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
  05-Jan - 16-Jan 10-Day Completed
  20-Jan - 31-Jan 10-Day Completed
  05-Feb - 16-Feb 10-Day Completed
  20-Feb - 03-Mar 10-Day Completed
  05-Mar - 16-Mar 10-Day Completed
  20-Mar - 31-Mar 10-Day Completed
  05-Apr - 16-Apr 10-Day Completed
  20-Apr - 28-Apr Satipatthana Sutta Completed For old students who meet these requirements
  05-May - 16-May 10-Day Completed
  20-May - 31-May 10-Day Completed
  05-Jun - 16-Jun 10-Day Completed
  20-Jun - 01-Jul 10-Day Completed
  05-Jul - 16-Jul 10-Day Completed
  20-Jul - 31-Jul 10-Day Completed
  05-Aug - 16-Aug 10-Day Completed
  17-Aug - 20-Aug Assistant Teacher Workshop Completed
  22-Aug - 02-Sep 10-Day Completed
  05-Sep - 16-Sep 10-Day Completed
  20-Sep - 01-Oct 10-Day Completed
  05-Oct - 16-Oct 10-Day Completed
  20-Oct - 31-Oct 10-Day Completed
  05-Nov - 16-Nov 10-Day Completed
  20-Nov - 01-Dec 10-Day Completed For old students who meet these requirements
  05-Dec - 16-Dec 10-Day Completed
  20-Dec - 28-Dec Satipatthana Sutta Completed For old students who meet these requirements
  29-Dec-2009 - 01-Jan-2010 Children Completed
         
2010 Course Schedule
Attend
or Serve
Dates Course Type Status Comments
  01-Jan - 04-Jan Children Completed
  04-Jan - 15-Jan 10-Day Completed
  19-Jan - 30-Jan 10-Day Completed
  04-Feb - 15-Feb 10-Day Completed
  17-Feb - 28-Feb 10-Day Completed
  04-Mar - 15-Mar 10-Day Completed
Apply 19-Mar - 30-Mar 10-Day In Progress
Apply 04-Apr - 12-Apr Satipatthan Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students who meet these requirements
Apply 19-Apr - 30-Apr 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply 04-May - 15-May 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply 19-May - 30-May 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply 04-Jun - 15-Jun 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply 19-Jun - 30-Jun 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply 04-Jul - 15-Jul 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply 19-Jul - 30-Jul 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply 04-Aug - 15-Aug 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply 19-Aug - 30-Aug 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply 04-Sep - 15-Sep 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply 19-Sep - 30-Sep 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply 04-Oct - 15-Oct 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply 19-Oct - 30-Oct 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply 06-Nov - 17-Nov 10-Day Special Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students who meet these requirements
Apply 19-Nov - 30-Nov 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply 04-Dec - 15-Dec 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply 19-Dec - 27-Dec Satipatthana Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students who meet these requirements
  28-Dec - 31-Dec Children’s Camp (Age 8 – 12) Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  31-Dec-2010 - 03-Jan-2011 Children’s Camp (Age 13 – 16) Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
         
2011 Course Schedule
Attend
or Serve
Dates Course Type Status Comments
Apply 04-Jan - 15-Jan 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply 19-Jan - 30-Jan 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@lakkhana.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 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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Special 10-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. Application for these courses must be made with a Long Course Application Form.

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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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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