Updated on 6-Feb-2012


How to apply for a course

  1. Access the application form by clicking on the course date in the left hand column.
  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 email if you give an email 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. Please click on a convenient date in the course schedule below.

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.

Dhamma Pataka

Ten Day & Other Courses

Courses in 2012
Apply Dates Type Status Place Comments
Apply 8th Feb - 19th Feb 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Dhamma Pataka, Worcester, ZA For both new and old students
Apply 26 February 2012 1 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Phakalane, Houtbay, Western Cape
Apply 14th Mar - 25th Mar 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Dhamma Pataka, Worcester, ZA For both new and old students
Apply 30th Mar - 8th Apr Satipatthana Sutta course
Female-Open
Male-Open
Dhamma Pataka, Worcester, ZA For old students only; see course requirements
Apply 18th Apr - 29th Apr 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Dhamma Pataka, Worcester, ZA For both new and old students
Apply 16th May - 27th May 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Dhamma Pataka, Worcester, ZA For both new and old students
Apply 27 May 2012 1 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Phakalane, Houtbay, Western Cape
Apply 10 June 2012 1 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Scarborough, Western Cape
Apply 27th Jun - 8th Jul 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Dhamma Pataka, Worcester, ZA For both new and old students
Apply 29 July 2012 1 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Phakalane, Houtbay, Western Cape
Apply 8th Aug - 19th Aug 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Dhamma Pataka, Worcester, ZA For both new and old students
Apply 12th Sep - 23rd Sep 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Dhamma Pataka, Worcester, ZA For both new and old students
Apply 16 September 2012 1 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Phakalane, Houtbay, Western Cape
Apply 26th Sep - 7th Oct 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Dhamma Pataka, Worcester, ZA For both new and old students
Apply 18th Oct - 23rd Oct 3 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Dhamma Pataka, Worcester, ZA For old students only
Apply 11 November 2012 1 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Scarborough, Western Cape
Apply 14th Nov - 25th Nov 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Dhamma Pataka, Worcester, ZA For both new and old students
Apply 28th Nov - 9th Dec 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Dhamma Pataka, Worcester, ZA For both new and old students
Apply 2 December 2012 1 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Phakalane, Houtbay, Western Cape
Apply 12th Dec - 23rd Dec 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Dhamma Pataka, Worcester, ZA For both new and old students
Apply 28th Dec - 8th Jan 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Dhamma Pataka, Worcester, ZA For both new and old students

Teenagers' & children's courses

To apply for a course, please click on a convenient date in the course schedule below.

Dates Type Comments

Non-Centre Courses, Republic of South Africa and Southern African Countries

Swaziland

Gauteng

Eastern Cape

Other Areas

 


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, are trying to maintain the five precepts in their daily lives, and trying to maintain daily practice.

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 and age ranges for children click here.
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Children's Anapana 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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