All instruction and dissemination of meditation practice offered here are free of charge, and we never expect anything in return for services rendered. There are of course inherent costs involved in running courses, creating and distributing learning materials, as well as running and maintaining a meditation center. For this reason, people often ask if there is a way they may support our organization. Below is a list of ways such kind individuals may support our cause.
Donate funds
Persons wishing to give monetary support for our projects may choose to donate to Sirimangalo International, our 501c3 tax-exempt religious organization in the USA, or it’s sponsored meditation centre at the Ekayana Magga Aranya in Sri Lanka.
Donations to the USA non-profit organization will be generally used to support international projects, including this website and our Dhamma Carika program.
Donations to the meditation centre in Sri Lanka will be used to build, repair and run the meditation centre directly. For a list of our monastery’s current projects, please visit our projects page.
Donations to the USA non-profit organization may on occasion be transferred to the meditation centre in Sri Lanka, though it is a somewhat complicated affair. It is easier if donations intended for the meditation centre be sent directly to our monastery in Sri Lanka.
To donate to our non-profit organization, you can send an on-line donation via PayPal using the “Donate” button below. Please specify which project(s) you would like to support when making your donation.
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To donate directly to our monastery and meditation centre in Sri Lanka, our bank account information is as follows:
Bank Name: HATTON NATIONAL BANK PLC
SWIFT Code: HBLILKLXXXX
Branch: Kirindiwela
Account Name: Ekayana Magga Gotamaputhra
Account Number: 099010005431
Please note that this bank account is in Sri Lankan rupees, in case this information is necessary when making a transfer.
Supporting Our Meditation Courses
Running meditation courses requires many different supplies; you can help us by donating these things directly. Some things we need on an ongoing basis include:
- meditation mats
- lighters
- soft and hard bristle brooms
- energy-saving lightbulbs (Sri Lankan socket type)
- mattresses
- foot-wiping mats
- misc. tools
Some more substantial supplies we are looking for:
- water filtration system
- washing machine
- floor fans
More information about this can be obtained by contacting or visiting us in Sri Lanka.
Dissemination of the Teaching
Aside from monetary donation, simply helping to spread the word about us and our website, distributing our video, audio and written materials, or seeding our How To Meditate DVD via Bit Torrent (please visit this site for instructions on how to use Bit Torrent).
Building our meditation center
We are currently building a meditation centre in a forest monastery in Sri Lanka. For more information, please see our Sri Lanka page. Persons wishing to help with this venture should contact us or use one of the above buttons to make a donation.
Thank you to all of those generous beings who have already supported us thus far, and may all find peace, happiness and freedom from suffering. Anumodana.
Yuttadhammo