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 Sirī, also known as the Southwest Vipassana Meditation Center, means 'Prosperity of Dhamma' in Pali. Established in 1990, the center sits on 20 acres of land near the end of a quiet rural road, 45 minutes from downtown Dallas, Texas. The Center is also less than four hours from Austin, Houston, and Oklahoma City. Dhamma Sirī holds approximately 25 courses annually serving over 2500 students. Instructions and discourses can be provided in over 40 languages.
How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course
- Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course.
- 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 you must confirm you will be attending in order to secure your place in the course. You will receive an email requesting you to confirm when it is time.
| Southwest Vipassana Meditation Center General Information [email protected] | General Course Registration Voice Mail and Fax: [1] (972) 346-8020 [email protected] | Dhamma Service Registration Voice Mail and Fax: [1] (972) 346-8020 [email protected] |
| Children / Teenager's Course Registration Voice Mail and Fax: [1] (972) 692-3244 [email protected] | Executive Course Registration Voice Mail and Fax: [1] (815) 301-9321 [email protected] | Long Course Registration Fax: [1] (815) 301-9196 [email protected] |
BEFORE YOU APPLY
We are happy to be holding courses albeit for a reduced number of participants. Although the Center is taking all precautions, there still remains the risk of exposure to COVID-19 while at the Center. If you are at risk of serious illness from Coronavirus, it is advised that you not place yourself at risk by coming to the Center.
QUARANTINE & TESTING REQUIREMENTS
Although Dhamma Siri has been very successful in keeping COVID-19 out of the center, the transmissibility of the Delta variant is significantly greater and case numbers have been rising in Texas at an alarming rate in recent months. Please ensure you understand and follow the below requirements. You will be required to show your negative COVID-19 PCR test results upon arrival at the center.
1. Quarantine 7 full days immediately prior to arriving at the center.
- The quarantine location must be one where you can be isolated from others, like a hotel room, air BnB, private residence.
- Trips away from quarantine are for urgent necessities only, while fully masked and distanced.
- When sharing space with others at home who are not under quarantine, observe strict masking and social distancing protocols, irrespective of whether the other individual is vaccinated or not.
2. COVID-19 PCR test is required
- Take the test no sooner than the 3rd day of quarantine.
- Test must be within 5 days of arrival at center.
- For example, if arriving at the center on Wednesday,
- start quarantine on Thursday and take the test on or after Saturday
- the test can be taken as early as Friday, in which case quarantine must start on Wednesday
- For example, if arriving at the center on Wednesday,
- Negative PCR test results are required upon arrival at the center
- Hard copy or electronic results are both ok to bring.
- Avoid coming to the center if your results do not come back in time. Instead, contact [email protected] for assistance.
- Travel to Dallas
- Anyone coming to Dallas by public transit, air, train, bus, etc. must quarantine for 7 full days after arrival in the Dallas area.
- Maintain full masking at all times while traveling.
- Follow any additional CDC guidelines for domestic or international travel.
- Travel to the center
- Must arrive in a private car - no shuttles or buses, or other shared transportation
- Using Uber/Lyft is acceptable - maintain full masking at all times.
Even if you email your test results in advance, please bring your negative test results with you (electronic copy is fine); you may be asked again upon arrival at the center. If you are asked to show your negative test results and are unable to do so, you will not be admitted to the center.
We regret the inconveniences this may cause, and ask for understanding from those negatively impacted. These are temporary measures and we look forward to a time when these won't be needed any longer.
You can be considered for multiple waitlist courses with the understanding that acceptance to any one of them constitutes a cancellation of all others.
Click the 'Apply' link to complete an application. Link available starting 06:00 am CT on the Applications accepted start date for a course, as specified on schedule page. Due to reduced capacity, courses fill up within hours of opening.
Students are expected at the center between 1 and 5 pm for the registration period and the orientation. The course ends the morning of the last day by 7:00 am.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Jan 19 - Jan 30 |
10-Day
English / Vietnamese |
In Progress | Kaufman | ||
| Apply | Feb 02 - Feb 13 | 10-Day | Closed | Kaufman | |
| Apply | Feb 23 - Mar 06 | 10-Day | New Women - Short Wait List Old Women - Wait List New Men - Short Wait List Old Men - Wait List Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open | Kaufman | Old Students: Seriously short of male servers |
| Apply | Mar 09 - Mar 20 | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Short Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Short Wait List Servers - Wait List | Kaufman | |
| Apply | Mar 23 - Apr 03 | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Short Wait List Men - Short Wait List Female Server - Short Wait List Male Server - Open | Kaufman | |
| Apply | Apr 06 - Apr 17 | 10-Day | New Women - Wait List Old Women - Short Wait List Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open | Kaufman | |
| Apr 22 - May 01 | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting Feb 06 | Kaufman |
For old students |
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| May 11 - May 22 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Feb 25 | Kaufman | ||
| May 25 - Jun 05 |
10-Day
English / Thai |
Applications accepted starting Mar 11 | Kaufman | Priority will be given to Thai applicants. | |
| Jun 15 - Jun 26 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Apr 01 | Kaufman | ||
| Jun 30 - Jul 31 | 30-Day | Applications accepted starting Apr 16 | Kaufman |
For old students |
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| Aug 03 - Aug 14 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting May 20 | Kaufman | ||
| Aug 17 - Aug 28 |
10-Day
Hindi / English |
Applications accepted starting Jun 03 | Kaufman | ||
| Sep 14 - Sep 25 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Jul 01 | Kaufman | ||
| Sep 28 - Oct 09 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Jul 15 | Kaufman | ||
| Oct 19 - Nov 19 | 30-Day | Applications accepted starting Aug 05 | Kaufman |
For old students |
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| Oct 19 - Dec 04 | 45-Day | Applications accepted starting Aug 05 | Kaufman |
For old students |
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| Dec 07 - Dec 18 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Sep 23 | Kaufman | ||
| December 21, 2022 - January 01, 2023 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Oct 07 | Kaufman |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Jan 04 - Jan 15 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Oct 21 | Kaufman |
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://siri.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.
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.
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.
