Updated on 25-April-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?
1 Apr - 12 Apr 10-day course (German & English) Completed  
16 Apr - 27 Apr 10-day course (French & English) Completed  
9 May - 12 May 3-day course for Old Students (French & English) Admissions: Women — Short Wait List
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
17 May 1-day children course (German) Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
21 May - 1 Jun 10-day course (German & English) Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
non-center course :Mannenbach-Salenstein TG Yes
27 Apr - 10 Jun “Sit & Serve”: Program for Old Students In Progress part-time welcome -For old students Yes
10 Jun - 21 Jun 10-day course (French & English) Admissions: Women — Short Wait List
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
25 Jun - 6 Jul 10-day course (German & English) Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
9 Jul - 20 Jul 10-day course (German & English) Admissions: Women — Short Wait List
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
23 Jul - 3 Aug 10-day course (French & English) Admissions: Women — Short Wait List
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
5 Aug - 16 Aug 10-day course (German & English) Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
August 17, 2008   Open Door Day
20 Aug - 31 Aug 10-day course (German & English) Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
4 Sep - 7 Sep 3-day course for Old Students (German & English) Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
12 Sep - 14 Sep 2-day children course (French) Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
31 Aug - 17 Sep “Sit & Serve”: Program for Old Students Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
part-time welcome -For old students Yes
17 Sep - 28 Sep 10-day course (German & English) Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
30 Sep - 11 Oct 10-day course (French & English) Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
15 Oct - 26 Oct 10-day course (French & English) Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
29 Oct - 9 Nov 10-day course (German & English) Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
12 Nov - 23 Nov 10-day course (German & English) Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
25 Nov - 6 Dec 10-day course (German & English) Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
6 Dec - 22 Dec “Sit & Serve”: Program for Old Students Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
part-time welcome -For old students Yes
22 Dec 2008 - 2 Jan 2009 10-day course (French & English) 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: info@sumeru.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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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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