Vipassana

Wheel of Dhamma

Vipassana Meditation in Ethiopia

Offering courses in Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka
in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
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Vipassana Meditation in Ethiopia
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** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English / Amharic

Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. It was taught in India more than 2500 years ago as a universal remedy for universal ills, i.e., an Art of Living. The technique of Vipassana Meditation is taught at ten-day residential courses during which participants learn the basics of the method, and practice sufficiently to experience its beneficial results.

There are no charges for the courses - not even to cover the cost of food and accommodation. All expenses are met by donations from people who, having completed a course and experienced the benefits of Vipassana, wish to give others the opportunity to also benefit.

Courses are given in numerous Meditation Centers and at non-center course locations at rented sites. Each location has its own schedule of courses. In most cases, an application for admission to each of these courses can be made by clicking on a selected one of the listed course dates that appear in the schedule.

How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course

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.

Additional information

Vipassana Meditation in Ethiopia
Email: [email protected]

Phone: Direct (Also on WhatsApp and Telegram)
Beteal +251 (0) 913 37 15 39 (Amharic & English)
Girum +251 (0) 9110 15 68 61 (Amharic & English)
Berhanu +251 (0) 9116312 54 (Amharic & English)
Arsema +251 (0) 911 24 33 96 (Amharic & English)
Anisha +251 (0) 912 50 06 90 (Hindi & English)

Ten Day & Other Courses

All ten day courses begin on the evening of the first day and end on the early morning of the last day.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.

2021 Ten Day & Other Courses

Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
11 Aug - 15 Aug	3-day old student course.	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia	For old students Course starts at 7pm evening on Wednesday.August 11th. Course ends at 8am morning on Sunday August 15th.
25 Aug - 05 Sep	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia	This course for OS and parallel to the SATI course
26 Aug - 05 Sep	Satipatthana Sutta	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia	For old students This course is parallel to the 10 days OS course
31 Aug - 04 Sep	3-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia	For old students This course is parallel to the 10 days OS course and ends on the metta day
15 Sep - 26 Sep	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia
17 Sep - 20 Sep	This course is parallel to the current 10 days course	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia	For old students
29 Sep - 09 Oct	Satipatthana Sutta	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia	For old students This course is parallel to the 10 days course
29 Sep - 10 Oct	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia
10 Oct - 20 Oct	Work Period	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia	For old students
20 Oct - 31 Oct	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia
31 Oct - 03 Nov	Work Period	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia	For old students In between courses service
03 Nov - 14 Nov	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia
14 Nov - 24 Nov	Work Period	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia	For old students
24 Nov - 03 Dec	Satipatthana Sutta	Completed	Ethiopia	For old students This is a parallel course with the ten days
24 Nov - 05 Dec	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia
05 Dec - 08 Dec	Work Period	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia	For old students In between courses service
08 Dec - 19 Dec	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia
20 Dec - 22 Dec	Work Period	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia	For old students In between courses service
22 December, 2021 - 02 January, 2022	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia

2022 Ten Day & Other Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	02 Jan - 05 Jan	Work Period	Completed	Ethiopia	For old students
	03 Jan - 05 Jan	Work Period	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia	For old students In between courses service
	05 Jan - 16 Jan	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia
	17 Jan - 19 Jan	Work Period	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia	For old students In between courses service
	19 Jan - 30 Jan	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia
	31 Jan - 02 Feb	Work Period	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia	For old students In between courses service
	02 Feb - 13 Feb	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia
	16 Feb - 27 Feb	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia
	02 Mar - 13 Mar	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia
	16 Mar - 27 Mar	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia
	27 Mar - 06 Apr	Work Period	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia	For old students
	06 Apr - 17 Apr	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia
	20 Apr - 01 May	Work Period	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia	For old students
	29 Apr - 02 May	3-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia	For old students
	04 May - 15 May	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia
	18 May - 29 May	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia
	01 Jun - 12 Jun	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia
	17 Jun - 20 Jun	3-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia	For old students
	29 Jun - 10 Jul	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia
	13 Jul - 24 Jul	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia
	27 Jul - 07 Aug	10-Day	Completed	Vipassana Ethiopia
	10 Aug - 21 Aug	10-Day	In Progress	Vipassana Ethiopia
Apply	24 Aug - 04 Sep	10-Day	Open	Vipassana Ethiopia
Apply	05 Sep - 09 Sep	3-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open	Vipassana Ethiopia	For old students
Apply	09 Sep - 14 Sep	Work Period	Servers - Open	Vipassana Ethiopia	For old students
Apply	14 Sep - 25 Sep	10-Day	Open	Vipassana Ethiopia
	27 Sep - 08 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 29 Aug	Vipassana Ethiopia
	12 Oct - 23 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 14 Sep	Vipassana Ethiopia
	26 Oct - 06 Nov	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 23 Sep	Vipassana Ethiopia
	09 Nov - 20 Nov	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 09 Oct	Vipassana Ethiopia
	23 Nov - 04 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 20 Oct	Vipassana Ethiopia
	07 Dec - 18 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 07 Nov	Vipassana Ethiopia
	21 December, 2022 - 01 January, 2023	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 18 Nov	Vipassana Ethiopia

2023 Ten Day & Other Courses

Dates	Course Type	Status	Location
18 Jan - 29 Jan	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 15 Dec	Ethiopia
01 Feb - 12 Feb	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 05 Jan	Ethiopia
15 Feb - 26 Feb	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 19 Jan	Ethiopia
01 Mar - 12 Mar	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 09 Feb	Ethiopia
15 Mar - 26 Mar	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 16 Feb	Ethiopia
29 Mar - 09 Apr	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 23 Feb	Ethiopia
12 Apr - 23 Apr	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 09 Mar	Ethiopia
26 Apr - 07 May	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 23 Mar	Ethiopia
10 May - 21 May	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 06 Apr	Ethiopia
24 May - 04 Jun	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 20 Apr	Ethiopia
07 Jun - 18 Jun	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 04 May	Ethiopia
21 Jun - 02 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 18 May	Ethiopia
05 Jul - 16 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 01 Jun	Ethiopia
19 Jul - 30 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 15 Jun	Ethiopia
02 Aug - 13 Aug	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 29 Jun	Ethiopia

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://et.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.

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 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.

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.