Wheel of Dhamma

Vipassana Meditation Center
Offering courses in Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka
in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
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Dhara
Dhamma Dharā, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, United States
Center Location: Website | Map
** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English

The Shelburne center, founded in 1982, was the first center in North America. The original facility was merely a roomy, comfortable two-story house and barn on eight acres of meadowland. In 1989, a group of meditators donated an adjoining seventy acres of land. Today the center consists of 108 acres and many new buildings have been added, including a bathhouse, two dining rooms, meditation hall for 200, a 140 cell pagoda, separate residences for men and women and a center manager's house.
How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course
  1. Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
  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.
Additional information

Vipassana Meditation Center - Dhamma Dharā
386 Colrain-Shelburne Road
Shelburne, Massachusetts 01370-9672 USA

Tel: [1](413) 625-2160
Fax: [1](413) 625-2170
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.dhara.dhamma.org

Effective September 29, 2021, Dhamma Dharā will require that all students, servers, teachers and staff be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.  

Health and safety protocols are evolving rapidly.  Current information is here: covid-19-protocols-for-courses

Course registration will start at 6 AM on the listed dates.  Students may apply to sit no more than one 10-day course.  Any additional applications will not be processed.

 

 

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Teenagers' and Children's Courses
Courses for young people.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
No courses are currently scheduled.
 
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.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
2022 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply May 13 - May 18 Service Period In Progress Shelburne Falls For old students
Apply May 18 - May 29 10-Day Women - Course Full Men - Course Full Servers - Open Shelburne Falls For new students and old students
Apply May 29 - Jun 01 Service Period Open Shelburne Falls For old students
Apply Jun 01 - Jun 12 10-Day Women - Wait List Men - Course Full Servers - Open Shelburne Falls For new students and old students
Apply Jun 12 - Jun 15 Service Period Open Shelburne Falls For old students
Apply Jun 15 - Jun 26 10-Day
English / Burmese
Women - Course Full Men - Course Full Servers - Open Shelburne Falls For new students and old students
Priority will be given to Burmese-speaking students
Apply Jun 26 - Jun 30 Service Period Open Shelburne Falls For old students
Apply Jun 30 - Jul 04 3-Day Women - Course Full Men - Course Full Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open Shelburne Falls For old students
Apply Jul 04 - Jul 08 Service Period Open Shelburne Falls For old students
Apply Jul 08 - Jul 29 20-Day Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open Shelburne Falls For old students
Apply Jul 29 - Aug 03 Seasonal Dhamma Service Period Open Shelburne Falls For old students
Apply Aug 03 - Aug 14 10-Day
English / Khmer
Women - Course Full Men - Course Full Servers - Open Shelburne Falls For new students and old students
Priority will be given to Khmer-speaking students
Apply Aug 14 - Aug 17 Service Period Open Shelburne Falls For old students
Apply Aug 17 - Aug 28 10-Day Women - Course Full Men - Course Full Servers - Open Shelburne Falls For new students and old students
Apply Aug 28 - Aug 31 Service Period Open Shelburne Falls For old students
Apply Aug 31 - Sep 11 10-Day Women - Course Full Men - Course Full Servers - Open Shelburne Falls For new students and old students
Apply Sep 11 - Sep 14 Service Period Open Shelburne Falls For old students
Apply Sep 14 - Sep 25 10-Day
English / Thai
Women - Course Full Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open Shelburne Falls For new students and old students
Priority will be given to Thai-speaking students
Apply Sep 25 - Oct 05 Seasonal Dhamma Service Period Open Shelburne Falls For old students
Apply Oct 05 - Oct 14 Satipatthana Sutta Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open Shelburne Falls For old students
Apply Oct 14 - Oct 19 Service Period Open Shelburne Falls For old students
Apply Oct 19 - Oct 30 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Wait List Servers - Open Shelburne Falls For new students and old students
Apply Oct 30 - Nov 02 Service Period Open Shelburne Falls For old students
Apply Nov 02 - Nov 06 3-Day Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open Shelburne Falls For old students
Apply Nov 06 - Nov 09 Service Period Open Shelburne Falls For old students
Apply Nov 09 - Nov 20 10-Day Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open Shelburne Falls For new students and old students
Nov 20 - Nov 23 Service Period Applications accepted starting May 19 Shelburne Falls For old students
Nov 23 - Dec 04 10-Day Applications accepted starting May 26 Shelburne Falls For new students and old students
Dec 04 - Dec 07 Service Period Applications accepted starting Jun 09 Shelburne Falls For old students
Dec 07 - Dec 18 10-Day Applications accepted starting Jun 09 Shelburne Falls For new students and old students
Dec 18 - Dec 21 Service Period Applications accepted starting Jun 23 Shelburne Falls For old students
December 21, 2022 - January 01, 2023 10-Day Applications accepted starting Jun 23 Shelburne Falls For new students and old students
2023 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Jan 01 - Jan 04 Service Period Applications accepted starting Jul 07 Shelburne Falls For old students
Jan 04 - Feb 04 30-Day Applications accepted starting Oct 06 Shelburne Falls For old students
Jan 04 - Feb 19 45-Day Applications accepted starting Oct 06 Shelburne Falls For old students
 
New York Vipassana Association
New York courses are held in either the New York City Dhamma House or Fishkill, NY, in two different sections of Sharpe Reservation.
2022 New York Vipassana Association Courses    Website | Map
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply May 21 - May 22 Service Period
English
Servers - Wait List Fishkill, NY For old students

  1. Due to our Coronavirus screening process all applicants will be initially waitlisted.
  2. No public transportation to the Center is permitted.
Apply May 27 Service Period
English
Servers - Wait List Fishkill, NY For old students
Apply May 27 - Jun 07 10-Day
English
Wait List Fishkill, NY New Course!!
For new and old students.
  1. Due to our Coronavirus screening process all applicants will be initially waitlisted.
  2. No public transportation to the Center is permitted.
Apply Jun 08 Service Period
English
Servers - Wait List Fishkill, NY For old students
Apply Jun 08 - Jun 19 10-Day
English
New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Wait List Fishkill, NY New Course!!
For new and old students.
  1. Due to our Coronavirus screening process all applicants will be initially waitlisted.
  2. No public transportation to the Center is permitted.
Apply Jun 19 Service Period
English
Servers - Wait List Fishkill, NY For old students
 
 

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.dhara.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.

20-day Courses are open only to serious Old Students committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of five 10-day courses , one Satipatthana Sutta course, given Dhamma Service at least one 10-day course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.

Applications must be submitted well in advance as processing may take some time. Students who speak neither English nor one of the other announced course languages may apply for the course, however acceptance into the course will depend on the availability of required course materials, suitable translators and permission of the teacher conducting the course.

30-day Courses are open only to serious Old Students committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of six 10-day courses (one since their first 20-day course), one 20-day course, one Satipatthana Sutta course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.

Applications must be submitted well in advance as processing may take some time. Students who speak neither English nor one of the other announced course languages may apply for the course, however acceptance into the course will depend on the availability of required course materials, suitable translators and permission of the teacher conducting the course.

45-day Courses are open only to persons involved in Dhamma Service and Assistant Teachers who have completed a minimum of seven 10-day courses (one since their first 30-day course), two 30-day courses, one Satipatthana Sutta course, and have been practicing regularly for at least three years.

Applications must be submitted well in advance as processing may take some time. Students who speak neither English nor one of the other announced course languages may apply for the course, however acceptance into the course will depend on the availability of required course materials, suitable translators and permission of the teacher conducting the course.

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.

Satipatthana Sutta Courses have the same timetable and discipline as 10-day courses. 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.

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.

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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