Acharin
Acharin G. Wijenayake, attorney-at-law, is the founder and head teacher at the Nisala Foundation's Center for Energy and Consciousness Studies in Sri Lanka. He is a distinguished meditation mentor with nearly three decades of dedicated personal practice and teaching experience.
Extensive Personal Practice
Acharin's spiritual journey began in his youth, marked by a spontaneous shift in consciousness at the age of fifteen. This pivotal experience led him to immerse himself in meditation under the guidance of an enlightened teacher, culminating in a profound breakthrough into pure consciousness. Since then his path has been characterized by deep inner silence, light, cathartic purification, and abiding in the state of effortless being.
Global Teaching Experience
Over the years, Acharin has shared his insights with a diverse, international audience. His retreats attract participants from various corners of the globe, including the USA, India, Canada, Europe, East Asia, and Australia, reflecting his ability to connect with individuals across cultures.
Challenges on the Path
Acharin's spiritual journey began in his childhood years, where he discovered his unique ability to perceive the energies of people around him. And at the age of fifteen, he experienced a spontaneous shift in consciousness while walking in a park. Though he did not know at that time what had transpired, the result of this experience altered the course of his life. Instinctively he gravitated towards the search for knowledge of meditation and the path of enlightenment. And just a few short years later, he took up his dedicated practice of meditation under the guidance of an enlightened teacher.
It is this practice that led him to have a profound breakthrough after a few weeks. The resulting experience left him with a clear, deep and effortless awareness, and the experience of bliss that continued for many months. However, as time passed, profound as was his awareness, he moved into a period of painful integration of this experience of awakening to daily life. This period saw further shifts in consciousness, many psychic and extra-normal phenomena, and years of cathartic purification. During this time, functioning in day-to-day life became a challenge for him due to the painful and the abrupt nature of the changes that kept occurring. After many years, the difficult period subsided, giving way to an abiding sense of inner silence, light, and awarenss that continues to deepen. It was this prolonged experience of cathartic integration that led him later on to formulate a highly effective method of purification for those who came to him for guidance.
Direct Initiation and Spiritual Awakening
Acharin has a rare and extra-normal ability to guide individuals and groups into deep spiritual experiences through direct initiation. While some awakened teachers can impart the realization of universal consciousness to receptive students, Acharin's unique gift extends beyond individuals to entire groups—an uncommon capability in a spiritual mentor. This powerful ability often leads to profound states of awakening, healing, and transformation for those under his guidance.
Participants consistently share testimonials of experiencing deep relaxation, heightened clarity, and life-changing inner shifts during his teachings. Acharin’s approach, rooted in compassion and profound insight, has touched countless lives, fostering both personal growth and spiritual awakening.
Under his mentorship, the Nisala Foundation has become a haven for those seeking authentic spiritual experiences. The foundation provides a tranquil environment that supports deep meditation, self-discovery, and the journey toward inner peace.