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 Southeast Vipassana Center is located in southeastern Georgia in Wayne County, ten miles south of the small town of Jesup, Georgia. It is approximately 70 miles southwest of Savannah, Georgia, 90 miles north of Jacksonville, Florida, and 250 miles southeast from Atlanta, Georgia. Set in a secluded rural area and surrounded by forty acres of beautiful pine, oak, and mixed hardwood forests, the Center provides an ideal meditation environment for Vipassana students in the Southeast.
- 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.
Students may apply to sit up to two courses at this center, if both courses have waiting lists. If the student is later accepted into a course, the other application will be deleted.
If a student has applied to sit a 10-day course at another center, we will not process any applications to sit a 10-day course at this center. This policy does not apply for applications for shorter courses (1-day or 3-day) or applications to serve. If a student applies here, and later applies to sit at another center, we will ask them to choose which center they want.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Jun 21 - Jun 23 | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting Mar 21 | Jesup | Ages 8 to 17 yrs. |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Dec 05 - Dec 16 | 10-Day | Completed | Jesup | ||
| Apply | December 27, 2018 - January 07, 2019 | 10-Day | Closed | Jesup |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply | Jan 07 - Jan 09 | Between Course Service Period | Servers - Open | Jesup |
For old students |
| Apply | Jan 09 - Jan 20 | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Closed | Jesup | |
| Apply | Jan 21 - Jan 30 |
Winter Dhamma Service Period |
Servers - Open | Jesup |
For old students The Dhamma Service Period is for old students who have completed at least one 10-day course with Mr. Goenka or one of his assistants. Work period projects include gardening, light maintenance, sewing, deep cleaning of the center, and complex skill-intensive projects that can’t be done during courses. |
| Apply | Jan 27 | 1-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Jesup |
For old students |
| Apply | Jan 30 - Feb 10 | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Long Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Wait List | Jesup | |
| Apply | Feb 10 - Feb 13 | Between Course Service Period | Servers - Open | Jesup |
For old students |
| Apply | Feb 13 - Feb 24 | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Short Wait List Servers - Wait List | Jesup | |
| Apply | Feb 24 - Feb 27 | Between Course Service Period | Servers - Open | Jesup |
For old students |
| Apply | Feb 27 - Mar 10 |
Vietnamese 10-day Course
Vietnamese |
Open | Jesup |
For students who are fluent in Vietnamese English-speaking servers are welcome to apply |
| Apply | Mar 10 - Mar 13 | Between Course Service Period | Servers - Open | Jesup |
For old students |
| Apply | Mar 15 - Mar 24 | Satipatthana Sutta | New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Jesup |
For old students The teachers conducting this course speak English and Hindi. |
| Mar 24 - Mar 27 | Between Course Service Period | Applications accepted starting Dec 27 | Jesup |
For old students |
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| Mar 27 - Apr 07 |
10-Day
Hindi / English |
Applications accepted starting Dec 27 | Jesup | For English speaking students as well as Hindi speakers. Priority from waiting list will be to Hindi speakers. | |
| Apr 08 - Apr 17 |
Spring Dhamma Service Period |
Applications accepted starting Jan 10 | Jesup |
For old students The Dhamma Service Period is for old students who have completed at least one 10-day course with Mr. Goenka or one of his assistants. Work period projects include gardening, light maintenance, sewing, deep cleaning of the center, and complex skill-intensive projects that can’t be done during courses. |
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| Apr 14 | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting Jan 10 | Jesup |
For old students |
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| Apr 17 - Apr 28 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Jan 17 | Jesup | ||
| Apr 28 - May 01 | Between Course Service Period | Applications accepted starting Jan 31 | Jesup |
For old students |
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| May 01 - May 12 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Jan 31 | Jesup | ||
| May 15 - May 19 | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting Feb 14 | Jesup |
For old students |
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| May 19 - May 22 | Between Course Service Period | Applications accepted starting Feb 14 | Jesup |
For old students |
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| May 22 - Jun 02 |
10-Day
English / Burmese |
Applications accepted starting Feb 21 | Jesup | For English speaking students as well as Burmese speakers. Priority from waiting list will be to Burmese speakers. | |
| Jun 02 - Jun 05 | Between Course Service Period | Applications accepted starting Feb 21 | Jesup |
