in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
Centre Location: Website | Map
** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English / Spanish
Dhamma Pasanna, which means "Brightness and Clarity in Dhamma", is the first Vipassana Center in Chile and is under construction. Located on a rural land of 95 hectares, near the capital of Chile, Santiago, surrounded with native forrest, it will hold 10-day and shorter Vipassana courses with a capacity for 80 students.
- 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.
Address: Parcela de Cerro No 75, Hijuela Norte, Hacienda Tantehue, Comuna de Melipilla, Región Metropolitana, Chile
Website: http://pasanna.dhamma.org
Email: [email protected]
10-day course and Satipatthana Sutta course students (not servers): only ONE APPLICATION will be processed regardless of the location in Latin America, course dates or waiting list status.
10-day course students (not servers): priority is given to new students and to old students who have not sat recently.
Registration opening time: early morning on the day registration starts (approx. 8 a.m. local time).
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply | 20 May - 21 May | Work Period | Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open | San Felipe |
For old students |
| Apply | 21 May - 31 May | Satipatthana Sutta | Open | San Felipe |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements |
| Apply | 31 May - 01 Jun | Work Period | Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open | San Felipe |
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| Apply | 01 Jun - 12 Jun | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Wait List | San Felipe | |
| Apply | 12 Jun - 15 Jun | 3-Day | Women - Wait List Men - Open Servers - Open | San Felipe |
For old students |
| 11 Jul - 12 Jul | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 12 May | San Felipe |
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| 12 Jul - 23 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 13 May | San Felipe | ||
| 23 Jul - 24 Jul | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 24 May | San Felipe |
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| 24 Jul - 27 Jul | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 25 May | San Felipe |
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| 16 Sep - 17 Sep | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 18 Jul | San Felipe |
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| 17 Sep - 28 Sep | Executive Course | Applications accepted starting 19 Jul | San Felipe | ||
| 09 Dec - 10 Dec | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 10 Oct | San Felipe |
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| 10 Dec - 21 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 11 Oct | San Felipe |
To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://pasanna.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.
10-day Executive Courses are an introductory course to Vipassana Meditation especially for business executives and government officials where the technique is taught step-by-step each day. For more information please visit the Executive course website. 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 7:30am.
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
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.
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
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.
Work Periods have been set aside to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects. All Old Students are welcome to apply. 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.
