in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
Centre Location: Website | Map
** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English
Dhamma Bhumi, meaning 'Land of Dhamma', is located in Blackheath in the NSW Blue Mountains. The centre is located approximately two and a quarter hours west of Sydney not far from the Great Western Highway and the railway line. Neighbouring the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, the centre is home to attractive bushland, native birds and animals and superb views over the valley. Facilities at the centre include single and shared accommodation and a meditation hall that seats over 100 people.
- Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
- Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
- Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
- 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.
- If your application is accepted then we require you to confirm you will be attending in order to secure your place in the course.
Vipassana Meditation Centre, Blackheath | Dhamma Bhumi
PO Box 103, Blackheath NSW 2785 Australia
t: 0487 510 407
f: [61] (02) 4787 7221
email: [email protected]
web: bhumi.dhamma.org
- Only one application for a 10 DAY COURSE will be processed at a time. NOTE: Please check your spam or you may miss our replies.
- DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME | Registration for courses opens at 7pm (in the evening at 8pm during NSW daylight saving time). Refresh your browser and the 'Apply' link will appear.
NOTE: the actual opening time may be some time later, due to the automated nature of the system. - Courses are also held at the Dhamma Pāsāda - Vipassana Meditation Centre Hawkesbury in Lower Portland.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply* | 19 Sep |
1-Day
English / Burmese |
Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Closed | Yennora |
For old students |
| Apply* | 20 Sep | 1-Day | Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed | Greenwich |
For old students |
| Apply* | 20 Sep | 1-Day | Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed | ACT |
For old students |
| Apply* | 27 Sep |
1-Day
English / Khmer |
Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed | Canley Vale |
For old students |
| Apply* | 02 Oct - 05 Oct | 3-Day | Women - Closed Men - Long Wait List Servers - Women - Closed Servers - Men - Filling Up | Dhamma Pasada |
For old students Male only
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| Apply* | 11 Oct | 1-Day | Open | Blackheath |
For old students |
| Apply* | 17 Oct |
1-Day
English / Burmese |
Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed | Yennora |
For old students |
| 18 Oct | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 18 Sep | ACT |
For old students |
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| 18 Oct | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 18 Sep | Greenwich |
For old students |
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| 25 Oct |
1-Day
English / Khmer |
Applications accepted starting 25 Sep | Canley Vale |
For old students |
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| 29 Nov | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 30 Oct | Tinonee |
For old students |
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| 14 Dec - 17 Dec | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 15 Oct | Dhamma Pasada |
For old students Female only
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| 20 Dec - 23 Dec | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 21 Oct | Dhamma Pasada |
For old students Male only
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| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 01 Jan - 04 Jan | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 02 Nov | Blackheath |
For old students |
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| 22 Jan - 25 Jan | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 23 Nov | Dhamma Pasada |
For old students Male students only
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| 25 Feb - 28 Feb | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 27 Dec | Dhamma Pasada |
For old students Female students only
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| 04 Mar - 07 Mar | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 03 Jan | Dhamma Pasada |
For old students Male students only
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| 26 Mar - 29 Mar | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 25 Jan | Blackheath |
For old students |
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| 01 Apr - 04 Apr | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 31 Jan | Dhamma Pasada |
For old students |
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| 27 May - 30 May | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 28 Mar | Dhamma Pasada |
For old students |
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| 03 Jun - 06 Jun | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 04 Apr | Dhamma Pasada |
For old students Male students only
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| 11 Jun - 14 Jun | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 12 Apr | Blackheath |
For old students |
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| 05 Oct - 08 Oct | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 06 Aug | Blackheath |
For old students |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 01 Jan - 31 Dec | Long Term Dhamma Service | In Progress | Blackheath |
For old students Long-Term Dhamma Service is a great opportunity to strengthen practice of Vipassana. If you have questions, please send an email to: [email protected]
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| Apply* | 08 Sep - 19 Sep | 10-Day | In Progress | Dhamma Pasada |
Female only Female servers, full or part time, needed for this course and welcome to apply |
| Apply* | 08 Sep - 19 Sep | 10-Day | In Progress | Blackheath |
Part-time servers are needed for this course and are welcome to apply.
