Updated on 8-May-2008


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.

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.

2008 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
Apr 25 - Apr 27 Trust Retreat Completed Annual Trust Retreat Begins Friday at 7:00 PM and ends Sunday at 11:00 AM  
Apr 27 Open House for Old Students Completed 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM Opportunity for Old Students to Visit  
May 10 1 Day Old Student Course Completed For old students10 AM to 5 PM Registration on site   
May 15 - May 18 3-Day Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open		 Arrive between 3 and 5PM Thursday May 15 and the course ends at 5 PM Sunday May 18th.For old students Yes
May 31 - Jun 1 Work Weekend
Please email full name and attendance dates. Come for all or part of the weekend.For old students  
Jun 7 - Jun 8 Work Weekend
Please email full name and attendance dates. Come for all or part of the weekend.For old students  
Jun 14 1-Day Old Student Course
9AM to 4PM registration on siteFor old students in Santa Rosa  
Aug 9 1-Day Old Student Course
9 AM to 4 PM Registration on site For old students in Santa Rosa  
Sep 20 1 Day Old Student Course
10 AM to 5PM Registration on site For old students in San Rafael  
Oct 11 1-Day Old Student Course
9 AM to 4 PM Registration on site For old students in Santa Rosa  
Nov 15 1 Day Old Student Course
10 AM to 5 PM Registration on site For old students in San Rafael  
Dec 13 1-Day Old Student Course
9 AM to 4 PM Registration on site For old students in Santa Rosa  
 

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: info@manda.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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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 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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