A Message From Goenkaji

Dear Travelers on the Path of Dhamma,

Be happy!  Keep the torch of Dhamma alight! Let it shine brightly in your daily life. Always remember, Dhamma is not an escape. It is an art of living: living in peace and harmony with oneself and also with all others. Hence, try to live a Dhamma life.

• Don't miss your daily sittings each morning and evening.
• Whenever possible, attend weekly joint sittings with other Vipassana meditators.
• Do a ten-day course as an annual retreat. This is essential to keep you going strong.
• With all confidence, face the spikes around you bravely and smilingly.
• Renounce hatred and aversion, ill will and animosity.
• Generate love and compassion, especially for those who do not understand Dhamma and are living an unhappy life.

Old Student Practice

• Old Student Guide
• Group Sitting Recordings
  • Download and play English only or bilingual Group Sitting Recordings. Set the device in Airplane Mode to avoid interruptions. Turn on group sitting counter to join and see how many Old Students are currently meditating.
• Group Sittings Near Me
  • Find information about group sittings near you and elsewhere around the world
• Virtual Group Sittings
  • Find information about group sittings and other events hosted online.
• Self-Course FAQs
• Long and Special Course Schedules
• Special Course Qualification Requirements
• Dāna

Dhamma Service

• A Message From Goenkaji on the Value of Dhamma Service
• Dhamma Service
• The Purpose of Dhamma Service
• Code of Conduct for Dhamma Servers
• Question and Answer Dhamma service

Old Student References

• The Chain of Teachers In This Tradition
• On the subject of
  • Happiness
  • Anger
  • Religion
  • Peace
• CourseTypeDesc.10-Day
  • Discourse Summaries
  • Course Formalities
  • Group Sitting Chantings
  • Glossary of Pāḷi Terms

Resources

• Audio Resources
  • Download or listen online to audio resources in different languages, including discourses for 10-day, Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta, 1/2/3-day, and 7-day teenager courses; Morning Chantings and Dohas for 10-day courses; Special Chantings; Talks, Interviews, and Q&As by S.N. Goenka; Pāḷi Training; Gong Sounds; and instructions for Mini-Ānāpāna.
• Vipassana Newsletter
  • A wealth of written resources including the Old Student Guide, Course Formalities and Pāḷi Passages, Group Sittings Chantings, the 10-Day Discourse Summaries, Glossary of Pāḷi Terms, FAQs about doing a Self Course, information about the Chain of Teachers in this Tradition, information about Dhamma Service, and Dāna.
• Reading