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| Apply* | 21 Sep - 30 Sep | Between-course Sit & Serve | Servers - Open | Blackheath |
For old students |
| Apply* | 21 Sep - 02 Oct | 10-Day | Women - Closed New Men - Short Wait List Old Men - Filling Up Servers - Women - Closed Servers - Men - Open | Dhamma Pasada |
Male only Male servers needed for this course and welcome to apply |
| Apply* | 30 Sep - 11 Oct | 10-Day | Women - Long Wait List Men - Short Wait List Servers - Women - Short Wait List Servers - Men - Open | Blackheath |
Male servers needed for this course and welcome to apply.
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| Apply | 06 Oct - 27 Oct | 20-Day | Women - Closed Men - Open Servers - Women - Closed Servers - Men - Open | Dhamma Pasada |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Male only
Please apply from Dhamma Pasada schedule ONLY
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| Apply* | 11 Oct - 14 Oct | Between-course Sit & Serve | Servers - Open | Blackheath |
For old students |
| Apply* | 14 Oct - 25 Oct |
10-Day
English / Vietnamese |
New Women - Long Wait List Old Women - Filling Up New Men - Open Old Men - Filling Up Servers - Women - Filling Up Servers - Men - Open | Blackheath |
Suitable for Vietnamese and English speaking students.
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| Apply* | 25 Oct - 28 Oct | Between Course Sit & Serve | Servers - Open | Blackheath |
For old students |
| Apply* | 28 Oct - 08 Nov | 10-Day | New Women - Long Wait List Old Women - Filling Up Men - Filling Up Servers - Women - Filling Up Servers - Men - Open | Blackheath | |
| Apply | 28 Oct - 18 Nov | 20-Day | Women - Filling Up Men - Closed Servers - Women - Open Servers - Men - Closed | Dhamma Pasada |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements |
| Apply* | 08 Nov - 11 Nov | Between Course Sit & Serve | Servers - Open | Blackheath |
For old students |
| Apply* | 11 Nov - 22 Nov |
10-day
English / Burmese |
New Women - Filling Up Old Women - Short Wait List New Men - Open Old Men - Filling Up Servers - Women - Short Wait List Servers - Men - Open | Blackheath |
Suitable for Burmese and English speaking students.
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| 18 Nov - 29 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 19 Sep | Dhamma Pasada |
Male only |
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| 22 Nov - 25 Nov | Between Course Sit & Serve | Applications accepted starting 23 Sep | Blackheath |
For old students |
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| 25 Nov - 06 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 26 Sep | Blackheath | ||
| 02 Dec - 13 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 03 Oct | Dhamma Pasada |
Female only |
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| 06 Dec - 09 Dec | Between Course Sit & Serve | Applications accepted starting 07 Oct | Blackheath |
For old students |
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| 09 Dec - 18 Dec | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 10 Oct | Blackheath |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements |
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| 18 Dec - 20 Dec | Between Course Sit & Serve | Applications accepted starting 19 Oct | Blackheath |
For old students |
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| 20 Dec - 31 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 21 Oct | Blackheath | ||
| 26 December, 2026 - 06 January, 2027 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 27 Oct | Dhamma Pasada |
Male only |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 06 Jan - 17 Jan | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 07 Nov | Blackheath | ||
| 08 Jan - 19 Jan | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 09 Nov | Dhamma Pasada |
Female students only |
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| 19 Jan - 30 Jan | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 20 Nov | Blackheath | ||
| 03 Feb - 14 Feb | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 05 Dec | Blackheath | ||
| 03 Feb - 14 Feb | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 05 Dec | Dhamma Pasada |
Female students only |
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| 17 Feb - 28 Feb | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 19 Dec | Blackheath | ||
| 02 Mar - 13 Mar | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Jan | Blackheath | ||
| 16 Mar - 25 Mar | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 15 Jan | Blackheath |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements |
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| 18 Mar - 29 Mar | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 17 Jan | Dhamma Pasada |
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| 31 Mar - 11 Apr | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 30 Jan | Blackheath | ||
| 13 Apr - 24 Apr | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 12 Feb | Blackheath | ||
| 14 Apr - 25 Apr | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 13 Feb | Dhamma Pasada |
Male students only |
