Hear from seekers, students, and practitioners whose lives have been transformed through the teachings and guidance of A.S. Balasooriya and the Vimukthi Yathra community.
Featured Testimonial
A Life Transformed
Hear from the people whose lives have been touched, transformed, and uplifted through our dedicated wellness programs and personal guidance.
“I started with just one YouTube video late at night and ended up watching until 3am. Something in his voice was different — no performance, no agenda. Just truth, offered gently. That night I slept better than I had in years.”
Saman Muna.
Meditator since 2018
“I have attended programs by many teachers over the years. What sets Balasooriya apart is that he never asks you to follow him. He points, steps aside, and lets you see for yourself. That kind of humility is rare.”
Nirosha Perera
Nurse · Kandy, Sri Lanka
“My teenage son was struggling — with anger, with direction, with himself. After attending just two sessions, something in him softened. He started asking questions I didn’t expect from a seventeen-year-old. I am deeply grateful.”
Pradeep Liyanage
Entrepreneur · Colombo
“The Vipassana sitting was difficult at first. My mind refused to be still. But Balasooriya’s guidance was so patient — he never made me feel like I was failing. By the third hour, something opened. I cannot explain it, only say it was real.”
Anura Wickrama
Sri Lankan · London, UK
“I had read Krishnamurti for years but always found him intellectually distant. When Balasooriya explained the same ideas, they landed in my chest, not my head. He has a gift for making the profound feel immediate.”
Asanka Perera
Graphic Designer
“I came to the retreat carrying ten years of unresolved grief. I did not expect to cry. I did not expect to feel light afterward. I did not expect any of it. And yet all of it happened.”
Dilrukshi Mendis
Schoolteacher · Matara
Audio Testimonials
Voices of Enlightenment
There are experiences that words on a page cannot fully carry. The shift in someone’s voice when they speak of a morning that changed everything. The pause before they describe what stillness felt like for the first time. The quiet certainty in how they say “I am not the same person I was.”
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