Updated on 6-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?
Mar 26 - Mar 30 3-Day Old Student Course Completed For old students  
Apr 2 - Apr 13 10-Day Course Completed  
Apr 16 - Apr 27 10-Day Course Completed  
May 2 - May 11 Satipatthana Sutta Course In Progress For old students who meet these requirements Yes
May 14 - May 25 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
May 25 - May 26 Special Work Days Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
May 27 - Jun 7 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
June 8, 2008   Open House
Jun 11 - Jun 22 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Jun 25 - Jul 6 10-Day (Hindi/English) Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Jul 8 - Jul 19 10-Day Course (English/Mandarin) Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Cantonese speakers with some knowledge of English or Mandarin can be accommodated. Also open to non-Mandarin speakers. Yes
Jul 21 - Jul 25 Work Period Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Jul 27 Children's Course - (Ages 8-15) Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Students and Dhamma Workers: Please check http://www.pakasa.dhamma.org/children_course.shtml for special applications. Yes
Jul 30 - Aug 10 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Aug 13 - Aug 24 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Aug 27 - Aug 31 3-Day Old Student Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Sep 3 - Sep 14 10-Day Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Sep 14 - Sep 18 Work Period Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Sep 19 - Sep 21 Trust Retreat Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Sep 24 - Oct 5 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Oct 8 - Oct 19 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Oct 22 - Nov 2 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Nov 5 - Nov 16 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Nov 16 1-Day Old Student Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Nov 19 - Nov 30 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Dec 3 - Dec 14 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Dec 17 - Dec 21 3-Day Old Student Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Dec 27, 2008 - Jan 7, 2009 10-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
 

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@pakasa.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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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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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.
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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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