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| 28 Apr - 09 May | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 27 Feb | Blackheath | ||
| 30 Apr - 21 May | 20-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Nov | Dhamma Pasada |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements |
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| 11 May - 22 May | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 12 Mar | Blackheath | ||
| 26 May - 06 Jun | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 27 Mar | Blackheath | ||
| 09 Jun - 20 Jun | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 10 Apr | Dhamma Pasada |
Male students only |
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| 17 Jun - 20 Jun | Service Workshop | Applications accepted starting 18 Apr | Blackheath |
For old students |
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| 23 Jun - 04 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 24 Apr | Blackheath | ||
| 07 Jul - 18 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 08 May | Blackheath | ||
| 21 Jul - 21 Aug | 30-Day | Applications accepted starting 22 Jan | Blackheath |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements |
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| 21 Jul - 05 Sep | 45-Day | Applications accepted starting 22 Jan | Blackheath |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements |
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| 07 Sep - 18 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 09 Jul | Blackheath | ||
| 22 Sep - 03 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 24 Jul | Blackheath | ||
| 09 Oct - 18 Oct | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 10 Aug | Blackheath |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply* | 20 Sep | Children | Girls - Closed Boys - Closed Servers - Open | Blackheath |
Note: New Dates! For Children 8-12 years. New servers on children's course, please apply for online server training on 13 September. Click here Servers, especially males, needed for this course and welcome to apply. |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 31 Jan | Children | Applications accepted starting 27 Dec | Blackheath |
For Children: ages 8-12 years old. |
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| 14 Mar | Teen | Applications accepted starting 30 Jan | Blackheath |
For Teenagers 13-18 years (if still at school) |
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| 23 May | Children | Applications accepted starting 10 Apr | Blackheath |
For Children: ages 8-12 years old. |
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| 19 Sep | Teen | Applications accepted starting 07 Aug | Blackheath |
For Teenagers 13-18 years old (if still at school) |
As a privacy measure, the online application form encrypts the information you provide us with before it is sent from your computer to our application server.
To access the Old Student Regional Site please click https://www.au.dhamma.org/os/. A user name and password will be required to access these pages.
Questions may be addressed to Email: [email protected]
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.
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.
Meditation courses are held at both center and non-center locations. Meditation centers are dedicated facilities where courses are held regularly throughout the year. Before meditation centers were established in this tradition, all courses were held at temporary sites, such as campgrounds, religious retreat centers, churches and the like. Today, in regions where centers have not yet been established by local students of Vipassana who live in the area, 10 Day meditation courses are held at non-center course sites.
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 7:30 am.
Children's Courses are generally open for all children aged 8-12 years old who wish to learn to meditate. However there are local variations in age range, so please check the schedule.
Teenagers' Anapana Courses are generally open for all teenagers aged 13-18 years old who wish to learn to meditate. However, there are local variations in age range. In India and a few other countries there are also 7-day Vipassana courses for older teenagers. Please check the schedule for details.
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
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.
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
Satipatthana Sutta Courses have the same timetable and discipline as 10-day courses. 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.
Work Periods have been set aside to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects. All Old Students are welcome to apply. The daily program will include three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods. On selected evenings, there will be tapes played of special discourses and talks that S.N. Goenka has given to Old Students.
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
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.
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.
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. Students who speak neither English nor 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.
