Ontario Vipassana Center, Dhamma Torana, Egbert, Ontario, Canada

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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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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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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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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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2010 Course Schedule
Dates	Course Type	Status	Comments	Old Student Servers Needed?
May 15	Children aged 8-12	Girls — Open Boys — Open	Child Application Server Application	Yes
May 16	Teens aged 13-15	Girls — Open Boys — Open	Teen Application Server Application	Yes
Oct 30	Children aged 8-12	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after Jun 15, 2010	Yes
Oct 31	Teens aged 13-15	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after Jun 15, 2010	Yes

2010 Course Schedule
Attend or Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Comments
	Feb 24 - Mar 7	10-Day	Completed
Apply	Mar 10 - Mar 21	10-Day	In Progress
Apply	Mar 24 - Mar 28	3-Day	Women — Short Wait List Men — Open	For old students
Apply	Mar 31 - Apr 11	10-Day	Women — Short Wait List Men — Short Wait List	female servers needed
Apply	Apr 11	1-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
Apply	Apr 16 - Apr 25	8-Day Satipatthana Sutta	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students who meet these requirements
Apply	Apr 28 - May 9	10-Day	Women — Wait List Men — Wait List
Apply	May 9 - May 14	6-day Dhamma Service Period	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
Apply	May 19 - May 30	10-day course Hindi/English	Women — Open Men — Open	*This course is conducted in both Hindi and English languages. You do not need to speak Hindi in order to take this course. Registration priority is given to Hindi speaking students until 6 weeks before the start date. English students may apply and will be waitlisted.
Apply	Jun 2 - Jun 13	10-Day	Women — Filling Up Men — Open
Apply	Jun 16 - Jun 27	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
Apply	Jun 30 - Jul 11	10-Day Mandarin/English	Women — Open Men — Open	*This course is conducted in both English and Mandarin languages. You do not need to speak Mandarin in order to take this course. Registration priority is given to Mandarin students until 6 weeks before the start date. English students may apply and will be waitlisted.
Apply	Jul 14 - Jul 25	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
Apply	Jul 28 - Aug 8	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
Apply	Aug 8	1-Day Course	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
Apply	Aug 11 - Aug 22	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
Apply	Aug 25 - Sep 5	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
	Sep 8 - Sep 19	10-Day	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after May 1, 2010
	Sep 19 - Sep 24	6-Day Dhamma Service Period	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after Jun 1, 2010 For old students
	Sep 29 - Oct 10	10-Day	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after May 1, 2010
	Oct 10	1-Day Course	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after Jun 1, 2010 For old students
	Oct 15 - Oct 24	8-Day Hindi/English Satipatthana Sutta Course	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after Jun 1, 2010 For old students who meet these requirements
	Oct 24 - Oct 29	6-Day Dhamma Service Period	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after Jun 1, 2010 For old students
Apply	Nov 1 - Nov 22	20-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Application forms are available from dhamma.org/os. Please send .pdf via email or paper application by regular post.For old students who meet these requirements
	Nov 24 - Nov 28	3-Day	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after Jul 1, 2010 For old students
	Dec 1 - Dec 12	10-Day	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after Aug 1, 2010
	Dec 15 - Dec 26	10-Day	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after Sep 1, 2010
	Dec 29, 2010 - Jan 9, 2011	10-Day	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after Sep 1, 2010

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