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Quebec Vipassana Meditation Centre Dhamma Suttama Sutton, QC, Canada Updated on Mar 17, 2010
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Unless otherwise noted, all courses are bilingual English/French
Teenagers' and Children's Courses
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| Dates | Course Type | Status | Comments | Old Student Servers Needed? |
| Apr 24 | One day course for children | Please visit our children's/teens' course page for more information. Course in English for children from 8 to 12 years old. |
Yes | |
| Apr 25 | One day course for teenagers | Please visit our children's/teens' course page for more information. Course in French for teenagers from 13 to 15 years old |
Yes | |
| Sep 25 - Sep 26 | 2-Day Course for children from 8 to 12 years old. | Please visit our children's/teens' course page for more information. 2-Day Course in French for children from 8 to 12 years old. |
Yes | |
| Oct 23 | Course for children from 8 to 12 years old | Please visit our children's/teens' course page for more information. Course in French for children from 8 to 12 years old |
Yes | |
| Oct 24 | Course for teenagers from 13 to 15 years old | Please visit our children's/teens' course page for more information. Course in French for teenagers from 13 to 15 years old |
Yes | |
One Day Courses
A 1-Day course is a short course for old students.
| 2010 Course Schedule | ||||
| Dates | Location | Status | Comments | Old Student Servers Needed? |
| Apr 4 | Montreal | This 1-Day course is for old students | ||
| Apr 18 | Quebec City | This 1-Day course is for old students | ||
| May 9 | This 1-Day course is for old students In Sutton. Course starts at 9h00 |
Yes | ||
| May 23 | This 1-Day course is for old students In Sutton. Course starts at 9h00 |
Yes | ||
| Sep 12 | This 1-Day course is for old students InSutton. Course starts at 9h00 |
Yes | ||
| Nov 7 | Applications accepted after May 7, 2010 This 1-Day course is for old students In Sutton. Course starts at 9h00 |
Yes | ||
Ten Day & Other Adult Courses
All ten day courses begin on the evening of the first day and end on the early morning of the last day.
| 2010 Course Schedule | ||||
| Attend or Serve |
Dates | Course Type | Status | Comments |
| Apply | Mar 17 - Mar 28 | 10-Day | In Progress | |
| Apply | Mar 31 - Apr 11 | 10-Day | ||
| Apply | Apr 12 - Apr 23 | 10-Day | ||
| Apply | Apr 28 - May 9 | 10-Day | ||
| Apply | May 10 - May 22 | Work period for old students | For old students | |
| Apply | May 26 - Jun 6 | 10-Day | ||
| Apply | Jun 8 - Jun 19 | 10-Day | ||
| Apply | Jun 20 - Jun 29 | Satipatthana Course for old students | For old students who meet these requirements | |
| Apply | Jun 30 - Jul 11 | 10-Day | ||
| Apply | Jul 14 - Jul 25 | 10-Day | ||
| Apply | Jul 28 - Aug 8 | 10-Day | ||
| Apply | Aug 11 - Aug 22 | 10-Day | ||
| Apply | Aug 25 - Aug 29 | 3-Day for old students | For old students | |
| Aug 29, 2010 Open House Day : Welcome to all | ||||
| Apply | Aug 31 - Sep 11 | 10-Day | ||
| Apply | Sep 13 - Sep 24 | Work Period for old students | For old students | |
| Sep 29 - Oct 10 | 10-Day | Applications accepted after Mar 29, 2010 |
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| Oct 13 - Oct 22 | Satipatthana Course for old students | Applications accepted after Jul 1, 2010 Priority is given to students who did not attend a Satipatthana course in 2010For old students who meet these requirements |
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| Oct 26 - Nov 6 | 10-Day | Applications accepted after Apr 26, 2010 |
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| Nov 10 - Nov 21 | 10-Day | Applications accepted after May 10, 2010 |
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| Nov 24 - Dec 5 | 10-Day | Applications accepted after May 24, 2010 |
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| Dec 7 - Dec 18 | 10-Day | Applications accepted after Jun 7, 2010 |
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| Dec 19 - Dec 23 | 3-Day for old students | Applications accepted after Jun 19, 2010 For old students |
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| Dec 27, 2010 - Jan 7, 2011 | 10-Day | Applications accepted after Sep 1, 2010 Priority is given to new students and to old students who have not sat a course in 2010 |
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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: info@suttama.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 15h to 17h registration period and
orientation, followed by 10 full days of meditation, and
end the morning of the 11th day by 6h30.
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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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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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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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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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