in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
Center Location: Website | Map
** 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 12-14 courses annually serving over 1000 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.
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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] |
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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] |
CHECK SPAM! or you may miss important email communications.
Click the 'Apply' link to complete an application. Enrollment opens approximately 6 months prior to the course.
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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| Apply | Jun 23 - Jun 28 | Summer Service Period | In Progress | Kaufman |
For old students Part-time welcome! Registration required |
| Apply | Jun 30 - Jul 03 | Between Course Service | Servers - Open | Kaufman |
For old students Part-time welcome!Registration required |
| Apply | Jul 03 - Jul 14 | 10-Day | Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Short Wait List | Kaufman | |
| Apply | Jul 06 | 1-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Dallas |
For old students |
| Apply | Jul 14 - Jul 21 | Between Course Service | Servers - Open | Kaufman |
For old students Part-time welcome!Registration required |
| Apply | Jul 21 - Aug 11 | 20-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open | Kaufman |
For old students |
| Aug 03 | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting Jul 07 | Dallas |
For old students |
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| Aug 11 | Trust Meeting | Open | Kaufman |
Monthly Center Trust Meeting. Old students are welcome to observe. |
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| Apply | Aug 11 - Aug 14 | Between Course Service | Servers - Open | Kaufman |
For old students Part-time welcome!Registration required |
| Apply | Aug 14 - Aug 25 | 10-Day | Women - Long Wait List Men - Wait List Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open | Kaufman | |
| Apply | Aug 25 - Aug 28 | Between Course Service | Servers - Open | Kaufman |
For old students Part-time welcome!Registration required |
| Apply | Aug 28 - Sep 08 | 10-Day | Women - Wait List Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open | Kaufman | |
| Sep 07 | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting Aug 04 | Dallas |
For old students |
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| Sep 08 | Trust Meeting | Open | Kaufman |
Monthly Center Trust Meeting. Old students are welcome to observe. |
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| Apply | Sep 08 - Sep 11 |
Between Course Service |
Servers - Open | Kaufman |
For old students Part-time welcome!Registration required |
| Apply | Sep 11 - Sep 22 | 10-Day | Women - Wait List Men - Open Servers - Open | Kaufman | |
| Apply | Sep 22 - Sep 25 |
Between Course Service |
Servers - Open | Kaufman |
For old students Part-time welcome!Registration required |
| Apply | Sep 25 - Oct 06 |
10-Day
Hindi / English |
Women - Wait List Men - Open Servers - Open | Kaufman |
Priority is given to Hindi speakers. Speakers of other languages may be put on the wait list depending on availability. |
| Oct 05 | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting Sep 08 | Dallas |
For old students |
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| Oct 06 | Trust Meeting | Open | Kaufman |
Monthly Center Trust Meeting. Old students are welcome to observe. |
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| Apply | Oct 06 - Oct 09 | Service Period | Servers - Open | Kaufman |
For old students |
| Apply | Oct 09 - Oct 15 |
Latin American AT Conference
English / Spanish |
Open | Kaufman |
For old students If you will be participating in the meeting, please write 'I am participating in the meetings' in the comments. |
| Apply | Oct 16 - Nov 16 | 30-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Wait List | Kaufman |
For old students |
| Apply | Oct 16 - Dec 01 | 45-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Servers - Open | Kaufman |
For old students |
| Nov 02 | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting Oct 06 | Dallas |
For old students |
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| Dec 01 | Trust Meeting | Open | Kaufman |
Monthly Center Trust Meeting. Old students are welcome to observe. |
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| Apply | Dec 01 - Dec 04 |
Between Course Service |
Servers - Open | Kaufman |
For old students Part-time welcome!Registration required |
| Apply | Dec 04 - Dec 15 | 10-Day | Women - Wait List Men - Open Servers - Open | Kaufman | |
| Dec 07 | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting Nov 03 | Dallas |
For old students |
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| Apply | Dec 15 - Dec 18 |
Between Course Service |
Servers - Open | Kaufman |
For old students Part-time welcome!Registration required |
| Apply | Dec 18 - Dec 29 | 10-Day | Women - Wait List Men - Open Servers - Open | Kaufman |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply | Jun 29 - Jun 30 | Boys & Girls (Ages 9 to 13) | Girls - Short Wait List Boys - Short Wait List Female Server - Long Wait List Male Server - Wait List | Kaufman | " students below age 9 or above 13, please do not apply, as the application will not be accepted" |
| Apply | Aug 17 | Girls & Boys age (8-12) | Open | Austin |
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.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.
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.
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.
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.
Open Houses are held between meditation courses. All are welcome to attend and learn about Vipassana Meditation and the Center.
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.
