in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
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** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English
The Oregon Vipassana Association organizes Vipassana courses in different locations around Oregon. There are currently four ten-day courses per year, as well as short 1- to 3- day refresher courses for old students (those who have already taken a ten-day course).
Courses are also held regularly at the Northwest Vipassana Center in Onalaska, WA, located 1.5 hours north of Portland, OR.
For courses in other locations around the country and the world, please see www.dhamma.org
- Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
- 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.
Oregon Vipassana Association
Address: 6201 NE 13th Ave; Portland, OR 97221 USA
Email: [email protected]
Phone (voicemail): 541-719-8240
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apply | Sep 23 | Children / Teens | Open | Hillsboro, OR | This course is for 8-15 year olds. Male and female servers are needed. Please apply in advance to allow enough time to process server background checks. |
1-Day, 2-Day, and 3-Day courses are short courses for old students.
For weekly group sitting locations and schedules for returning students around the Northwest, click here.
Portland Vipassana Hall 1-Day courses are offered on the third Saturday of every month. More details here
Hillsboro Site 1-Day courses are offered on the first Sunday of every month. More details here
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apply | Aug 12 | 1-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Eugene |
For old students At Eugene Garden Club, 9:30 - 4, registration starts at 9:00 am |
All ten-day courses begin on the evening of the first day, and end early morning of the last day.
1-Day, 2-Day, and 3-Day short courses are for those students who have previously completed a ten-day course.
Weekly group sitting locations and schedules for returning students around the Northwest are listed here
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 08 - Dec 09 | Service Period | Applications accepted starting Aug 15 | Cedar Ridge (Vernonia, Oregon) |
For old students Course setup service weekend: 2-3 daily group mediation periods, otherwise work together to set up the rented Cedar Ridge Retreat Center for a 10-day course. For old students only, part time welcome. Arrival on or after Saturday 10 am |
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| Dec 12 - Dec 23 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Aug 15 | Cedar Ridge (Vernonia, Oregon) | Rented site, 1 hour west of Portland. | |
| Dec 28 - Dec 31 | Service Period | Applications accepted starting Aug 15 | Cedar Ridge (Vernonia, Oregon) |
For old students Course clean-up service weekend: 2-3 daily group mediation periods, otherwise work together to clean up the rented Cedar Ridge Retreat Center after a 10-day course. For old students only, part time welcome. |
The online application form encrypts your information before it is sent from your computer to our application server. However, it may not be totally secure even though encryption is used. If you are concerned about the possibility of security risks of your confidential information while it is on the Internet, do not use this form and instead download an application. Print and complete it. Then please send the form to the course organizers. By faxing or posting your application form it may delay the registration process by one to two weeks.
To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://www.or.us.dhamma.org/os. A user name and password will be required to access these pages.
Questions may be addressed to Email: [email protected]
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.
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.
Meditation courses are held at both center and non-center locations. Meditation centers are dedicated facilities where courses are held regularly throughout the year. Before meditation centers were established in this tradition, all courses were held at temporary sites, such as campgrounds, religious retreat centers, churches and the like. Today, in regions where centers have not yet been established by local students of Vipassana who live in the area, 10 Day meditation courses are held at non-center course sites.
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 7:30 am.
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.
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.
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.