in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
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** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): Hindi / Marathi
Surrounded by long stretches of fertile agricultural fields, and being about 5 km away from 'Telhara' town, Dhamma Anakula’s rural calm is an ideal setting for serious meditation. The simple 6-acre centre with its plenty of trees and well-kept gardens can currently accommodate about 55 students in cottages to put the Vipassana teachings into practice through 10-day courses. Meditators and servers, short or long term, are always welcome.
- 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.
Akola Vipassana Centre - Dhamma Anakula
Khaperkhed Fata, Telhara-444108
Dist-Akola, Maharashtra
Contact: Vipassana Charitable Trust
C/o Apna Bazar, Main Road, Shegaon
Dist. Buldhana 444203 
Mobile: [91] 94211-56138Mobile: [91] 98812-04125
Email: [email protected]
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 09 Aug | 1-day Children course | Completed | Akola |
For both Boys & Girls, Age: 12 to 16 years Time: 9.30 am to 4.30 pm |
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| 20 Sep | 1-day Children course | Completed | Akola |
For both Boys & Girls, Age: 12 to 16 years Time: 9.30 am to 4.30 pm |
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| 11 Oct | 1-day Children course | Completed | Akola |
For both Boys & Girls, Age: 08 to 12 years Time: 9.30 am to 4.30 pm |
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| Apply* | 01 Nov | 1-day Children course | Open | Akola |
For both Boys & Girls, Age: 12 to 16 years Time: 9.30 am to 4.30 pm |
| 06 Dec | 1-day Children course | CANCELLED | Akola |
For both Boys & Girls, Age: 12 to 16 years Time: 9.30 am to 4.30 pm |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 21 Mar | 1-day Children course | Applications accepted starting 21 Jan | Akola |
For both Boys & Girls |
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| 02 May - 10 May | 7-day Teenager course(Girls) | Applications accepted starting 02 Mar | Akola |
Only for Girl students (Age: >15 to 19 years) |
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| 12 May - 20 May | 7-day Teenager course(Boys) | Applications accepted starting 12 Mar | Akola |
Only for Boy students (Age: >15 to 19 years) |
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| 06 Jun | 1-day Children course | Applications accepted starting 06 Apr | Akola | For both Boys & Girls | |
| 29 Aug | 1-day for Boys/Girls | Applications accepted starting 29 Jun | Akola | For both Boys & Girls | |
| 12 Sep | 1-day for Boys/Girls | Applications accepted starting 12 Jul | Akola | For both Boys & Girl students | |
| 17 Oct | 1-day for Boys/Girls | Applications accepted starting 17 Aug | Akola | For both Boys & Girls | |
| 19 Oct - 27 Oct | 7-day Teenager course(Boys) | Applications accepted starting 19 Aug | Akola | For boys students olnly | |
| 14 Nov | 1-day for Boys/Girls | Applications accepted starting 14 Sep | Akola | For both Boys & Girls | |
| 12 Dec | 1-day for Boys/Girls | Applications accepted starting 12 Oct | Akola | For both Boys & Girl students | |
| 14 Dec - 22 Dec | 7-day Teenager course(Girls) | Applications accepted starting 14 Oct | Akola |
Only for Girl students (Age > 15 and <=19) |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 06 Sep | 1-day for Male/Female | Completed | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students |
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| 23 Sep - 26 Sep | 3-Day for Male/Female | Completed | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students Note: course ends at 5 pm on 26 Sept |
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| 27 Sep | 1-day for Male/Female | Completed | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students |
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| 14 Oct - 17 Oct | 3-day for Male/Female | Completed | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students Note: course ends at 5 pm on 17 Oct |
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| 18 Oct | 1-day for Male/Female | Completed | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students |
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| 22 Nov | 1-day for Male/Female | CANCELLED | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students |
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| Apply* | 20 Dec | 1-day for Male/Female | New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 03 Jan | 1-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 03 Nov | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students (Ref: Death Anniversary of Mataji on 5th Jan) |
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| 30 Jan | 1-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 30 Nov | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students (Ref: Birth anniversary of Pujya Guruji) |
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| 19 Feb - 21 Feb | 2-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 19 Dec | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students |
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| 07 Mar | 1-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 07 Jan | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students |
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| 04 Apr | 1-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 04 Feb | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students |
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| 18 Apr | 1-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 18 Feb | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students |
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| 20 May | 1-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 20 Mar | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students (On auspicious occassion of Buddha Purnima) |
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| 10 Jun - 13 Jun | 3-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 10 Apr | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students (Note: course ends on 3rd day around 5 pm) |
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| 13 Jul - 16 Jul | 3-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 13 May | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students (Note: Course ends on 3rd day around 5 pm) |
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| 18 Jul | 1-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 18 May | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students (On auspicious occassion of Guru Purnima) |
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| 15 Aug | 1-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 15 Jun | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students |
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| 26 Sep | 1-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 26 Jul | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students (Ref: Death Anniversary of Pujya Guruji on 29th Sept) |
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| 28 Nov | 1-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 28 Sep | Akola |
