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 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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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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2012 Course Schedule
Dates	Course Type	Status	Comments	Old Student Servers Needed?
May 6	Teen Course	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after Mar 1, 2012

2011 Course Schedule
Attend or Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Comments
	Dec 7 - Dec 18	10-Day	Completed	The female assistant teacher conducting this course is fluent in English and Farsi.
	Dec 21, 2011 - Jan 1, 2012	10-Day	Completed	Registration priority is given to new students until 6 weeks before the start date. Old students may apply and will be waitlisted until 6 weeks before the start of the course, at which time spaces still available will be allocated to the old students in the order they have applied.

2012 Course Schedule
Attend or Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Comments
	Jan 4 - Jan 15	10-Day	Completed
	Jan 18 - Jan 29	10-Day	Completed	New students are encouraged to apply.
Apply	Feb 1 - Feb 12	10-Day	In Progress
Apply	Feb 11	1-Day Course in Toronto (old students only)	Women — Wait List Men — Wait List	For old students
Apply	Feb 15 - Feb 26	10-Day	Women — Wait List Men — Wait List
Apply	Feb 29 - Mar 11	10-Day	Women — Wait List Men — Open
Apply	Mar 14 - Mar 18	3-Day Old Students' Course	Women — Wait List Men — Open	"The male teacher is fluent in English, Hindi and Gujarati."For old students
Apply	Mar 21 - Apr 1	10-Day	Women — Wait List Men — Open
Apply	Apr 4 - Apr 15	10-Day	Women — Wait List Men — Open	The female assistant teacher conducting this course is fluent in English and Farsi.
Apply	Apr 15	1-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
Apply	Apr 18 - Apr 29	10-Day	Women — Wait List Men — Open
Apply	Apr 29 - May 5	7-Day Service Period	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
Apply	May 9 - May 20	10-day Eng/Vietnamese	Women — Open Men — Open	This course is conducted in two languages. You do not need to speak the primary language in order to take this course. Registration priority is given to students who do speak the primary language until 6 weeks before the start date. English-speaking students may apply and will be waitlisted until 6 weeks before the start of the course, at which time spaces still available will be allocated to the English-speaking students in the order they have applied.
Apply	May 20	1-Day Old Students' Course	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
Apply	May 23 - Jun 3	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
Apply	Jun 6 - Jun 17	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
Apply	Jun 20 - Jul 1	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
	Jul 6 - Jul 15	8-Day Satipatthana Course	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after Mar 1, 2012 For old students who meet these requirements
	Jul 18 - Jul 29	10-Day	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after Mar 1, 2012
	Aug 1 - Aug 12	10-Day Mandarin/English	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after Apr 1, 2012 This course is conducted in two languages. You do not need to speak the primary language in order to take this course. Registration priority is given to students who do speak the primary language until 6 weeks before the start date. English-speaking students may apply and will be waitlisted until 6 weeks before the start of the course, at which time spaces still available will be allocated to the English-speaking students in the order they have applied.
	Aug 15 - Aug 26	10-Day	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after Apr 1, 2012 The female assistant teacher conducting this course is fluent in English and Burmese.
	Aug 29 - Sep 2	3-Day	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after May 1, 2012 For old students
	Sep 5 - Sep 16	10-Day	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after May 1, 2012 The female assistant teacher conducting this course is fluent in English and Sinhalese.
	Sep 22 - Sep 28	7-Day Service Period	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after May 1, 2012 For old students
Sep 30, 2012 Open House
	Oct 3 - Oct 14	10-Day	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after Jun 1, 2012
	Oct 14	1-Day	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after Jun 1, 2012 For old students
	Oct 17 - Oct 28	10-Day Hindi/English	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after Jun 1, 2012 This course is conducted in two languages. You do not need to speak the primary language in order to take this course. Registration priority is given to students who do speak the primary language until 6 weeks before the start date. English-speaking students may apply and will be waitlisted until 6 weeks before the start of the course, at which time spaces still available will be allocated to the English-speaking students in the order they have applied.
	Oct 28 - Nov 3	7-Day Service Period	Registration Not Yet Open	Applications accepted after Jul 1, 2012 For old students

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