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Walking Towards Peace: Shared Lessons in a World Rediscovering the Power of Slow Steps – Dr. Vinya’s message for the Walk of Peace 2025-2026
As many of you may be aware, a “Walk for Peace” began on October 26, 2025, departing from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, Texas, initiated by 19 Buddhist monks. They walked for 108 days to promote peace, compassion, and mindfulness, ending the walk in Washington, D.C., on February 10, 2026. Dr. Vinya…
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International Day of Peace
Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne spreads a simple message to his fellow Sri Lankans for the International Day of Peace. His speech is in the native tongue of Sri Lanka – Sinhala. We bring you this speech with English subtitles. Please click on the link below for his full message on our Sarvodaya USA YouTube Channel. Full…
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68th Annual General Assembly
Sarvodaya held its 68th, and the first since our Founder, Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne’s demise, Annual General Assembly last week. Sarvodaya’s president, Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne, and his mother and late wife, Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, conducted the proceedings and led the path to the goals for 2025. All of the district leaders, staff, and volunteers attended the…
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Report on Sarvodaya Movements’ Efforts for a Peaceful and Fair Presidential Election in Sri LankaÂ
By Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne, President, Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement , 29 September 2024 Introduction The 2024 Presidential Elections in Sri Lanka was considered one of the free and peaceful elections in recent Sri Lanka. The new President, Hon. Anura Kumara Dissanayake was elected as the 9th Executive President of the country representing the Jathika Jana Balawegaya (National…
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A new leadership in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka conducted its first Presidential Elections since the previously elected government was overthrown by public protest in March 2022. It was a fairly peaceful voting day without any undue incident. Upon poll counting, Mr. Anura Kumara Dissanayaka was declared with the winning count and was sworn in as President of Sri Lanka on September…
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Memorial Gathering for Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne
Watch the video of our May 24, 2024 Memorial Gathering and hear the reflections of distinguished guests whose lives were inspired by Ari.
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Join us May 24 as we remember Ari
Our founder and one of the great pioneers in human development, Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, passed away April 16 and was honored at a funeral in Sri Lanka with full State Honors on April 20. Our US Chair, John Coonrod, spoke at the funeral on our behalf. Many of us whose lives have been touched by…
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The End of an Era
In the early morning hours of April 17th, 2024, we received the sad news that our beloved Founder of The Sarovdaya Movement in Sri Lanka, Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, had passed away. He had lived a full life of 92 years living by example of his motto; Compassion in Action. Starting his philanthropic journey in his…
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Celebrating 65 Years of Sarvodaya
We are very happy to announce that our dear colleague and friend of Sarvodaya, Richard Flyer, is launching his new book, Birthing the Symbiotic Age this Thursday, December 7th, to coincide with Sarvodaya’s 65th Anniversary. For more than 35 years, Richard has been translating the principles of Sarvodaya into a Western context; what he calls Symbiotic Culture –…