Notice for all foreign students who intend to meditate at a Myanmar Centre.
Please click here for further instructions.


How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course

  1. Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
  2. Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
  3. Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
  4. Await notification. All correspondence will be through e-mail if you give an e-mail address in your application. Due to the large volume of applications, it may take up to two weeks before receiving notification.
  5. If your application is accepted then we require you to confirm you will be attending in order to secure your place in the course.

All ten day courses begin on the evening of the first day and end on the early morning of the last day.

2012 Course Schedule
Attend
or Serve		 Dates Course Type Status Comments
   6 Jan -  6 Feb 30-Day Long Course Completed For old students who meet these requirementsAdult Long Course
Apply 10 Feb - 21 Feb 10-Day In Progress Adult
Apply  5 Mar - 16 Mar 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open		 Adult
  11 Apr - 22 Apr 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
12 Feb, 2012
Adult (Water Festival Holidays)
  25 Apr -  3 May 7-Day Teenager Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
20 Mar, 2012
Teenager (Male)
Apply 11 May - 22 May 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply  9 Jun - 17 Jun 8-Day Satipatthana Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open		 Maha SatipatthanaFor old students who meet these requirements
Apply 13 Jul - 24 Jul 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  10 Aug - 31 Aug 20-Day Long Course Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
20 May, 2012
20-day Long CourseFor old students who meet these requirements
Apply  7 Sep - 18 Sep 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply 22 Sep - 30 Sep 8-Day Satipatthana Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open		 Maha SatipatthanaFor old students who meet these requirements
Apply 10 Oct - 21 Oct 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
   1 Nov - 17 Dec 30/45-Day Long Course Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
15 Aug, 2012
30/45-day Long CourseFor old students who meet these requirements

The online application form encrypts your information before it is sent from your computer to our application server. However, it may not be totally secure even though encryption is used. If you are concerned about the possibility of security risks of your confidential information while it is on the Internet, do not use this form and instead download an application. Print and complete it. Then please send the form to the course organizers shown below. By faxing or posting your application form it may delay the registration process by one to two weeks.

To access the Old Student Regional Site please click here. A user name and password will be required to access these pages. Questions may be addressed to Email: dhamma-service@bago.mm.dhamma.org

All courses are run solely on a donation basis. All expenses are met by donations from those who, having completed a course and experienced the benefits of Vipassana, wish to give others the same opportunity. Neither the Teacher nor the assistant teachers receive remuneration; they and those who serve the courses volunteer their time. Thus Vipassana is offered free from commercialisation.

Old students are those who have completed a 10-day Vipassana Meditation course with S.N. Goenka or his Assistant Teachers.

Old students have the opportunity to provide Dhamma Service at the courses listed above.
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Bilingual courses are courses which are taught in two languages. All students will hear daily meditation instructions in both languages. The evening discourses will be heard separately.
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10-day courses are an introductory course to Vipassana Meditation where the technique is taught step-by-step each day. The courses begin after a 2-4 pm registration period and orientation, followed by 10 full days of meditation, and end the morning of the 11th day by 7:30am.
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Satipatthana Sutta courses have the same timetable and discipline as 10-day course. The difference is that in the taped evening discourses the Satipatthana Sutta is carefully examined. This is the principal text in which the technique of Vipassana is systematically explained. These courses are open to serious old students who have sat (not including courses served) at least three 10-day courses, have not been practising any other meditation techniques since last 10-day course, have been practising this technique of Vipassana for at least one year, and who are trying to maintain their meditation practice and the five precepts in their daily lives, at the very minimum from the time of applying to the course.
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20-day Courses are open only to serious Old Students committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of five 10-day courses , one Satipatthana Sutta course, given Dhamma Service at least one 10-day course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.

Applications must be submitted well in advance as processing may take some time. Student who speak neither English or one of the other announced course languages may apply for the course, however acceptance into the course will depend on the availability of required course materials, suitable translators and permission of the teacher conducting the course.
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30-day Courses are open only to serious Old Students committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of six 10-day courses (one since their first 20-day course), one 20-day course, one Satipatthana Sutta course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.

Applications must be submitted well in advance as processing may take some time. Student who speak neither English or one of the other announced course languages may apply for the course, however acceptance into the course will depend on the availability of required course materials, suitable translators and permission of the teacher conducting the course.
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45-day Courses are open only to persons involved in Dhamma Service and Assistant Teachers who have completed a minimum of seven 10-day courses (one since their first 30-day course), two 30-day courses, one Satipatthana Sutta course, and have been practicing regularly for at least three years.

Applications must be submitted well in advance as processing may take some time. Student who speak neither English or one of the other announced course languages may apply for the course, however acceptance into the course will depend on the availability of required course materials, suitable translators and permission of the teacher conducting the course.
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Teenagers' Anapana Courses are available for teens in different age ranges from 13-18 years old. Their parents/guardians do not have to be Vipassana meditators.
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