Updated on 2-November-2009

How to Apply to a Course

Access the application form by clicking on desired course date.
Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course
Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
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.
If your application is accepted then we require you to confirm you will be attending in order to secure your place in the course.

Note: Courses are also available in Asia and throughout the World.

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?
11 Nov - 22 Nov	10-Day	In Progress
22 Nov	Dhamma Server Workshop	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
24 Nov - 5 Dec	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
6 Dec	Dhamma Server Workshop	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
6 Dec - 9 Dec	Maintenance Period	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
9 Dec - 20 Dec	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
23 Dec, 2009 - 3 Jan, 2010	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open

2010 Course Schedule
Dates	Course Type	Status	Comments	Old Student Servers Needed?
6 Jan - 17 Jan	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
20 Jan - 31 Jan	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
3 Feb - 12 Feb	Satipatthana Sutta	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students who meet these requirements
14 Feb - 25 Feb	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
26 Feb - 1 Mar	3-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
3 Mar - 14 Mar	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
14 Mar - 17 Mar	Maintenance Period	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
17 Mar - 23 Mar	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
31 Mar - 11 Apr	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
14 Apr - 25 Apr	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
28 Apr - 9 May	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
12 May - 23 May	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
26 May - 6 Jun	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
9 Jun - 20 Jun	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
23 Jun - 26 Jun	3-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
27 Jun - 30 Jun	Maintenance Period	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
30 Jun - 11 Jul	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
14 Jul - 25 Jul	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
28 Jul - 8 Aug	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
11 Aug - 20 Aug	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students who meet these requirements
25 Aug - 5 Sep	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
8 Sep - 19 Sep	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
19 Sep	Dhamma Server Workshop	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
19 Sep - 22 Sep	Maintenance Period	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
22 Sep - 3 Oct	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
6 Oct - 17 Oct	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
20 Oct - 31 Oct	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
3 Nov - 14 Nov	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
17 Nov - 28 Nov	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
1 Dec - 12 Dec	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
15 Dec - 26 Dec	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open
26 Dec - 29 Dec	Maintenance Period	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
29 Dec, 2010 - 9 Jan, 2011	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open

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@udaya.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.
[back to course schedule]

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.
[back to course schedule]

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.
[back to course schedule]

Old Student Programs are similar to Service Periods where there is time to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects, but have a more full and structured program, an opportunity to meet with assistant teachers, and possibly committee and trust meetings. All Old Students are welcome to participate. The daily program will include three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods and in the evening there will be tapes played of special discourses and talks that S.N. Goenka has given to Old Students.
[back to course schedule]

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.
[back to course schedule]

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.
[back to course schedule]

For additional information:

Taiwan Vipassana Centre -

P.O. Box 21
Hsin Sher Taichung County 426
Taiwan

Tel: [886] (4) 2581-4265

Tel: [886] (4) 2582-3932

Fax: [886] (4) 2581-1503

Email: info@udaya.dhamma.org

Website: www.udaya.dhamma.org

The Taiwan course schedule is also available in Chinese Language.

For information and schedules for all courses in Asia

For information and schedules for all courses in the World