Chinmaya Inspiration Yatra XX: The Great Plains

From 3 to 10 August 2025, 21 young adults from across the U.S. and Canada embarked on a weeklong yatra through the Great Plains to explore and evolve. Travelling in RVs through six U.S. states—Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas—yatris explored what it meant to ‘feel and flow’ with one’s greater purpose.This Chinmaya Inspiration Yatra (CIY), guided by Sri Vivek Gupta and Sri Suman Rajupet, marks the twentieth yatra organised by Chinmaya Mission Niagara. Each yatra represents a sacred unfolding of the essence of Oneness and a journey inward—and CIY XX was no different..Each morning commenced with Vedic contemplation with Vivekji, as well as daily discourse on Rishi Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Interspersed with intentional hikes, athletics, and many hours on the road, Sumanji facilitated meaningful dialogue and discussion among yatris. Some highlights included hiking to over 10,000 feet in elevation in Rocky Mountain National Park, guided visualisation in a field of sunflowers in Nebraska, experiencing a drive-in movie theatre in Kansas, and many nightly satsangs around the campfire.As one yatri from Canada shared, ‘I learned the importance of accountability and adaptability… I reflected on my shift in perspective for needs vs. wants and understanding that expectations of the future should not exist to be truly present.’Yatris were encouraged to embrace each moment, diving deeply into each conversation as an opportunity for self-development. And as they return to their universities and professional lives, the yatra continues—within each of them.

Chinmaya Inspiration Yatra XX: The Great Plains

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