Vipassana

Wheel of Dhamma

Vipassana Meditation in Vietnam

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 Vietnam, Củ Chi, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
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** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English / Vietnamese

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 in Vietnam

[email protected]

(+84) 906.509.483

(+84) 904.540.778

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Courses are listed for multiple locations. Please check here carefully before applying.

For the convenience of students to register, this courses schedule will start receiving applications from 5:00 am (instead of 0:00 as before)!

Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Courses for young people.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.

No courses are currently scheduled.

Short Courses

1-Day course is for Old Students Only. No application needed.

Scroll down to see 10 day course section.

2020 Short Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	05 Apr	1-Day	CANCELLED	Thủ Đức	For old students
	19 Apr	1-Day	CANCELLED	Thủ Đức	For old students
Apply	20 May - 23 May	3-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open	Củ Chi	For old students Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi For preventing the complicated COVID-19, temporarily only accepting Vietnamese students in Ho Chi Minh
	12 Nov - 15 Nov	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 12 Sep	Thủ Đức	For old students
	31 December, 2020 - 03 January, 2021	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 31 Oct	Thủ Đức	For old students

Ten Day & Other Adult 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.

2020 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	25 Mar - 05 Apr	10-Day Course for Monks & Nuns	Completed	Thủ Đức	Note: New Dates!
	25 Mar - 05 Apr	10-Day	CANCELLED	Hà Nội	Ucenlist-VMA Hà Nội This course was CANCELLED
	01 Apr - 12 Apr	This course was CANCELLED	CANCELLED	Củ Chi	Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi This course was CANCELLED
Apply	05 Apr - 15 Apr	Work Period	In Progress	Hà Nội	For old students Only apply for Old Students living in Hanoi
	09 Apr	Work Period	CANCELLED	Thủ Đức	For old students This course was Cancelled
	10 Apr - 21 Apr	Satipatthana Course	New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open	Thủ Đức	Note: New Dates!
Apply	12 Apr - 14 Apr	Work Period	Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open	Củ Chi	For old students Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi Only apply for Old Students living in Ho Chi Minh
	14 Apr - 25 Apr	10-Day	CANCELLED	Củ Chi	Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi This course was Cancelled
	15 Apr - 26 Apr	10-Day	CANCELLED	Hà Nội	Ucenlist-VMA Hà Nội This course was Cancelled
	20 Apr	Work Period	CANCELLED	Thủ Đức	For old students This course was Cancelled
	21 Apr - 02 May	10-Day	CANCELLED	Thủ Đức	This course was Cancelled
Apply	26 Apr - 29 Apr	Work Period	Female Server - Open Male Server - Wait List	Hà Nội	For old students Only apply for Old Students living in Hanoi
Apply	26 Apr - 05 May	Work Period	Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open	Củ Chi	For old students Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi Only apply for Old Students living in Ho Chi Minh
	29 Apr - 10 May	10-Day	CANCELLED	Hà Nội	Ucenlist-VMA Hà Nội This course was Cancelled
Apply	06 May - 17 May	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Wait List	Củ Chi	Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi Start receiving application from 5 am
Apply	10 May - 20 May	Work Period	Servers - Open	Hà Nội	For old students
Apply	17 May - 20 May	Work Period	Servers - Open	Củ Chi	For old students Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi
Apply	23 May - 27 May	Work Period	Servers - Open	Hà Nội	For old students
Apply	23 May - 27 May	Work Period	Servers - Open	Củ Chi	For old students Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi
Apply	27 May - 07 Jun	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Closed Male Server - Open	Hà Nội	Ucenlist-VMA Hà Nội For preventing the complicated COVID-19, temporarily only accepting Vietnamese students in Hà Nội
Apply	27 May - 07 Jun	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Wait List Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open	Củ Chi	Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi For preventing the complicated COVID-19, temporarily only accepting Vietnamese students in Ho Chi Minh
	07 Jun - 10 Jun	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 07 Apr	Củ Chi	For old students Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi
	10 Jun - 19 Jun	Satipatthana Sutta	Applications accepted starting 10 Apr	Củ Chi	For old students Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi Start receiving application from 5 am
	19 Jun - 24 Jun	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 19 Apr	Củ Chi	For old students Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi
	21 Jun - 24 Jun	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 21 Apr	Hà Nội	For old students
	24 Jun - 05 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 24 Apr	Củ Chi	Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi Start receiving application from 5 am
	24 Jun - 05 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 24 Apr	Hà Nội	Ucenlist-VMA Hà Nội This course does not receive Monk/Nun and foreign student until further notice
	05 Jul - 08 Jul	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 05 May	Củ Chi	For old students Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi
	08 Jul - 19 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 08 May	Củ Chi	Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi
	19 Jul - 22 Jul	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 19 May	Củ Chi	For old students Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi
	22 Jul - 02 Aug	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 22 May	Củ Chi	Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi, This course is not eligible to receive Monks - please register to another course.
	02 Aug - 05 Aug	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 02 Jun	Củ Chi	For old students Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi
	05 Aug - 16 Aug	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 05 Jun	Củ Chi	Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi
	16 Aug - 19 Aug	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 16 Jun	Củ Chi	For old students Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi
	18 Aug	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 18 Jun	Thủ Đức	For old students
	19 Aug - 28 Aug	Satipatthana Sutta	Applications accepted starting 19 Jun	Củ Chi	For old students Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi
	19 Aug - 30 Aug	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 19 Jun	Thủ Đức
	01 Sep	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 01 Jul	Thủ Đức	For old students
	02 Sep - 13 Sep	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 02 Jul	Thủ Đức	This course is not eligible to receive Monks - please register to another course.
	15 Sep	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 15 Jul	Thủ Đức	For old students
	16 Sep - 27 Sep	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 16 Jul	Thủ Đức
	29 Sep	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 29 Jul	Thủ Đức	For old students
	30 Sep - 11 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 30 Jul	Thủ Đức
	13 Oct	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 13 Aug	Thủ Đức	For old students
	14 Oct - 25 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 14 Aug	Thủ Đức
	27 Oct	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 27 Aug	Thủ Đức	For old students
	28 Oct - 08 Nov	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 28 Aug	Thủ Đức
	29 Oct - 03 Nov	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 29 Aug	Củ Chi	For old students Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi
	04 Nov - 25 Nov	20-day course	Applications accepted starting 04 Sep	Củ Chi	For old students Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi See the Course Prerequisites before registering
	11 Nov	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 11 Sep	Thủ Đức	For old students
	17 Nov	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 17 Sep	Thủ Đức	For old students
	18 Nov - 29 Nov	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 18 Sep	Thủ Đức
	26 Nov - 01 Dec	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 26 Sep	Củ Chi	For old students Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi
	01 Dec	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 01 Oct	Thủ Đức	For old students
	02 Dec - 13 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 02 Oct	Củ Chi	Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi
	02 Dec - 13 Dec	10-Day Course for Monks & Nuns	Applications accepted starting 02 Oct	Thủ Đức	The course is reserved for only Monks/Nuns
	13 Dec - 16 Dec	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 13 Oct	Củ Chi	For old students Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi
	15 Dec	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 15 Oct	Thủ Đức	For old students
	16 Dec - 27 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 16 Oct	Củ Chi	Ucenlist-VMA Củ Chi
	16 Dec - 27 Dec	10-Day Course for Monks & Nuns	Applications accepted starting 16 Oct	Thủ Đức	The course is reserved for only Monks/Nuns
	30 Dec	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 30 Oct	Thủ Đức	For old students

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.vn.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.

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.