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California Vipassana Center Dhamma Mahavana North Fork, CA, USA Updated on Nov 16, 2009
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Teenagers' and Children's Courses
| 2009 Course Schedule | ||||
| Dates | Course Type | Status | Comments | Old Student Servers Needed? |
| Nov 21 | 1-Day Children's Course | Please visit our children's course page for more information. Children course for 8-12 yrs. old at SBVH | ||
| Dec 5 | 1-Day Children's Course | Please visit our children's course page for more information. Children course for 8-12 yrs. old at Berkeley | ||
| 2010 Course Schedule | ||||
| Dates | Course Type | Status | Comments | Old Student Servers Needed? |
| Jan 16 - Jan 17 | 2 day Boys Teen course | Please visit our teens' course page for more information. Teen course for boys 13-17 yrs old | ||
| Jan 16 - Jan 17 | 2 day Girls Teen course | Please visit our teens' course page for more information. Teen course for girls 13-17 yrs. old | ||
| Feb 14 | 1-Day Children's Course | Please visit our children's course page for more information. Children course for 8-12 yrs. old at SBVH | ||
| Mar 27 - Mar 28 | Children's Course | Please visit our children's course page for more information. Children course for 8-12 yrs. old at CVC | ||
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.
| 2009 Course Schedule | ||||
| Attend or Serve |
Dates | Course Type | Status | Comments |
| Nov 4 - Nov 15 | 10-Day | Completed | ||
| Nov 16 - Nov 25 | Service Period | In Progress | Please send an email to registration@mahavana.dhamma.org with your full name and dates attending.For old students | |
| Nov 22 | Trust Meeting | Trust Meeting; Group Sitting 9am followed by trust meeting and lunch http://www.mahavana.dhamma.org/os/trust/index.htm | ||
| Apply | Nov 25 - Nov 29 | 3-Day Old Student Course | For old students | |
| Apply | Dec 4 - Dec 13 | Satipatthana Sutta Course | For old students who meet these requirements | |
| Apply | Dec 16 - Dec 27 | 10-Day | ||
| Apply | Dec 30, 2009 - Jan 10, 2010 | 10-Day | ||
| 2010 Course Schedule | ||||
| Attend or Serve |
Dates | Course Type | Status | Comments |
| Apply | Jan 20 - Jan 31 | 10-Day Course | ||
| Apply | Feb 3 - Feb 7 | 3-Day Old Student Course | For old students | |
| Apply | Feb 10 - Feb 21 | 10-Day Course | ||
| Apply | Feb 24 - Mar 7 | 10-Day Course | ||
| Apply | Mar 10 - Mar 21 | 10-Day Course | ||
| Apply | Mar 31 - Apr 11 | 10-Day Course | ||
| Apply | Apr 14 - Apr 18 | 3-Day Old Student Course | For old students | |
| Apr 24 - Apr 25 | Trust Retreat | Open to all old students, please send a email with full name and dates attending to registration@mahavana.dhamma.org | ||
| Apply | Apr 28 - May 9 | 10-Day Course | ||
| Apply | May 12 - May 23 | 10-Day Course | Bilingual English/Mandarin | |
| Apply | Jun 2 - Jun 13 | 10-Day Course | Bilingual English/Vietnamese | |
| Apply | Jun 18 - Jun 27 | Satipatthana Sutta Course | For old students who meet these requirementsFor old students who meet these requirements | |
One Day Courses
A 1-Day course is a short course for old students.
| 2009 Course Schedule | ||||
| Dates | Location | Status | Comments | Old Student Servers Needed? |
| Nov 14 | Mendocino | Completed | ||
| Dec 12 | Rohnert Park | This 1-Day course is for old students | ||
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Additional information about the California Vipassana Center and regional activities may be obtained from the Dhamma Mahavana Website. Nearby courses are also held in Southern California and Northern California.
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@mahavana.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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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.
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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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