Updated on 23-July-2010



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.

Teenagers' & Children's Courses

2010 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
Aug 6 - Aug 8 Anapana-Course for Children (8–11 years) Adminisions: Girls — Open
Admissions: Boys — Open
Please visit our children's course page for more information.  Yes
Oct 22 - Oct 24 Anapana-Course for Boys (8–18 years)
Admissions: Boys — Open
Please visit our teens' course page for more information.  Yes

Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

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.

2010 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
Jul 19 - Jul 30 10-Day Course Completed  
Jul 31 - Aug 1 Trust Meeting In Progress Yes
Aug 1 - Aug 6 House and garden days Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Aug 4 - Aug 15 10-Day Course (Hausham) Admissions: Women — Wait List
Admissions: Men — Wait List
This course will not be held at the Vipassana Centre - it will be held in Hausham/Bavaria. For more information and to apply, please go here. Yes
Aug 11 - Aug 22 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Wait List
Admissions: Men — Wait List
Yes
Aug 16 - Aug 27 10-Day Course (Hausham) Admissions: Women — Wait List
Admissions: Men — Wait List
This course will not be held at the Vipassana Centre - it will be held in Hausham/Bavaria. For more information and to apply, please go here. Yes
Aug 24 - Sep 4 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Wait List
Admissions: Men — Wait List
Yes
Sep 6 - Sep 17 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Wait List
Admissions: Men — Wait List
Yes
Sep 18 - Sep 19 Trust Meeting
Yes
Sep 19 - Sep 22 House and garden days Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Sep 22 - Oct 3 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Wait List
Admissions: Men — Wait List
Yes
Oct 3 - Oct 8 House and garden days Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Oct 8 - Oct 17 Satipatthana Sutta Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students who meet these requirements Yes
Oct 17 - Oct 20 Dhammaserver-Training-Workshop Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Oct 17 - Oct 26 Dhamma Service Period Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Oct 26 - Nov 6 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Wait List
Admissions: Men — Filling Up
Yes
Nov 6 - Nov 7 Trust Meeting Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Nov 7 - Nov 10 House and garden days Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Nov 10 - Nov 21 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Nov 24 - Dec 5 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Dec 8 - Dec 19 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Dec 27, 2010 - Jan 7, 2011 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
WAIT LIST FOR OLD FEMALE STUDENTS AND MALE STUDENTS Yes
Dec 28, 2010 - Jan 8, 2011 10-Day Course (Meppen) Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
This course will not be held at the Vipassana Centre - it will be held in Meppen/North Germany. For more information and to apply, please go here. Yes
 

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@dvara.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 2-5 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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Service Periods have been set aside to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects. All Old Students are welcome to participate. 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.
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Old Student Programs are similar to Service Periods where there is time to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects, but have a more full and structured program, an opportunity to meet with assistant teachers, and possibly committee and trust meetings. All Old Students are welcome to participate. The daily program will include three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods and in the evening there will be tapes played of special discourses and talks that S.N. Goenka has given to Old Students.
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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, are trying to maintain the five precepts in their daily lives, and trying to maintain daily practice.
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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 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. For further information and age ranges for children click here.
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