How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course

  1. Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
  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.

2009 Course Schedule
Attend
or Serve
Dates Course Type Status Comments
  Nov 03 - Nov 14 10-Day Completed
  Nov 17 - Dec 18 30-Day Completed For old students who meet these requirements
  Nov 17, 2009 - Jan 02, 2010 45-Day Completed For old students who meet these requirements
         
2010 Course Schedule
Attend
or Serve
Dates Course Type Status Comments
  Jan 05 - Jan 26 20-Day Completed For old students who meet these requirements
  Jan 06 - Jan 17 10-Day Completed
  Jan 28 - Feb 08 10-Day Completed
  Jan 31 - Feb 08 Satipatthana Course Completed For old students who meet these requirements
  Feb 11 - Feb 22 10-Day Completed
  Feb 25 - Mar 08 10-Day Completed
Apply Mar 11 - Mar 22 10-Day In Progress
Apply Mar 26 - Apr 16 20-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students who meet these requirements
Apply Mar 26 - Apr 26 30-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students who meet these requirements
Apply Apr 29 - May 10 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply May 13 - May 24 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply May 27 - Jun 07 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  Jun 15 - Jun 23 7 Days Boys
Admissions:Men — Open
Only for Boys
  Jun 26 - Jun 27 SAMELAN Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  Jun 30 - Jul 08 7-Day Girls Admissions:Women — Open
Only for Girls
Apply Jul 12 - Jul 23 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Jul 14 - Jul 22 Satipatthana Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students who meet these requirements
Apply Jul 27 - Aug 07 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Jul 27 - Aug 17 20-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students who meet these requirements
Apply Aug 20 - Aug 31 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Sep 03 - Sep 14 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Sep 16 - Sep 27 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Oct 04 - Oct 15 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Oct 06 - Oct 14 Satipatthana Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students who meet these requirements
Apply Oct 18 - Oct 29 10-Day Special Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students who meet these requirements
Apply Oct 18 - Oct 29 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Nov 01 - Nov 04 3-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students
Apply Nov 07 - Nov 18 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Nov 21 - Dec 02 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Dec 05, 2010 - Jan 05, 2011 30-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students who meet these requirements
Apply Dec 05, 2010 - Jan 20, 2011 45-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students who meet these requirements

The online application form encrypts your information before it is sent from your computer to our application server. However, it may not be totally secure even though encryption is used. If you are concerned about the possibility of security risks of your confidential information while it is on the Internet, do not use this form and instead download an application. Print and complete it. Then please send the form to the course organizers shown below. By faxing or posting your application form it may delay the registration process by one to two weeks.


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@sindhu.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 are 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.
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Bilingual courses are courses which are taught in two languages. All students will hear daily meditation instructions in both languages. The evening discourses will be heard separately.
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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, and who are trying to maintain the five precepts in their daily lives.
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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 Satipatthana Sutta course, given Dhamma Service at least one 10-day course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.

Applications must be submitted well in advance as processing may take some time. Student who speak neither English or one of the other announced course languages may apply for the course, however acceptance into the course will depend on the availability of required course materials, suitable translators and permission of the teacher conducting the course.
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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 20-day course), one 20-day course, one Satipatthana Sutta course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.

Applications must be submitted well in advance as processing may take some time. Student who speak neither English or one of the other announced course languages may apply for the course, however acceptance into the course will depend on the availability of required course materials, suitable translators and permission of the teacher conducting the course.
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Special 10-day Courses are open only to serious Old Students committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of five 10-day courses, one Satipatthana Sutta course, given Dhamma Service at least one 10-day course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.

Applications must be submitted well in advance as processing may take some time. Student who speak neither English or one of the other announced course languages may apply for the course, however acceptance into the course will depend on the availability of required course materials, suitable translators and permission of the teacher conducting the course.
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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 30-day course), two 30-day courses, one Satipatthana Sutta course, and have been practicing regularly for at least three years.

Applications must be submitted well in advance as processing may take some time. Student who speak neither English or one of the other announced course languages may apply for the course, however acceptance into the course will depend on the availability of required course materials, suitable translators and permission of the teacher conducting the 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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