For old students For both Male & Female students |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 29 Jul - 09 Aug | 10-day for Male/Female | Completed | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| 15 Aug - 23 Aug | STP for Male/Female | Completed | Akola |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements For both Male & Female students Req: Minimum Three 10-day courses completed. Note: course ends at 5 pm on 23 Aug |
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| 26 Aug - 06 Sep | 10-day for Male/Female | Completed | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| 09 Sep - 20 Sep | 10-day for Male/Female | Completed | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| 30 Sep - 11 Oct | 10-day for Male/Female | Completed | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| 21 Oct - 01 Nov | 10-day for Male/Female | In Progress | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| Apply* | 10 Nov - 20 Nov | Dhamm Seva workshop | Servers - Open | Akola |
For old students Cleaning work for inauguration of Pagoda For old students only both male and female |
| 11 Nov - 22 Nov | 10-day for Male/Female | CANCELLED | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| Apply* | 24 Nov | Pagoda Inauguration Ceremony | New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Akola |
For both Male & Female students ( Note: Admission by confirmation email Time: 8 am to 12 noon ) |
| Apply* | 26 Nov - 07 Dec | 10-day for Male/Female | Open | Akola |
Note: New Dates! For both Male & Female students |
| Apply* | 09 Dec - 20 Dec | 10-day for Male/Female | Open | Akola | For both Male & Female students |
| Apply* | 23 December, 2026 - 03 January, 2027 | 10-day for Male/Female | Open | Akola | For both Male & Female students |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 06 Jan - 17 Jan | 10-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 06 Nov | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| 20 Jan - 28 Jan | STP for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 20 Nov | Akola |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements For both Male & Female students (Requirment: Atleast three 10-day courses) |
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| 02 Feb - 17 Feb | 15-day Gratitude course for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 02 Dec | Akola |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements To apply Click here |
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| 24 Feb - 07 Mar | 10-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 24 Dec | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| 10 Mar - 21 Mar | 10-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 10 Jan | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| 24 Mar - 04 Apr | 10-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 24 Jan | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| 07 Apr - 18 Apr | 10-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 07 Feb | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| 21 Apr - 29 Apr | STP for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 21 Feb | Akola |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements For both Male & Female students |
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| 26 May - 06 Jun | 10-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 26 Mar | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| 16 Jun - 27 Jun | 10-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 16 Apr | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| 30 Jun - 11 Jul | 10-day for Monks | Applications accepted starting 30 Apr | Akola | Only for Male students | |
| 21 Jul - 01 Aug | 10-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 21 May | Akola | For both Male/Female students | |
| 04 Aug - 15 Aug | 10-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 04 Jun | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| 18 Aug - 29 Aug | 10-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 18 Jun | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| 01 Sep - 12 Sep | 10-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 01 Jul | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| 15 Sep - 26 Sep | 10-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 15 Jul | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| 29 Sep - 07 Oct | STP for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 29 Jul | Akola |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements For both Male & Female students |
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| 10 Oct - 16 Oct | AT Workshop/Meeting | Applications accepted starting 10 Aug | Akola |
For old students For both Male& Female ATs |
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| 03 Nov - 14 Nov | 10-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 03 Sep | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| 17 Nov - 28 Nov | 10-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 17 Sep | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| 01 Dec - 12 Dec | 10-day for Male/Female | Applications accepted starting 01 Oct | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| 24 Dec - 27 Dec | 3-Day Dhamma Sevak Workshop | Applications accepted starting 24 Oct | Akola | For both Male & Female students | |
| 28 Dec - 31 Dec | Maintenance period | Applications accepted starting 28 Oct | Akola |
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://anakula.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 generally open for all children aged 8-12 years old who wish to learn to meditate. However there are local variations in age range, so please check the schedule.
Teenagers' Anapana Courses are generally open for all teenagers aged 13-18 years old who wish to learn to meditate. However, there are local variations in age range. In India and a few other countries there are also 7-day Vipassana courses for older teenagers. Please check the schedule for details.
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
Old Student Programs are similar to Service Periods where there is time to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects, but have a more full and structured program, an opportunity to meet with assistant teachers, and possibly committee and trust meetings. All Old Students are welcome to participate. The daily program will include three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods and in the evening there will be tapes played of special discourses and talks that S.N. Goenka has given to Old Students.
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
Teacher's Self-Courses are open only to serious Old Students playing or likely to play an important role in the spread of Dhamma who are practicing Vipassana exclusively (not practicing any other meditation techniques), maintaining a daily practice of two hours per day, abstaining from killing, sexual misconduct, intoxicants and keeping other precepts to the best of one's ability. These requirements may change annually and admission subject to the discretion of S.N. Goenka.
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.
