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?
25-Nov - 6-Dec	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Female Only
10-Dec - 13-Dec	3-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Female OnlyFor old students
17-Dec - 20-Dec	3-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Male OnlyFor old students
23-Dec-2009 - 3-Jan-2010	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Male Only

2010 Course Schedule
Dates	Course Type	Status	Comments	Old Student Servers Needed?
6-Jan - 17-Jan	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Female Only
21-Jan - 24-Jan	3-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Female OnlyFor old students
28-Jan - 31-Jan	3-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Male OnlyFor old students
2-Feb - 13-Feb	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Female Only
14-Feb - 25-Feb	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Female Only
26-Feb - 1-Mar	3-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Female OnlyFor old students
3-Mar - 14-Mar	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Male Only
17-Mar - 28-Mar	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Female Only
28-Mar	Dhamma Server Workshop	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
29-Mar - 31-Mar	Maintenance Period	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
1-Apr - 4-Apr	3-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Female OnlyFor old students
8-Apr - 11-Apr	3-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Male OnlyFor old students
14-Apr - 25-Apr	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Male Only
28-Apr - 7-May	Satipatthana Sutta	Women — Open Men — Open	Female OnlyFor old students who meet these requirements
12-May - 23-May	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Female Only
26-May - 6-Jun	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Male Only
10-Jun - 13-Jun	3-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Male OnlyFor old students
16-Jun - 27-Jun	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Female Only
30-Jun - 11-Jul	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Female Only
14-Jul - 23-Jul	Satipatthana Sutta	Women — Open Men — Open	Male OnlyFor old students who meet these requirements
28-Jul - 1-Aug	3-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Male OnlyFor old students
5-Aug - 8-Aug	3-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Female OnlyFor old students
11-Aug - 22-Aug	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Female Only
25-Aug - 5-Sep	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Male Only
9-Sep - 12-Sep	3-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Male OnlyFor old students
16-Sep - 19-Sep	3-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Female OnlyFor old students
22-Sep - 3-Oct	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Female Only
6-Oct - 17-Oct	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Male Only
20-Oct - 29-Oct	Satipatthana Sutta	Women — Open Men — Open	Female OnlyFor old students who meet these requirements
31-Oct	Dhamma Server Workshop	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
1-Nov - 3-Nov	Maintenance Period	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students
4-Nov - 7-Nov	3-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Female OnlyFor old students
11-Nov - 14-Nov	3-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Male OnlyFor old students
17-Nov - 28-Nov	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Female Only
1-Dec - 12-Dec	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Male Only
16-Dec - 19-Dec	3-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Male OnlyFor old students
30-Dec-2010 - 2-Jan-2011	3-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	Female OnlyFor old students

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@vikasa.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 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.
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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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For additional information:

Taiwan Vipassana Centre -

No. 1-1, Lane 100, Dingnong Road
Laonong Village Liouguei Township
Kaohsiung County Taiwan
Republic of China

Tel: [886] 7-688 1878

Fax: [886] 7-688 1879

Email: info@vikasa.dhamma.org

Additional information for Taiwan regional activities may be obtained from the Taiwan Centre Website.

The Taiwan course schedule is also available in Chinese Language.

For information and schedules for all courses in Taiwan

For information and schedules for all courses in Asia

For information and schedules for all courses in the World