The Practice of Dakshina

Dakshina in the Siddha Yoga tradition is the practice of offering a portion of our monetary resources to the work of our spiritual master. It is an expression of gratitude and love for the teachings and grace received from the master.

We offer dakshina out of love to that which we love. Through the practice of dakshina, we consciously acknowledge and strengthen our commitment to our spiritual path.

As with all spiritual practices, dakshina brings its own blessings and gifts to us as we practise it. People often share that dakshina opens their hearts and increases their awareness of abundance in their lives. As we engage in the natural cycle of giving and receiving, we find our experience of gratitude is magnified. And, mystically, we deepen our capacity to receive and assimilate the grace flowing from the Guru.

How Your Donation (Dakshina) will be used

Your generous donation will be used for the purposes of the charitable work of SYD UK, including:

• Publishing the SYD UK calendar of events and administering the national database and mailings
• Operating the SYD UK web site
• The receiving of Intensives, global broadcasts, Siddha Yoga courses and other events
• Managing the national Siddha Yoga Bookstore to serve the Centres, individuals and specially selected bookstores
• Providing for the appropriate financial and legal administration and management of SYD UK, including the annual auditing of the accounts
• Maintaining full- and part-time staff to assist with essential ongoing administration, such as financial administration and bookkeeping

Unless given for a specific purpose, donations received are applied to meet SYD UK operating expenses and reserves connected with the above activities. Any surplus arising from donations is applied according to the charitable objects of SYD UK.

For more information, please contact the SYD UK finance office at our registered address. Please note that a copy of the SYD UK current audited annual accounts is available for a nominal fee.
Registered address: SYD UK, c/o Messrs Bircham Dyson Bell, Solicitors, 50 Broadway, Westminster, London, SW1H 0BL.

How to Make a Donation to SYD UK

By making a regular donation you can help us plan more effectively for the future of Siddha Yoga meditation in the UK.

To set up a standing order, please contact us by calling 01404 514403 or email office@syduk.org.

If you wish to make a one-off donation, please make a cheque payable to "SYD UK" and send it to:

(If you wish to make your donation to the London Centre, please make the cheque payable to "SYD UK" and include "For the London Centre" on the back of the cheque.)

Gift Aid

For many years the Government has been encouraging public generosity to UK registered charities by allowing them to claim basic rate income tax on donations made by Gift Aid.  For further details of the scheme, please read the Gift Aid Explanatory Notes.  If you would like to have your donations included in the scheme, please complete the Gift Aid Declaration Form and return to SYD UK, Grey Gables, Summerfield Road, Bath BA1 5QB.

• Download the Gift Aid Declaration form (PDF, 35K)
• Download the Gift Aid Explanatory Notes (PDF, 26K)