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Nisala Foundation is a donation-based meditation centre in Sri Lanka, dedicated to supporting people who are seeking inner peace, emotional healing, stress relief, and spiritual growth.

For many years, Nisala has been a quiet refuge in the peaceful mountains of Sri Lanka. People from different backgrounds — local practitioners, professionals, families, young people, and international visitors — come to Nisala to step away from the pressure of daily life and experience meditation, silence, and inner reflection.

Through Acharin’s direct pointing-out guidance, meditation practices, and a supportive retreat environment, many sincere seekers come here hoping to find clarity, calmness, emotional balance, and deeper inner change.

At Nisala, our retreats and meditation programs are offered on a donation basis. This allows people to receive support without being excluded because of financial difficulty.

But today, we are facing a very real and urgent challenge.

Our current meditation hall can accommodate only around 50 people at a time.

Every month, more people apply to join our retreats and programs. Sadly, many sincere applicants have to be turned away simply because we do not have enough space.

Behind every application is a real person — someone who may be stressed, overwhelmed, grieving, anxious, searching for meaning, or sincerely longing for peace.

This is why we are expanding.

Our Vision

Our vision is to expand the meditation hall so that Nisala can welcome up to 150 meditators at a time.

This expansion is not just about creating a bigger building.

It is about creating more space for peace.

More space for silence.

More space for healing.

More space for people to sit, breathe, reflect, and reconnect with themselves.

With a larger meditation hall, Nisala will be able to:

• Welcome more retreat participants

• Offer regular meditation sessions to larger groups

• Conduct free meditation programs for local communities

• Support people struggling with stress, anxiety, emotional heaviness, and mental exhaustion

• Provide a quiet, stable, and supportive environment for deep meditation practice

• Serve both local and international participants in a more comfortable way

In today’s fast-moving world, many people are silently carrying stress, pain, confusion, and emotional pressure. Places dedicated to genuine inner peace are rare — and deeply needed.

Nisala exists to serve that need.

Why This Matters Now

The meditation hall is the heart of Nisala.

It is where people gather in silence.

It is where they begin to slow down.

It is where many find the strength to let go, heal, and begin again.

But the current hall is no longer enough for the growing number of people seeking support.

Expanding the hall means we can stop turning away sincere applicants simply because of limited space.

It means more people can access meditation retreats, spiritual guidance, and a peaceful practice environment.

It means more people can experience the possibility of calmness, clarity, compassion, and inner transformation.

This project is not only for today.

It is for future generations of meditators, seekers, and people who may one day arrive at Nisala looking for peace.

Our Fundraising Goal

Our total fundraising goal for this campaign is:

£17,000

Thanks to the kindness of our supporters, we have already raised:

£3,167

We now need to raise the remaining:

£13,833

Every donation, no matter the size, brings us closer to completing this important expansion and opening the hall to many more people.

How Your Donation Will Be Used

Your contribution will directly support the expansion of the meditation hall and related retreat facilities at Nisala Foundation.

Funds raised through this campaign will be used for:

• Construction work for the expanded meditation hall

• Slab work and structural development

• Roofing, flooring, walls, and finishing work

• Essential building materials

• Labour costs

• Dormitory facilities for retreat participants

• Basic facilities needed to support residential meditation retreats

• Creating a simple, peaceful, and practical environment for meditation

The funds raised will help us move the project forward step by step through milestone-based construction and international support.

Every donation helps us move closer to opening the expanded hall.

Suggested Donations

Please give whatever feels right for you.

• £15 — helps move the project forward

• £30 — supports essential construction needs

• £60 — helps progress the hall and dormitory facilities

• £120 — supports a larger step in materials and labour

• Other amount — any contribution is deeply appreciated

A small contribution from many kind hearts can help create a lasting space of peace for many people.

If You Cannot Donate

If you are unable to donate at this time, you can still support this project in a very meaningful way.

Please share this campaign with friends, family, meditation groups, Sri Lankan communities, spiritual communities, or anyone who values mindfulness, mental well-being, and inner peace.

Sharing this page is also an act of generosity.

You may never know whose life could be touched because this message reached them through you.

From our hearts, thank you for supporting Nisala Foundation and helping us create a larger home for peace, healing, meditation, and inner transformation.

with gratitude,