in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
Centre Location: Website | Map
Malayalam, English
Dhamma Paduma, which means Lotus of Dhamma, is a Vipassana meditation center located around 20kms from the Trivandrum Central railway station and about 25kms from the Trivandrum international airport.
The center currently offers 10 day courses, several short courses and children's courses. The currently available facilities at the center permit organizing only single gender courses and so the courses alternate between male only and female only courses.
- 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.
Phone : 9447024791, 9387803208
Email : [email protected]
Address:
Dhamma Paduma,
Vazhode, Vellanad P.O.,
Nedumangad,
Thiruvananthapuram 695543,
Kerala
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply* | 11 Jan | 1-Day | Open | Thiruvananthapuram |
For old students Refresher course for old students who has completed atleast one tenday course. From 9:45 am to 4:30pm |
| Apply* | 18 Jan - 29 Jan | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Open Servers - Women - Closed Servers - Men - Open | Thiruvananthapuram | Male course (single gender) from Jan 18th evening to Jan 29th morning |
| Apply* | 01 Feb - 12 Feb | 10-Day | Women - Open Men - Closed Servers - Women - Open Servers - Men - Closed | Thiruvananthapuram | Female course (single gender). From Feb 1st evening to Feb12th morning |
| Apply* | 22 Feb | 1-Day | Open | Thiruvananthapuram |
For old students Refresher course for old students who has completed atleast one tenday course. From 9:45am to 4:30pm |
| Apply* | 01 Mar - 12 Mar | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Open Servers - Women - Closed Servers - Men - Open | Thiruvananthapuram | Male course (single gender) from March 1st evening to March 12th morning |
| Apply* | 02 Apr - 05 Apr | 3-Day | Open | Thiruvananthapuram |
For old students Refresher course for old students who has completed atleast one tenday course. From April 2nd evening to April 5th evening |
| Apply* | 19 Apr - 27 Apr | Satipatthana Sutta | Women - Closed Men - Open Servers - Women - Closed Servers - Men - Open | Thiruvananthapuram |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements This course is for old male students who has completed minimum 3 ten day courses and one ten day service. |
| 10 May - 21 May | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 10 Feb | Thiruvananthapuram | Male course (single gender) from May 10th evening to May 21th morning | |
| 31 May | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 28 Feb | Thiruvananthapuram |
For old students Refresher course for old students who has completed atleast one tenday course. From 9:45am to 4:45pm |
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| 07 Jun - 18 Jun | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 07 Mar | Thiruvananthapuram | Female course (single gender) from Jun 7th evening to Jun 18th morning | |
| 28 Jun | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 28 Mar | Thiruvananthapuram |
For old students Refresher course for old students who has completed atleast one tenday course. From 9:45am to 4:30pm |
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| 19 Jul - 30 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 19 Apr | Thiruvananthapuram | Male course (single gender) from July 19th evening to July 30th morning | |
| 26 Jul | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 26 Apr | Thiruvananthapuram |
For old students Refresher course for old students who has completed atleast one tenday course. From 9:45am to 4:30pm |
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| 09 Aug - 20 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 09 May | Thiruvananthapuram | Male course (single gender) from Aug 9th evening to Aug 20th morning | |
| 30 Aug | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 30 May | Thiruvananthapuram |
For old students Refresher course for old students who has completed atleast one tenday course. From 9:45am to 4:45pm |
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| 06 Sep - 17 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 06 Jun | Thiruvananthapuram | Female course (single gender) from Sept 6th evening to Sept 17th morning | |
| 27 Sep | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 27 Jun | Thiruvananthapuram |
For old students Refresher course for old students who has completed atleast one tenday course. From 9:45am to 4:45pm |
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| 17 Oct - 20 Oct | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 17 Jul | Thiruvananthapuram |
For old students Refresher course for old students who has completed atleast one tenday course. From Oct 17th evening to Oct 20th evening |
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| 25 Oct - 05 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 25 Jul | Thiruvananthapuram | Male course (single gender) from Oct 25th evening to Nov 5th morning | |
| 11 Nov - 22 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 11 Aug | Thiruvananthapuram | Male course (single gender) from Nov 11th evening to Nov 22th morning | |
| 29 Nov | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 29 Aug | Thiruvananthapuram |
For old students Refresher course for old students who has completed atleast one tenday course. From 9:45am to 4:45pm |
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| 06 Dec - 17 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 06 Sep | Thiruvananthapuram | Female course (single gender) from Dec 6th evening to Dec 17th morning | |
| 27 Dec | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 27 Sep | Thiruvananthapuram |
For old students Refresher course for old students who has completed atleast one tenday course. From 9:45am to 4:45pm |
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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| 12 Apr | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 12 Jan | Thiruvananthapuram | This course is for children with age between 10 - 16 years. From 9:30am onwards. Lunch willbe served | |
| 03 May | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 03 Feb | Thiruvananthapuram | This course is for children with age between 10 - 16 years. From 9:30am onwards. Lunch will be served |
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://paduma.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.
Children's Anapana 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 open for all teenagers aged 13-18 years old who wish to learn to meditate. Their parents/guardians do not have to be meditators.
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.
