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.

Teenagers' and Children's Courses

2009 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
Oct 24 Children ages 8-12 Completed  
Oct 25 Children ages 13-15 Completed  

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.

2009 Course Schedule
Attend
or Serve
Dates Course Type Status Comments
  Oct 25 1-Day Course in Toronto Completed For old studentsApply via email to 1daysit.toronto@gmail.com;
  Oct 28 - Nov  8 10-Day Completed
Apply Nov 13 - Nov 22 8-day Satipatthana Sutta In Progress For old students who meet these requirements
  Nov 22 1-Day Course in Toronto Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply via email to 1daysit.toronto@gmail.com;For old students
Apply Nov 25 - Dec  6 10-Day Admissions:Women — Wait List
Admissions:Men — Wait List
*both male and female servers still needed*
  Dec 13 1-Day Course in Toronto Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply via email to 1daysit.toronto@gmail.com;For old students
Apply Dec  9 - Dec 20 10-Day Admissions:Women — Wait List
Admissions:Men — Wait List
*space available for male and female servers*
Apply Dec 23 - Dec 27 3-Day Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students
Apply Dec 30, 2009 - Jan 10, 2010 10-Day Admissions:Women — Wait List
Admissions:Men — Wait List
Priority will be given to new students and to old students who have not taken a course in the last year.
         
2010 Course Schedule
Attend
or Serve
Dates Course Type Status Comments
Apply Jan 13 - Jan 24 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Jan 27 - Feb  7 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Feb 10 - Feb 21 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Feb 24 - Mar  7 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Mar 10 - Mar 21 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Mar 24 - Mar 28 3-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students
Apply Mar 31 - Apr 11 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Apr 11 1-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students
Apply Apr 16 - Apr 25 8-Day Satipatthana Sutta Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students who meet these requirements
Apply Apr 28 - May  9 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply May  9 - May 14 6-day Dhamma Service Period Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students
Apply May 19 - May 30 10-day course Hindi/English Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions: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 Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Jun 16 - Jun 27 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Jun 30 - Jul 11 10-Day Mandarin/English Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions: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 Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Jul 28 - Aug  8 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Aug  8 1-Day Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students
Apply Aug 11 - Aug 22 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Aug 25 - Sep  5 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Sep  8 - Sep 19 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Sep 19 - Sep 24 6-Day Dhamma Service Period Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students
Apply Sep 29 - Oct 10 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Oct 10 1-Day Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students
Apply Oct 15 - Oct 24 8-Day Hindi/English Satipatthana Sutta Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students who meet these requirements
Apply Oct 24 - Oct 29 6-Day Dhamma Service Period Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students
Apply Nov  1 - Nov 22 20-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students who meet these requirements
Apply Nov 24 - Nov 28 3-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students
Apply Dec  1 - Dec 12 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Dec 15 - Dec 26 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  Dec 29, 2010 - Jan  9, 2011 10-Day  Registration
 Not Yet Open
Applications accepted after
May  1, 2010

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@torana.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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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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