Updated on 31-December-2007


How to Apply to a Course

  1. Access the application form by clicking on desired course date.
  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.

To apply for a course, please click on a convenient date in the course schedule below.

2008 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
02-Jan - 13-Jan 10-Day Completed  
13-Jan 1-Day Completed For old students  
15-Jan - 26-Jan 10-Day Completed  
26-Jan 1-Day Completed For old students  
27-Jan Children/Teenager Completed 9 to 16 years of age  
30-Jan - 10-Feb 10-Day Completed  
10-Feb 1-Day Completed For old students  
12-Feb - 23-Feb 10-Day Completed  
23-Feb 1-Day Completed For old students  
24-Feb Children/Teenager Completed 9 to 16 years of age  
27-Feb - 09-Mar 10-Day Completed  
09-Mar 1-Day Completed For old students  
11-Mar - 22-Mar 10-Day Completed  
22-Mar 1-Day Completed For old students  
23-Mar Children/Teenager Completed 9 to 16 years of age  
03-Apr - 11-Apr Satipatthana Sutta Completed For old students who meet these requirements  
11-Apr - 14-Apr 3-Day Completed For old students  
23-Apr - 25-Apr Children/Teenager Completed 9 to 16 years of age (Boys Only)  
26-Apr - 28-Apr Children/Teenager Completed 9 to 16 years of age (Girls Only)  
04-Jun - 15-Jun 10-Day
15-Jun 1-Day
For old students
17-Jun - 28-Jun 10-Day
28-Jun 1-Day
For old students
29-Jun Children/Teenager
9 to 16 years of age
02-Jul - 13-Jul 10-Day
13-Jul 1-Day
For old students
20-Jul Children/Teenager
9 to 16 years of age
23-Jul - 03-Aug 10-Day
03-Aug 1-Day
For old students
06-Aug - 17-Aug 10-Day
17-Aug 1-Day
For old students
19-Aug - 30-Aug 10-Day
30-Aug 1-Day
For old students
31-Aug Children/Teenager
9 to 16 years of age
03-Sep - 14-Sep 10-Day
14-Sep 1-Day
For old students
16-Sep - 27-Sep 10-Day
27-Sep 1-Day
For old students
28-Sep Children/Teenager
9 to 16 years of age
10-Oct - 18-Oct 10-Day
18-Oct - 21-Oct 3-Day
For old students
21-Oct - 23-Oct Children/Teenager
9 to 16 years of age (Boys Only)
24-Oct - 26-Oct Children/Teenager
9 to 16 years of age (Girls Only)
02-Nov Children/Teenager
9 to 16 years of age
05-Nov - 16-Nov 10-Day
16-Nov 1-Day
For old students
19-Nov - 30-Nov 10-Day
30-Nov 1-Day
For old students
03-Dec - 14-Dec 10-Day
14-Dec 1-Day
For old students
16-Dec - 27-Dec 10-Day
27-Dec 1-Day
For old students
28-Dec Children/Teenager
9 to 16 years of age
 

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: webmaster@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 - 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. Please click on a "Yes" link in the above schedule to apply for Dhamma Service.
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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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Old Student short courses (1-3 days) are for any student who has completed the 10-day course with S.N. Goenka and his assistant teachers. All old students are welcome to apply to attend these courses, including those where it has been some time since their last course.
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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 completed 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 the five precepts in their daily lives.
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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. For further information on available courses and age ranges for teens click here.
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Children's Courses are open for all children aged 8-12 years old who wish to learn to meditate. Their parents/guardians do not have to be meditators.
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