people titled "swami", the title is avoidable. — Gavia immer (talk) 04:58, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

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time line in article
diksha was in 1949. AFTER diksha he went to study in rishikesh for some years and then 8 years with tapovan maharaj. the minimum timescale for starting chinmaya mission would then by 1957+ and not 1952. kindly get the data verified. regards. ```` — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shanky688 (talk • contribs) 12:59, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

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The Use of "Swami" in Article
"Swami" as an honorific title is used in other articles across Wikipedia. To prohibit its use in this article is unfair and unbalanced. It also reflects an ethnocentric viewpoint biased toward the Western perspective. Pope John Paul is listed as "Pope" John Paul in Wikipedia. "St." Francis of Assisi is listed as St. Francis of Assisi. When a significant portion of the population recognizes an honorific title, that title becomes relevant for public discourse and record. Johnhindley77 (talk) 20:33, 2 July 2013 (UTC) July 02, 2013


 * See WP:NCIN. - Sitush (talk) 16:52, 13 September 2014 (UTC)