Updated on 29-April-2008

How to Apply to a Course

Access the application form by clicking on desired course date.
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.

Note: Courses are also available in Africa and throughout the World.

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?
04-Jun - 07-Jun	3 - Day (Dhamma Pataka)	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students	Yes
08-Jun	1 - Day Old Students Course ( Cape Town )	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students	Yes
11-Jun - 22-Jun	10-Day (Dhamma Pataka)	Women — Open Men — Open		Yes
02-Jul - 13-Jul	10-Day (Dhamma Pataka)	Women — Open Men — Open		Yes
07-Sep	1 - Day Old Students Course ( Cape Town )	Women — Open Men — Open		Yes
10-Sep - 21-Sep	10-Day (Dhamma Pataka)	Women — Open Men — Open	Dhamma Pataka	Yes
08-Oct - 19-Oct	10-Day (Dhamma Pataka)	Women — Open Men — Open	Dhamma Pataka	Yes
22-Oct - 02-Nov	10-Day (Dhamma Pataka)	Women — Open Men — Open	Dhamma Pataka	Yes
05-Nov - 08-Nov	3 - Day (Dhamma Pataka)	Women — Open Men — Open	Dhamma PatakaFor old students	Yes
09-Nov	1 - Day Old Students Course ( Cape Town )	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students	Yes
26-Nov - 07-Dec	10-Day (Dhamma Pataka)	Women — Open Men — Open	Dhamma Pataka	Yes
10-Dec - 21-Dec	10-Day (Grahamstown)	Women — Open Men — Open	Grahamstown	Yes
12-Dec - 23-Dec	10-Day (Gauteng)	Women — Open Men — Open		Yes
28-Dec-2008 - 08-Dec-2009	10-Day (Dhamma Pataka)	Women — Open Men — Open	Dhamma Pataka	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@pataka.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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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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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 information on Children's Courses contact: children-info@pataka.dhamma.org
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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. For information on Children's Courses contact: children-info@pataka.dhamma.org
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