For old students |
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| Jun 05 - Jun 16 |
10-Day
English / Spanish |
Applications accepted starting Mar 07 | Jesup | For English speaking students as well as Spanish speakers. Priority from waiting list will be to Spanish speakers. | |
| Jun 16 - Jun 20 | Between Course Service Period | Applications accepted starting Apr 04 | Jesup |
For old students |
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| Jun 24 - Jul 03 | Between Course Service Period | Applications accepted starting Apr 04 | Jesup |
For old students |
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| Jul 03 - Jul 14 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Apr 04 | Jesup | ||
| Jul 15 - Jul 24 |
Summer Dhamma Service Period |
Applications accepted starting Apr 18 | Jesup |
For old students The Dhamma Service Period is for old students who have completed at least one 10-day course with Mr. Goenka or one of his assistants. Work period projects include gardening, light maintenance, sewing, deep cleaning of the center, and complex skill-intensive projects that can’t be done during courses. |
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| Jul 21 | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting Apr 18 | Jesup |
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| Jul 24 - Aug 04 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Apr 25 | Jesup | ||
| Aug 04 - Aug 07 | Between Course Service Period | Applications accepted starting May 09 | Jesup |
For old students |
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| Aug 07 - Aug 18 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting May 09 | Jesup | ||
| Aug 18 - Aug 21 | Between Course Service Period | Applications accepted starting May 23 | Jesup |
For old students |
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| Aug 21 - Sep 01 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting May 23 | Jesup | ||
| Sep 01 - Sep 04 | Between Course Service Period | Applications accepted starting Jun 06 | Jesup |
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| Sep 04 - Sep 15 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Jun 06 | Jesup | ||
| Sep 15 - Sep 18 | Between Course Service Period | Applications accepted starting Jun 20 | Jesup |
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| Sep 18 - Sep 29 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Jun 20 | Jesup | ||
| Oct 02 - Oct 13 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Jul 04 | Jesup | ||
| Oct 13 - Oct 16 | Between Course Service Period | Applications accepted starting Jul 04 | Jesup |
For old students |
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| Oct 16 - Oct 27 | Special 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Jul 18 | Jesup |
For old students |
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| Oct 27 - Oct 30 | Between Course Service Period | Applications accepted starting Jul 18 | Jesup |
For old students |
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| Oct 30 - Nov 03 | Old Student Program | Applications accepted starting Jul 25 | Jesup |
For old students Annual Old Student Meeting |
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| Nov 04 - Nov 13 |
Fall Dhamma Service Period |
Applications accepted starting Aug 01 | Jesup |
For old students The Dhamma Service Period is for old students who have completed at least one 10-day course with Mr. Goenka or one of his assistants. Work period projects include gardening, light maintenance, sewing, deep cleaning of the center, and complex skill-intensive projects that can’t be done during courses. |
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| Nov 09 | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting Aug 01 | Jesup |
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| Nov 13 - Nov 24 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Aug 15 | Jesup | The teachers conducting this course speak English and Vietnamese. | |
| Nov 24 - Nov 27 | Between Course Service Period | Applications accepted starting Aug 29 | Jesup |
For old students |
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| Nov 27 - Dec 01 | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting Aug 29 | Jesup |
For old students |
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| Dec 01 - Dec 04 | Between Course Service Period | Applications accepted starting Sep 05 | Jesup |
For old students |
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| Dec 04 - Dec 15 |
10-day |
Applications accepted starting Sep 05 | Jesup | The teachers conducting this course speak English and Vietnamese. | |
| December 27, 2019 - January 07, 2020 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Sep 26 | Jesup | The teacher conducting this course speaks English and Spanish. |
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.patapa.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.
Special 10-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.
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.
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.
