'On A Quest,' a movie about Swami Chinmayananda

Tuesday 17th March 2015 13:42 EDT
 
 

“On A Quest,” a movie about Swami Chinmayananda, was screened for the first time in the UK recently. Produced by Chinmaya Creations, the movie had over 100 screenings across India and the Far East. The film depicts the transformation of Balakrishna Menon from a freedom fighter to a successful journalist, then to an avid but rational seeker of the truth and finally to Swami Chinmayananda.

This year marks 100 years since the birth of Swami Chinmayananda. The film has been produced by the Chinmaya Mission to honour and celebrate the birth centenary of this seeker of truth. The cast and crew of the film were from diverse fields such as professionals, amateurs, and devotees.

This biopic has captured the essence and magic of the selfless teacher Swami Chinmayananda who through his steadfast quest for the truth, logical enquiry and ardent study of the Vedas, found the answers to life’s most widely-posed questions and delivered these to the masses in a succinct and articulate yet profound and poetic manner.

Here are some of the dialogues from the movie: “Start walking and the path will become clear; without the petrol, the car cannot run. But it is the driver who determines where the car goes; without the touch of life (read God), a sinner cannot sin nor can a monk meditate; India is free, but are Indians free?”


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