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
Dhamma Maṇḍa, also known as the Northern California Vipassana Center, means "the essence of Dhamma" in Pali. It is one of numerous centers worldwide dedicated to the teaching of Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin. Dhamma Maṇḍa is located in the Cobb mountain area of Lake County, California, nestled among seventeen acres of mature pine, fir, and oak trees and is approximately a two and a half hour drive from San Francisco.
- 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.
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Northern California Vipassana Association - Dhamma Manda Tel: [1] (707) 928-9981 Email: [email protected] |
Children's / Teenagers' Course Registration Voice Mail: [1] (408) 471-7642 Fax: [1] (800) 734-1558 Email: [email protected] |
A student may apply to only one course at a time regardless of the center location or waiting list status.
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| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply | Jul 14 - Jul 15 | Children | Open | Kelseyville |
New Course!! For Boys & Girls 8-12 yrs. |
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| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Jun 13 - Jun 24 | 10-Day | In Progress | Kelseyville | Part Time male servers are still needed | |
| Apply | Jun 27 - Jul 08 | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Wait List Servers - Open | Kelseyville | Servers are needed |
| Apply | Jul 18 - Jul 29 | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Wait List Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open | Kelseyville | Servers are needed |
| Apply | Aug 01 - Aug 12 | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Wait List Servers - Open | Kelseyville | Servers are needed |
| Aug 12 | 1-Day | Open | Kelseyville |
For old students The course will begin at 9am and finish at 4pm. Please bring a vegetarian bag lunch.There is no pre-registration for this course, but please send an email to [email protected] with your full name, so that we know you are coming. We will not respond to these emails. |
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| Apply | Aug 15 - Aug 26 | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Wait List Servers - Open | Kelseyville | Servers are needed |
| Apply | Aug 30 - Sep 03 | 3-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Kelseyville |
For old students Servers are needed |
| Apply | Sep 05 - Sep 16 | 10-Day | Women - Wait List Men - Open Servers - Open | Kelseyville | Servers are needed |
| Sep 17 - Oct 09 | Service Period | Applications accepted starting Jun 21 | Kelseyville |
For old students All old students may attend all or part of the service period. Please send an email with your full name and the dates you would like to attend to [email protected] |
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| Oct 10 - Oct 21 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Jul 13 | Kelseyville | Servers are needed | |
| Oct 21 | 1-Day | Open | Kelseyville |
For old students The course will begin at 9am and finish at 4pm. Please bring a vegetarian bag lunch.There is no pre-registration for this course, but please send an email to [email protected] with your full name, so that we know you are coming. We will not respond to these emails. |
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| Oct 24 - Nov 04 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Jul 27 | Kelseyville | Servers are needed | |
| Nov 08 - Nov 11 | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting Aug 08 | Kelseyville |
For old students Servers are needed |
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| Nov 14 - Nov 25 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Aug 14 | Kelseyville | Servers are needed | |
| Nov 28 - Dec 09 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Aug 28 | Kelseyville | ||
| Dec 09 | 1-Day | Open | Kelseyville |
For old students The course will begin at 9am and finish at 4pm. Please bring a vegetarian bag lunch.There is no pre-registration for this course, but please send an email to [email protected] with your full name, so that we know you are coming. We will not respond to these emails. |
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| Dec 12 - Dec 23 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Sep 12 | Kelseyville | ||
| December 26, 2018 - January 06, 2019 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Sep 26 | Kelseyville | Servers are needed |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply | Jul 14 - Jul 15 | Children | Open | Kelseyville |
New Course!! For Boys & Girls 8-12 yrs. |
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.manda.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.
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.