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Dhamma Aloka
Offering courses in Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka
in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
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Aloka
Dhamma Aloka, Woori Yallock, Victoria, Australia
Centre Location: Website | Map
** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English

Dhamma Aloka (Light of Dhamma) was purchased in 1995 after years of searching for a site. The property is at Woori Yallock (“running stream” in the local Aboriginal language), one hour’s drive east of Melbourne and only ten kilometres from the renowned Healesville wildlife sanctuary.

The centre is on a hill which adjoins a reserve on the banks of the Yarra river, with an outlook across lush river flats towards mountain ranges. The eighteen acre site has a Dhamma Hall with 22 meditation cells, kitchen and dining room complex, accommodation with single rooms and dormitories, a toilet-shower block. It is mostly cleared with a fringe of ti-tree and eucalypt forest. The impression is one of seclusion and tranquillity.

How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course
  1. Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
  2. Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
  3. Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
  4. 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.
  5. 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 Centre Victoria
Dhamma Aloka
PO Box 11, Woori Yallock VIC 3139

Email: [email protected]

Tel: +61 (03) 5961 5722

Please note:

1. Applications for all courses will open around 8:00pm (9:00pm daylight saving time) on the scheduled opening date. The 'Apply*' link will not be visible until then. The actual opening time may be some time later, due to the automated nature of the system. You will need to refresh this page to see any link changes, as this page does not auto-refresh.

2. Only one application for a 10 DAY COURSE will be processed at a time.

3. Selection is randomised, giving priorty to Dhamma Aloka applicants who were not selected previously.

 

The Vipassana Centre Dhamma Ujjala in S.A. is now open to the old and new students of Victoria. Check the policy message above our Course Schedule before applying. We have accommodation for longer stay dhamma workers in the tranquil Clare valley. We transport to and from Adelaide airport. Call Gerry on 0414964743 for more information.

 
Short Courses
1-Day, 2-Day, and 3-Day courses are short courses for old students.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
2025 Short Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply* 01 Jun 1-Day Women - Wait List Men - Filling Up Servers - Closed St Kilda For old students
Apply* 05 Jun - 08 Jun 3-Day Women - Short Wait List Men - Short Wait List Female Server - Short Wait List Male Server - Filling Up Woori Yallock For old students
Apply* 08 Jun 1-Day Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed Woori Yallock For old students
Apply* 15 Jun 1-Day Women - Wait List Men - Open Servers - Open Brunswick East For old students
Apply* 04 Jul - 07 Jul 3-Day Women - Long Wait List Men - Open Servers - Open Woori Yallock For old students
SERVERS NEEDED
06 Jul 1-Day Applications accepted starting 22 May St Kilda For old students
13 Jul 1-Day Applications accepted starting 29 May Woori Yallock For old students
20 Jul 1-Day Applications accepted starting 05 Jun Brunswick East For old students
03 Aug 1-Day Applications accepted starting 19 Jun St Kilda For old students
10 Aug 1-Day Applications accepted starting 26 Jun Woori Yallock For old students
17 Aug 1-Day Applications accepted starting 03 Jul Brunswick East For old students
21 Aug - 24 Aug 3-Day Applications accepted starting 23 May Woori Yallock For old students
07 Sep 1-Day Applications accepted starting 24 Jul St Kilda For old students
14 Sep 1-Day Applications accepted starting 31 Jul Woori Yallock For old students
19 Sep - 22 Sep 3-Day Applications accepted starting 21 Jun Woori Yallock For old students
21 Sep 1-Day Applications accepted starting 07 Aug Brunswick East For old students
05 Oct 1-Day Applications accepted starting 21 Aug St Kilda For old students
12 Oct 1-Day Applications accepted starting 28 Aug Woori Yallock For old students
19 Oct 1-Day Applications accepted starting 04 Sep Brunswick East For old students
02 Nov 1-Day Applications accepted starting 18 Sep St Kilda For old students
09 Nov 1-Day Applications accepted starting 25 Sep Woori Yallock For old students
16 Nov 1-Day Applications accepted starting 02 Oct Brunswick East For old students
07 Dec 1-Day Applications accepted starting 23 Oct St Kilda For old students
14 Dec 1-Day Applications accepted starting 30 Oct Woori Yallock For old students
21 Dec 1-Day Applications accepted starting 06 Nov Brunswick East 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.
2025 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply* 21 May - 01 Jun 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Short Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Filling Up Woori Yallock
Apply* 11 Jun - 22 Jun 10-Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open Woori Yallock
SERVERS NEEDED
Apply* 22 Jun - 04 Jul Work Period Servers - Open Woori Yallock For old students
Apply* 09 Jul - 20 Jul 10-Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Filling Up Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open Woori Yallock
Apply* 23 Jul - 03 Aug 10-Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Short Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open Woori Yallock
Apply* 08 Aug - 17 Aug Satipatthana Sutta Open Woori Yallock Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
27 Aug - 07 Sep 10-Day Applications accepted starting 29 May Woori Yallock
07 Sep - 19 Sep Work Period Applications accepted starting 09 Jul Woori Yallock For old students
24 Sep - 05 Oct 10-Day Applications accepted starting 26 Jun Woori Yallock
08 Oct - 19 Oct 10-Day Applications accepted starting 10 Jul Woori Yallock
19 Oct - 23 Oct Work Period Applications accepted starting 20 Aug Woori Yallock For old students
Apply 23 Oct - 23 Nov 30-Day Women - Short Wait List Men - Open Servers - Open Woori Yallock New Course!!Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
26 Nov - 07 Dec 10-Day Applications accepted starting 28 Aug Woori Yallock
10 Dec - 21 Dec 10-Day Applications accepted starting 11 Sep Woori Yallock
21 Dec - 26 Dec Work Period Applications accepted starting 22 Oct Woori Yallock For old students
26 December, 2025 - 06 January, 2026 10-Day Applications accepted starting 27 Sep Woori Yallock
 
Teenagers' and Children's Courses
Courses for young people.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
2025 Teenagers' and Children's Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply* 29 Jun Children / Teens Open Brunswick East
 
 

As a privacy measure, the online application form encrypts the information you provide us with before it is sent from your computer to our application server.


To access the Old Student Regional Site please click https://www.au.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.

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.


Old Student Course Qualification Requirements

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.

 
 

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