Updated on 17-June-2009



How to Apply to a Course

  1. Access the application form by clicking on desired course date.
  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' & Children's Courses

2009 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
Oct 24 Children ages 8-12 Adminisions: Girls — Open
Admissions: Boys — Open
Download Application Yes
Oct 23 - Oct 25 Children's Course Service Adminisions: Girls — Open
Admissions: Boys — Open
 Childrens and Teens course servers register here Yes
Oct 25 Children ages 13-15 Adminisions: Girls — Open
Admissions: Boys — Open
Download Application 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.

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 Admissions: Women — Wait List
Admissions: Men — 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 Admissions: Women — Wait List
Admissions: Men — Wait List
Yes
Aug 5 - Aug 16 10-Day Admissions: Women — Wait List
Admissions: Men — Wait List
Yes
Aug 16 1-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Aug 19 - Aug 30 10-Day Admissions: Women — Wait List
Admissions: Men — Wait List
Yes
Sep 2 - Sep 13 10-Day Admissions: Women — Wait List
Admissions: Men — Wait List
Yes
Sep 13 1-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Sep 16 - Sep 20 3-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Sep 20 - Sep 26 7-Day Dhamma Service Period Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Sep 30 - Oct 11 10-Day Farsi/English Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — 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 Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Oct 28 - Nov 8 10-Day Admissions: Women — Wait List
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Nov 13 - Nov 22 8-day Satipatthana Sutta Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students who meet these requirements Yes
Nov 25 - Dec 6 10-Day Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Dec 9 - Dec 20 10-Day Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Dec 23 - Dec 27 3-Day Course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Dec 30, 2009 - Jan 10, 2010 10-Day  Registration
 Not 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
 

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 - 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. Please click on a "Yes" link in the above schedule to apply for Dhamma Service.
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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, are trying to maintain the five precepts in their daily lives, and trying to maintain daily practice.
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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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