{"id":156139,"date":"2025-08-01T04:43:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T04:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=156139"},"modified":"2025-08-01T05:01:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T05:01:49","slug":"kanduboda-vipassana-meditation-centre-sri-lanka-creating-a-good-ground-for-meditation-by-leelananda-ihalagamage-in-melbourne-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/kanduboda-vipassana-meditation-centre-sri-lanka-creating-a-good-ground-for-meditation-by-leelananda-ihalagamage-in-melbourne-2\/","title":{"rendered":"KANDUBODA VIPASSANA MEDITATION CENTRE &#8211; SRI LANKA \u2013 Creating a good Ground for Meditation &#8211;  By  Leelananda Ihalagamage in Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>KANDUBODA VIPASSANA MEDITATION CENTRE &#8211; SRI LANKA \u2013 Creating a good Ground for Meditation &#8211; By Leelananda Ihalagamage in Melbourne<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-156140 \" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Leelananda-Ihalagamage.jpg\" alt=\"Leelananda Ihalagamage\" width=\"146\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-156150 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/KANDUBODA-VIPASSANA-MEDITATION-CENTRE.jpg\" alt=\"KANDUBODA VIPASSANA MEDITATION CENTRE\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Meditation isn&#8217;t a one-way street \u2013 It&#8217;s not like you can just meditate and your life will automatically get better.\u00a0 You have to change the way you live to improve your meditation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Often we like to think that simply by adding meditation to our daily schedule, the effects of the meditation will permeate our whole lives without having to do much of anything else.\u00a0 Simply add the meditation to the mix of your life and it will change all the other ingredients \u2013 that&#8217;s what we would like to think, but it doesn&#8217;t really work that way.\u00a0 You have to make your life a good place for the meditation to seep through, because some activities, some states of mind, are really resistant to receiving any influence from the meditation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Kanduboda<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Siyane Vipassana Meditation Centre at Kanduboda came into being in 1956, when the Buddhist world was commemorating the 2500-year of the birth of the (Bodisathwa) Buddha into this world.\u00a0 The Center was opened shortly thereafter on January 8, 1956 under the sponsorship of the late Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw, a most venerable meditation master from Burma (Myanmar).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-156153\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Inguruwatte-piyananda-thero.jpg\" alt=\"Inguruwatte piyananda thero\" width=\"598\" height=\"888\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\">Inguruwatte piyananda thero ( Photo extracted from kanduboda siyane Meditation Centre website )<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Most Venerable Aggamaha Panditha Inguruwatte Piyananda Thero is the Chief Incumbent (Maha Nayaka) of the Kanduboda Vipassana Meditation Centre while Ven. Akurumulle Sobitha Thero and others are supporting him with running the Centre and welcome citizens of the world to visit and discover the fountain of wisdom within themselves through vipassana (insight) and that without any changes whatsoever!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Center offers Vipassana meditation instructions in the style of Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma.\u00a0 The meditation centre can accommodate up to 70 meditators at a time.\u00a0 Accommodation, meals and services are offered free of charge, as the centre being funded by donors.\u00a0 Started in 1956 the Programs are designed for meditators to stay for a number of weeks or months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Meditators must be dressed in white throughout their stay (white clothing is available for foreigners as well).\u00a0 Meditators can stay for a number of weeks or months, and provides help on visa extensions.\u00a0 It is recommended that meditators undergo an initial training period of 3 weeks at the centre, after which they can meditate on their own for as long as they like.\u00a0 Tuition continues throughout the year, but as the Centre can be full at times (particularly around poya days), it is wise to have contacted themselves by telephone ahead of their arrival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This is a major centre for meditation instructions in the style of the late Mahasi Sayadaw.\u00a0 The Centre is located 25 km east of Colombo in Delgoda-Pugoda bus route No.224 which starts from the Central Bus Stand in Colombo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Meditation Instructions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The late Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw was a Burmese Meditation Master and the Founder of our lineage.\u00a0 His clear and thorough instructions are based on the Buddha&#8217;s teachings in the Maha Satipattana Sutta.\u00a0 The power and authenticity of the Mahasi method has been proven over the years by thousands of yogis who have successfully practiced meditation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">One should try to set aside a period of time every day for meditation, whether it&#8217;s a full hour or just a few minutes is not as important as being consistent and putting in sincere effort in keeping with a routine practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Our special thanks to Ven. Akurumulle Sobitha Thero for giving permission to photograph the meditation centre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Contacts :\u00a0 Kanduboda Siyane International Insight Meditation Centre, Delgoda, Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Tele: +94 11 2402306;\u00a0 +94 11 4931808<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Fax : +94 11 2403510<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Web: <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kandubodavipassana.lk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.kandubodavipassana.lk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156143\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/KANDUBODA-VIPASSANA-MEDITATION-CENTRE-8.jpg\" alt=\"KANDUBODA VIPASSANA MEDITATION CENTRE\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-156155 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kanduboda-1-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"Kanduboda \" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156144\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/KANDUBODA-VIPASSANA-MEDITATION-CENTRE-7.jpg\" alt=\"KANDUBODA VIPASSANA MEDITATION CENTRE\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156145\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/KANDUBODA-VIPASSANA-MEDITATION-CENTRE-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156146\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/KANDUBODA-VIPASSANA-MEDITATION-CENTRE-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156148\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/KANDUBODA-VIPASSANA-MEDITATION-CENTRE-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156149\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/KANDUBODA-VIPASSANA-MEDITATION-CENTRE-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156152\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/KANDUBODA-VIPASSANA-MEDITATION-CENTRE-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-156157 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kaduboda-.jpg\" alt=\"kaduboda\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Pix : By Leelananda Ihalagamage<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/elanka-newsletter-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly\u00a0to\u00a0your\u00a0inbox!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANDUBODA VIPASSANA MEDITATION CENTRE &#8211; SRI LANKA \u2013 Creating a good Ground for Meditation &#8211; By Leelananda Ihalagamage in Melbourne Meditation isn&#8217;t a one-way street \u2013 It&#8217;s not like you can just meditate and your life will automatically get better.\u00a0 You have to change the way you live to improve your meditation. 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