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Dhamma Anurādha, Anuradhapura, Anurādhapura, Sri Lanka
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** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English

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 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 courses all over the world. Additionally you may be interested in our answers to commonly asked questions.

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 Center - Dhamma Anuradha
Ichchankulama Wewa Roadi, Kalattewa
Kurundankulama, Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka.

Phone: [025](222) 6959

Mobile: [071]4182094

Teenagers' and Children's Courses

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

2021 Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
26 Feb	Children / Teens	Completed	Anuradhapura	From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-12 and 13-18 years.
28 Mar	Children / Teens	Completed	Anuradhapura	From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-12 and 13-18 years.
26 Apr	Children / Teens	Open	Anuradhapura	From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-12 and 13-18 years.
26 May	Children / Teens	Open	Anuradhapura	From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-12 and 13-18 years.
24 Jun	Children / Teens	Open	Anuradhapura	From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-12 and 13-18 years.
23 Jul	Children / Teens	Open	Anuradhapura	From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-12 and 13-18 years.
22 Aug	Children / Teens	Open	Anuradhapura	From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-12 and 13-18 years.
20 Sep	Children / Teens	Open	Anuradhapura	From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-12 and 13-18 years.
20 Oct	Children / Teens	Open	Anuradhapura	From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-12 and 13-18 years.
18 Nov	Children / Teens	Open	Anuradhapura	From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-12 and 13-18 years.
18 Dec	Children / Teens	Open	Anuradhapura	From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-12 and 13-18 years.

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.

2021 Short Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	25 Feb - 28 Feb	3-Day	Completed	Anuradhapura	For old students English / Sinhala Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.
	26 Feb	1-Day	Completed	Anuradhapura	For old students English / Sinhala
	28 Mar	1-Day	Completed	Anuradhapura	For old students English / Sinhala
	26 Apr	1-Day	Open	Anuradhapura	For old students English / Sinhala
	26 May	1-Day	Open	Anuradhapura	For old students English / Sinhala
	24 Jun	1-Day	Open	Anuradhapura	For old students English / Sinhala
Apply	08 Jul - 11 Jul	3-Day	Open	Anuradhapura	For old students English / Sinhala Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.
	23 Jul	1-Day	Open	Anuradhapura	For old students English / Sinhala
	22 Aug	1-Day	Open	Anuradhapura	For old students English / Sinhala
	09 Sep - 12 Sep	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 09 May	Anuradhapura	For old students English / Sinhala Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.
	20 Sep	1-Day	Open	Anuradhapura	For old students English / Sinhala
	29 Sep	Goenkaji Memorial Meditation	Open	Anuradhapura	For old students
	20 Oct	1-Day	Open	Anuradhapura	For old students English / Sinhala
	18 Nov	1-Day	Open	Anuradhapura	For old students English / Sinhala
	18 Dec	1-Day	Open	Anuradhapura	For old students English / Sinhala

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.
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2021 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	25 Feb - 05 Mar	Satipatthana Sutta	Completed	Anuradhapura	For old students English / Sinhala Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.
	12 Mar - 23 Mar	10-Day	Completed	Anuradhapura	English / Sinhala Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.
	30 Mar - 10 Apr	10-Day	Completed	Anuradhapura	English / Sinhala Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.
Apply	26 Apr - 07 May	10-Day	Open	Anuradhapura	English / Sinhala Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.
	07 May - 14 May	Work Period	Open	Anuradhapura	For old students For old students to render free service at the Centre. Please call / email the Centre to register.
Apply	14 May - 25 May	10-Day	Open	Anuradhapura	English / Sinhala Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.
Apply	01 Jun - 12 Jun	10-Day	Open	Anuradhapura	English / Sinhala Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.
	12 Jun - 19 Jun	Work Period	Open	Anuradhapura	For old students For old students to render free service at the Centre. Please call / email the Centre to register.
Apply	19 Jun - 30 Jun	10 Day For Bhikkhu / Monks	Women - Closed Men - Open Female Server - Closed Male Server - Open	Anuradhapura	English / Sinhala For Bhikkus only. Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.
	03 Jul - 04 Jul	Trust Board, Staff and Dhamma Seva Workshop	Open	Anuradhapura	Trustees, Staff of the centres and old students willing to provide dhamma service can participate. Please call / email the Centre to register.
Apply	15 Jul - 26 Jul	10-Day	Open	Anuradhapura	English / Sinhala Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.
Apply	02 Aug - 13 Aug	10-Day	Open	Anuradhapura	English / Sinhala Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.
Apply	18 Aug - 29 Aug	10-Day	Open	Anuradhapura	English / Sinhala Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.
	04 Sep - 12 Sep	Satipatthana Sutta	Applications accepted starting 04 May	Anuradhapura	For old students English / Sinhala Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.
	18 Sep - 29 Sep	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 18 May	Anuradhapura	English / Sinhala Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.
	01 Oct - 04 Oct	AT / CCT Workshop	Open	Anuradhapura	By Invitation only. Please call / email the Centre for more information.
	11 Oct - 22 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 11 Jun	Anuradhapura	English / Sinhala Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.
	29 Oct - 09 Nov	10 Day SL Army / Males Only	Applications accepted starting 29 Jun	Anuradhapura	English / Sinhala Males only. 80% reserved for Sri Lanka Army. Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.
	09 Nov - 16 Nov	Work Period	Open	Anuradhapura	For old students For old students to render free service at the Centre. Please call / email the Centre to register.
	16 Nov - 27 Nov	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 16 Jul	Anuradhapura	English / Sinhala Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.
	04 Dec - 15 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 04 Aug	Anuradhapura	English / Sinhala Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.
	16 Dec - 27 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 16 Aug	Anuradhapura	English / Sinhala Applicants travelling from abroad must complete 28 days quarantine period as stipulated by the Sri Lankan Health Authorities. Local applicants should provide a letter from an authorized person certifying that neither they nor any family members have been affected by Covid-19 or in quarantine, within 14 days of the course start date. Course and dates are tentative; subject to change/cancellation due to Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka.

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://anuradha.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 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 available for teens in different age ranges from 13-18 years old. Their parents/guardians do not have to be Vipassana meditators.

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.