Dhamma Torana
Egbert, Ontario, Canada
Offering courses in Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka
in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
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Ontario Vipassana Center Dhamma Torana Egbert, Ontario, Canada Offering courses in Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin |
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| 2009 Course Schedule | ||||
| Dates | Course Type | Status | Comments | Old Student Servers Needed? |
| Oct 24 | Children ages 8-12 |  Girls — OpenBoys — Open |
Download Application | Yes |
| Oct 23 - Oct 25 | Children's Course Service | Girls — OpenBoys — Open |
Childrens and Teens course servers register here | Yes |
| Oct 25 | Children ages 13-15 | Girls — OpenBoys — Open |
Download Application | Yes |
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.
| 2009 Course Schedule | ||||
| Dates | Course Type | Status | Comments | Old Student Servers Needed? |
| May 27 - Jun 7 | 10-Day | Completed | ||
| Jun 10 - Jun 21 | 10-Day | Completed | We have room for 4 male servers on this course. | |
| Jun 26 - Jul 5 | 8-Day Satipatthana Sutta | In Progress | For old students who meet these requirements | Yes |
| Jul 8 - Jul 19 | 10-Day Mandarin/English |  Women — Wait ListMen — Wait List |
*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-speaking students until 6 weeks before the start date. English students may apply and will be waitlisted.* | Yes |
| Jul 22 - Aug 2 | 10-Day | Women — Wait ListMen — Wait List |
Yes | |
| Aug 5 - Aug 16 | 10-Day | Women — Wait ListMen — Wait List |
Yes | |
| Aug 16 | 1-Day Course | Women — OpenMen — Open |
For old students | Yes |
| Aug 19 - Aug 30 | 10-Day | Women — Wait ListMen — Wait List |
Yes | |
| Sep 2 - Sep 13 | 10-Day | Women — Wait ListMen — Wait List |
Yes | |
| Sep 13 | 1-Day Course | Women — OpenMen — Open |
For old students | Yes |
| Sep 16 - Sep 20 | 3-Day Course | Women — OpenMen — Open |
For old students | Yes |
| Sep 20 - Sep 26 | 7-Day Dhamma Service Period | Women — OpenMen — Open |
For old students | Yes |
| Sep 30 - Oct 11 | 10-Day Farsi/English | Women — OpenMen — Open |
*This course is conducted in both English and Farsi languages. You do not need to speak Farsi in order to take this course. Registration priority is given to Farsi students until 6 weeks before the start date. English students may apply and will be waitlisted.* | Yes |
| Oct 18 - Oct 23 | 6-day Dhamma Service Period | Women — OpenMen — Open |
For old students | Yes |
| Oct 28 - Nov 8 | 10-Day | Women — Wait ListMen — Open |
Yes | |
| Nov 13 - Nov 22 | 8-day Satipatthana Sutta | Women — OpenMen — Open |
For old students who meet these requirements | Yes |
| Nov 25 - Dec 6 | 10-Day | Women — OpenMen — Open |
Yes | |
| Dec 9 - Dec 20 | 10-Day | Women — OpenMen — Open |
Yes | |
| Dec 23 - Dec 27 | 3-Day Course | Women — OpenMen — Open |
For old students | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2009 - Jan 10, 2010 | 10-Day |  RegistrationNot Yet Open |
Applications accepted after September 1, 2009 Priority will be given to new students and to old students who have not taken a course in the last year. |
Yes |
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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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, are trying to maintain the
five precepts in their daily lives, and trying to maintain daily
practice.
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.
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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Tel: [1](416) 342-6229Fax: Toll-Free [1](866) 691-5214
Email: info@torana.dhamma.orgEmail: registration@torana.dhamma.org