Updated on 14-March-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?
06-Jan - 17-Jan 10-Day Completed  
17-Jan - 20-Jan 3-Day Completed For old students  
03-Feb - 14-Feb 10-Day Completed  
14-Feb - 17-Feb 3-Day Completed For old students  
02-Mar - 13-Mar 10-Day Completed  
13-Mar - 16-Mar 3-Day  COURSE
 CANCELLED
For old students  
06-Apr - 17-Apr 10-Day  COURSE
 CANCELLED
Only in Marathi / Hindi  
17-Apr - 20-Apr 3-Day  COURSE
 CANCELLED
For old students  
19-Apr - 30-Apr 10-Day Completed  
01-May - 12-May 10-Day In Progress
01-Jun - 12-Jun 10-Day
12-Jun - 15-Jun 3-Day
For old students
06-Jul - 17-Jul 10-Day
17-Jul - 20-Jul 3-Day
For old students
03-Aug - 14-Aug 10-Day
Only in Marathi / Hindi
14-Aug - 17-Aug 3-Day
For old students
07-Sep - 18-Sep 10-Day
18-Sep - 21-Sep 3-Day
For old students
05-Oct - 16-Oct 10-Day
16-Oct - 19-Oct 3-Day
For old students
01-Nov - 09-Nov Teenager
Girls Only (ages 15 to 19 years old)
17-Nov - 28-Nov 10-Day
07-Dec - 18-Dec 10-Day
Only in Marathi / Hindi
18-Dec - 21-Dec 3-Day
For old students
 

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: webmaster@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.
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