How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course

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

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.

Also, please note that all application forms for students coming from outside of Thailand may only be submitted by email application form.

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@suvanna.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 sat (not including courses served) 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 their meditation practice and the five precepts in their daily lives, at the very minimum from the time of applying to the course.
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2011 Course Schedule
Attend or Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Comments
	30-Nov - 11-Dec	10-Day	Completed
	14-Dec - 25-Dec	10-Day	Completed	Native Thai Speaking Only
	28-Dec-2011 - 06-Jan-2012	Satipatthana Sutta	Completed	For old students who meet these requirements

2012 Course Schedule
Attend or Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Comments
	11-Jan - 22-Jan	10-Day	Completed	Women - FULL
	26-Jan - 29-Jan	3-Day OSC	Completed	For old studentsNative Thai Speaking Only
	01-Feb - 12-Feb	10-Day	In Progress	Native Thai Speaking Only
	15-Feb - 26-Feb	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Native Thai Speaking Only
Apply	01-Mar - 04-Mar	3-Day OSC	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
	07-Mar - 18-Mar	10-Day	COURSE FULL
Apply	21-Mar - 01-Apr	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
Apply	05-Apr - 08-Apr	3-Day OSC	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
Apply	11-Apr - 22-Apr	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
Apply	25-Apr - 06-May	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
	09-May - 20-May	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Native Thai Speaking Only
Apply	30-May - 10-Jun	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
Apply	20-Jun - 01-Jul	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
Apply	01-Jul	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
Apply	04-Jul - 15-Jul	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
Apply	18-Jul - 29-Jul	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
Apply	02-Aug - 05-Aug	3-Day OSC	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
Apply	08-Aug - 19-Aug	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
Apply	22-Aug - 02-Sep	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
	05-Sep - 16-Sep	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Native Thai Speaking Only
Apply	21-Sep - 30-Sep	Satipatthana Sutta	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students who meet these requirements
	03-Oct - 14-Oct	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Native Thai Speaking Only
Apply	17-Oct - 28-Oct	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
	31-Oct - 11-Nov	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Native Thai Speaking Only
Apply	14-Nov - 25-Nov	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
Apply	05-Dec - 16-Dec	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
	19-Dec - 30-Dec	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Native Thai Speaking Only
	31-Dec	1-Day OSC	Women — Open Men — Open	Native Thai Speaking OnlyFor old students