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Help Spread Dhamma in Hawaii!

The dream to spread Dhamma in Hawaii has grown and Hawaii Vipassana has redoubled its efforts to host more courses.

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Supporting Dhamma Bhanu, Japan during 10-month shutdown

In order to complete its work and start offering ten-day courses again (hopefully in May or June), Dhamma Bhanu needs support.

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Colombia Gearing Up for First 30-Day Course

A member of the VCF Team just had the chance to sit a ten-day course at Dhamma Gutti, near Medellin, Colombia.

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We are happy to share the results of the final report from Dhamma Gutti in Colombia. Their journey began in 2020 with the center's initiative to expand its capacity from 60 to 100 students. Through the generous Dana contributions from local old stude
𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐜𝐡, 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐨. Did you know that in addition to helping with infrastructure projects, VCF also helps local Trusts & old students host non-cente
𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐝𝐚 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐣𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐚, 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚. In September 2023, VCF awarded a grant to Dhamma Nagajjuna to help with their efforts to expand their pagoda from 64 to 140 med
𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐢! Since 2019, Hawaii Vipassana (HV) has offered courses on Oahu that have touched the lives of hundreds. The dream to spread Dhamma has grown, and in 2023, Hawaii Vipassana redoubled its efforts, h
𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐓: 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐫𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 Dhamma Neru (just outside of Barcelona) has a time-sensitive opportunity to purchase the adjacent property to the center and is urgently looking to
𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐮, 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟏𝟎-𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 Dhamma Bhanu, Japan, needs support during its ten-month shutdown to seismically reinforce buildings that have been deemed dangerous. These efforts
𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐌𝐁𝐈𝐀 𝐆𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐔𝐏 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝟑𝟎-𝐃𝐀𝐘 We are excited to announce that Dhamma Gutti (near Medellin, Colombia) is gearing up to hold its first inaugural 30-day course in February 2024. They have already completed 20 privat
We just received exciting news from Dhamma Makaranda (Mexico), that they completed the installation of solar panels and tankless boilers. They are already seeing 67% savings in electricity consumption and are forecasting a 60% decrease in propane use
We are excited to announce that the new Costa Rica (VCR) center recently held its first inaugural three-day course for 11 female participants! VCR began construction 7 months ago. And this is such a historic moment to have their first multi-course ev
𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚 Thanks to old student volition, VCF has started supporting courses for Tamil-speaking populations in Northern Sri Lanka. Here is a photo of a Tamil-English course recently offered at Dhamma Sobha in O
𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐀𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐚 (𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲) We are deeply touched to announce that over 180 old students from all over the world have rallied to support Dhamma Atala with thei
𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 VCF has recently partnered with the North American Vipassana Prison Trust (VPT) to help support prison courses globa
𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚'𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚 In January 2022, based on old student volition, VCF awarded Dhamma Mudita a grant to help break ground on the first Vipassana center in Austria.
𝐔𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲: 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐀𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲 , Dhamma Atala (Italy) suffered severe damage during the recent floods that wreaked havoc in central Italy in late May.
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭: 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐆𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢, 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 We are thrilled to announce that Dhamma Gutti recently received formal title to their property in the name of their Trust! As a result, based on old student vo
𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨 (𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐚) We have some exciting news from our grantee in Colorado. In May 2021, VCF awarded the Rocky Mountain
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓: 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐚 VCF is now able to provide grants for non-center courses throughout the world! On that note — based on the volition of several old students —
𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐔𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐨𝐟 “𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝” "From Myanmar to the World" is a three-part series that tracks the phenomenal spread of Vi

Newsletter, PRESENTATIONS & Reports

Periodically we will be sending out a community newsletter and/or giving presentations to keep you up to date on some of our most recent activities. If you would like to review our past newsletters or presentations, please feel free to explore our archive below.

  • In the first 2024 newsletter, we look back on all our achievements over 2023 and discuss the news about our time-sensitive projects happening in Spain, Australia, and Japan.

    Please click here to read the full newsletter.

  • In the first 2023 newsletter, we look back on all our achievements over the last year and dive into the news about the new Dhamma Films Fund and Vipassana Prison Trust Partnership.

    Please click here to read the full newsletter.

  • This presentation about VCF was given at the 2022 International AT Meetings.

  • We deliver annual reports to our stakeholders as part of our annual reporting process. We want to share the report with anyone interested to be as transparent as possible.