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.

2009 Course Schedule
Attend
or Serve		 Dates Course Type Status Comments
  Jan 11 1-Day Completed For old students
  Jan 23 - Jan 26 3-Day Completed For old students
  Feb 07 - Feb 18 10-Day Completed
  Feb 20 - Feb 23 3-Day Completed For old students
  Mar 06 - Mar 09 3-Day Completed For old students
  Mar 29 1-Day Completed For old students
  Apr 04 - Apr 05 Children's Course Completed
  Apr 18 - Apr 29 10-Day Completed
  May 09 1-Day Completed For old students
  May 17 1-Day Completed For old students
  Jun 07 1-Day Completed For old students
  Jul 04 - Jul 15 10-Day Completed
  Jul 26 1-Day Completed For old students
  Aug 14 - Aug 17 3-Day Completed For old students
  Aug 30 1-Day Completed For old students
  Sep 05 - Sep 16 10-Day Completed
  Oct 01 - Oct 04 3-Day Completed For old students
  Oct 10 - Oct 21 10-Day Completed
Apply Nov 14 - Nov 25 10-Day In Progress
Apply Nov 26 - Nov 29 3-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open		 For old students
Nov 27 - Nov 28 Children's Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Dec 06 1-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open		 For old students
Apply Dec 21, 2009 - Jan 01, 2010 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open

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@ketana.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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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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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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