Dhamma Padhāna
UK, Europe
Offering courses in Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka
in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
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European Long-Course Centre Dhamma Padhāna UK, Europe Offering courses in Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin |
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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
- 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. Special Course Qualification Requirements - Below is a summary of the requirements for specific courses. For more details, please visit the course requirements page.
Questions
may be addressed to info@padhana.dhamma.org
General 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. [back to course schedule]
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.
Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta courses
have the same timetable and discipline as 10-day course. The difference is that in the taped evening discourses the Satipaṭṭhāna 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 sat (not including courses served) 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 their meditation practice and the five precepts in their daily lives at the very minimum from the time of applying to the course.
10-day courses for Old Students
have the same timetable and discipline as 10-day courses.
These courses are open to serious old students
who have completed at least three 10-day courses and one Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta course, 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,
are trying to maintain the five precepts in their daily lives,
and trying to maintain daily practice.
Special 10-day courses
have the same timetable and discipline as 10-day courses.
These courses are open to serious old students
who have completed at least five 10-day courses and one Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta course, are trying to maintain the five precepts in their daily lives, and maintain daily practice for at least 2 years.
10-day courses for Executives
are an introductory course to Vipassana Meditation especially for business executives
and government officials where the technique is taught step-by-step each day.
For more information please visit the
10-day courses for Executives website.
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.
20-day courses
are open only to serious Old Students
committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of five
10-day courses , one Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta course, given Dhamma Service
at least one 10-day course, and have been practicing regularly for
at least two years.
30-day courses
are open only to serious Old Students
committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of six
10-day courses (one since their first 20-day course), one Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta course, one 20-Day course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.
45-day courses
are open only to persons involved in Dhamma Service and Assistant Teachers who have completed a minimum of seven 10-day courses (one since their first 30-day course), two 30-day courses, one Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta course, and have been practicing regularly for at least three years.
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