The Parami Of Generosity

  • According to the tradition of pure Vipassana, courses are run solely on a donation basis from old students.
  • In this way courses are supported by those who have realized for themselves the benefits of the practice. Wishing to share these benefits with others, one gives a donation according to one's means and volition.
  • Such donations are the only source of funding for course in this tradition around the world. There is no wealthy foundation or individual sponsoring them.
  • Neither the teachers nor the organizers receive any kind of remuneration for their service.
  • Thus, the spread of Vipassana is carried out with purity of purpose, free from any commercialism. Donations are accepted only from old students i.e. from students who have completed at least one ten-day Vipassana course with S.N. Goenka or one of his assisting teachers.

Donation - For Old Students only

Using UPI, Debit/Credit Card & Internet Banking and NEFT/RTGS

Donation using NEFT/RTGS

Students can donate online in Indian rupees by transferring the funds to the following account

Payee :Pune Vipassana Samiti
Bank Name: ICICI Bank
Bank Account No. : SB A/C Number: 0 0 3 9 0 1 2 1 4 5 1 0
Branch: Sadashiv Peth Branch, Pune 411030
RTG/NEFT/IFSC Code: ICIC0006451
Bank Branch MICR Code: 411229019
For Dana details WhatsApp number : 8975635684

After making payment, Please furnish the following details to finance-committee. Pune Vipassana Samiti by post or email on given email id.

[email protected] or [email protected]

  • Donor’s Name
  • Amount
  • Full Contact Address
  • Contact Number
  • Cheque Number / Online Transaction Number
  • Bank Name
  • Cheque Issuing Date / Online Transaction Date
  • Specific Purpose (if any)
  • PAN Number.

Donation using UPI

Please note: Any Donation given without Name, Address, Aadhaar / PAN are treated as "Anonymous Donations". As per Income Tax Act (Section 11 and 115BBC), anonymous donations beyond 5% of Total Donations received by the Trust during a year are taxed in the Hands of the Trust @30%. A few of the Vipassana Trusts had to bear these costs last year due to non-availability of the donor's information. Therefore we request all donors donating via UPI to include their name and phone number in the message/description field that will appear after scanning the QR code.

To obtain more information on donating via UPI, please contact our Swargate office on Ph: (+91) 20-24468903 / 73783 65783.