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Northern California Vipassana Association Dhamma Manda Kelseyville, CA, USA Updated on Mar 16, 2010
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All ten day courses begin on the evening of the first day and end on the early morning of the last day.
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| Attend or Serve |
Dates | Course Type | Status | Comments |
| Mar 3 - Mar 14 | 10-Day | Completed | Servers are Needed | |
| Mar 14 | Trust Meeting | Completed | Open to all old students, group sitting at 9AM meeting begins at 10:30 | |
| Apply | Mar 17 - Mar 28 | 10-Day | In Progress | Servers are Needed |
| Apr 10 | 1 Day Old Student Course | At Sonoma State University, Stevenson Hall 3rd. FloorFor old students | ||
| Apply | Apr 7 - Apr 18 | 10-Day | Servers are Needed | |
| Apply | Apr 23 - May 2 | Satipatthana Sutta Course | Servers are NeededFor old students who meet these requirements | |
| May 14 - May 20 | Work Period | For old students in Dhamma Manda | ||
| May 16 | Trust Meeting | Open to all old students, group sitting at 9AM meeting begins at 10:30 in Dhamma Manda | ||
| Apply | May 20 - May 23 | 3-Day | Servers are NeededFor old students | |
| Apply | Jun 2 - Jun 13 | 10-Day | Servers are Needed | |
| Jun 12 | 1 Day Old Student Course | At Sonoma State University, Stevenson Hall 3rd FloorFor old students | ||
| Apply | Jun 16 - Jun 27 | 10-Day | Servers are Needed | |
| Jun 27 | Trust Meeting | Open to all old students, group sitting at 9AM meeting begins at 10:30 in Dhamma Manda | ||
| Apply | Jul 2 - Jul 5 | 3 Day Old Student Course | Servers are neededFor old students | |
| Apply | Jul 14 - Jul 25 | 10-Day | Servers are needed | |
| Apply | Jul 28 - Aug 8 | 10-Day | Servers are needed | |
| Aug 14 | 1 Day Old Student Course | At Sonoma State UniversityFor old students | ||
| Apply | Aug 18 - Aug 29 | 10-Day | Servers are needed | |
| Apply | Sep 1 - Sep 12 | 10-Day | Servers are needed | |
| Sep 12 - Oct 5 | Work Period | Plese send an email to registration@manda.dhamma.org with your full name and dates attending.For old students in Dhamma Manda | ||
| Sep 19 | Trust Meeting | Open to all old students, group sitting at 9AM meeting begins at 10:30 in Dhamma Manda | ||
| Apply | Oct 6 - Oct 17 | 10-Day | Servers Needed in Dhamma Manda | |
| Oct 9 | 1 Day Old Student Course | At Sonoma State University, Stevenson Hall 3rd FloorFor old students | ||
| Apply | Oct 27 - Nov 7 | Satipatthana Sutta Course | Servers NeededFor old students who meet these requirements in Dhamma Manda | |
| Nov 7 | Trust Meeting | Open to all old students, group sitting at 9AM meeting begins at 10:30 in Dhamma Manda | ||
| Nov 10 - Nov 21 | 10-Day | Applications accepted after May 1, 2010 Servers Needed in Dhamma Manda |
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| Nov 25 - Nov 28 | 3-Day | Applications accepted after May 1, 2010 in Dhamma Manda |
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| Dec 1 - Dec 12 | 10-Day | Applications accepted after May 1, 2010 Servers Needed in Dhamma Manda |
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| Dec 11 | 1 Day Old Student Course | At Sonoma State University, Stevenson Hall 3rd FloorFor old students | ||
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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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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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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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