Updated on 3-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.

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.

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?
18 May 1-Day Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open		 For old students Yes
4 Jun - 15 Jun 10-Day Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open		 Yes
28 Jun 1-Day Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open		 For old students in Launceston Yes
17 Jul - 20 Jul 3-Day Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open		 For old students Yes
10 Aug 1-Day Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open		 For old students in Launceston Yes
17 Aug 1-Day Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open		 For old students Yes
10 Sep - 21 Sep 10-Day Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open		 Yes
5 Oct 1-Day Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open		 For old students in Launceston Yes
9 Oct - 12 Oct 3-Day Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open		 For old students Yes
2 Nov 1-Day Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open		 For old students in Launceston Yes
5 Nov - 16 Nov 10-Day Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open		 Yes
30 Nov 1-Day Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open		 For old students Yes
26 Dec, 2008 - 6 Jan, 2009 10-Day Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open		 Yes
         
2009 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
9 Jan - 17 Jan Satipatthana Sutta Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open		 For old students who meet these requirements Yes

Teenagers' & Children's Courses


No courses are currently scheduled.
 
 

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: Contact Form

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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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. For further information on available courses and age ranges for teens please click here.
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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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