Nashik Vipassana Kendra, Dhamma Nasika, Nashik, Maharashtra, India

How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course

Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
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.
If your application is accepted then we require you to confirm you will be attending in order to secure your place in the course.

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@nasika.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.

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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2009 Course Schedule
Attend or Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Comments
	31-Oct - 11-Nov	10 Day Females Only	Completed	For Females Only
	19-Nov - 30-Nov	10 Day Males Only	Completed	For Males Only
	3-Dec - 14-Dec	10 Day Males Only	Completed	For Males Only
	19-Dec - 30-Dec	10 Day Females Only	Completed	For Females Only

2010 Course Schedule
Attend or Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Comments
	2-Jan - 13-Jan	10-Day Men Only	Completed	Men Only
	18-Jan - 29-Jan	10-Day Women Only. English Language	Completed	Women Only. English Language.
	3-Feb - 14-Feb	Special Ten Day For Men and Women	Completed	For old students who meet these requirementsSpecial Ten Day for Men and Women
	17-Feb - 28-Feb	10-Day Women Only	Completed	Women Only
	4-Mar - 15-Mar	10-Day Men Only	Completed	Men Only
Apply	16-Mar - 27-Mar	10-Day Men Only	In Progress	Men Only
Apply	1-Apr - 12-Apr	10-Day Men Only	Women — Closed Men — Open	Men Only
	8-May - 16-May	Teenagers' Course	Women — Open Men — Closed	Female Teenagers Seven Day Vipassana Course
Apply	19-May - 30-May	10-Day Women Only	Women — Open Men — Closed	Women Only
Apply	1-Jun - 12-Jun	10-Day Women Only	Women — Open Men — Closed	Women Only
Apply	18-Jun - 26-Jun	Satipatthana Course	Women — Open Men — Open	Satipatthana Course for Men and WomenFor old students who meet these requirements
Apply	1-Jul - 12-Jul	10-Day Men Only	Women — Closed Men — Closed	Men Only
Apply	4-Aug - 15-Aug	10-Day	Women — Closed Men — Closed
Apply	18-Aug - 29-Aug	10-Day	Women — Closed Men — Closed
Apply	1-Sep - 12-Sep	10-Day	Women — Closed Men — Closed
Apply	15-Sep - 26-Sep	10-Day	Women — Closed Men — Closed
Apply	30-Sep - 11-Oct	10-Day	Women — Closed Men — Closed
Apply	14-Oct - 25-Oct	10-Day	Women — Closed Men — Closed
Apply	30-Oct - 7-Nov	Satipatthana	Women — Closed Men — Closed	For old students who meet these requirements