in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
Centre Location: Website | Map
** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English
Dhamma Dipa is an 11-acre property set in rolling farmland between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye. Purchased in 1991, its peaceful location is ideally suited to serious meditation. The centre has about 50 single rooms and can accommodate 130 students in total.
- Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Returning students will be given the option to serve.
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Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
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Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
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Await notification. All correspondence will be through e-mail if you provided one in your application. We aim to respond within two weeks. Please check your spam folder for our email.
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If your application is accepted we will ask you to reconfirm a month before the course begins in order to secure your place.
| Dhamma Padhana (Herefordshire) | Dhamma Sukhakari (Suffolk) | Northern England | Scotland | Ireland | Teenager's and Children's Courses | UK Old Student Group Sits and 1-Day Courses |
Applications are accepted from 8 p.m. UK time on the day courses open for registration.
Note: The 'apply' link will not be visible until then. Also the actual opening time may be a few minutes or even up to an hour after 8 p.m. This is due to the automated nature of the system.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply* | 20 Sep - 01 Oct | 10-Day | Women - Closed New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Servers - Open | Herefordshire | |
| Apply* | 04 Oct - 15 Oct | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Servers - Open | Herefordshire | servers needed |
| Apply* | 18 Oct - 29 Oct | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open | Herefordshire | |
| Apply | 27 Oct - 30 Oct | 3-Day | Women - Filling Up Men - Open Female Server - Open Male Server - Filling Up | Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland |
For old students |
| 28 Oct - 29 Oct | Trust meeting | Open | Herefordshire |
Saturday: Committee meetings From 1pm.
Sunday: Trust meeting 8am. All old students are welcome |
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| Apply* | 30 Oct - 02 Nov | General Service Period | Open | Herefordshire |
For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
| Apply | 02 Nov - 05 Nov | 3-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Closed Male Server - Open | Dhamma Sukhakari |
For old students Hindi / English bilingual course |
| Apply* | 08 Nov - 19 Nov | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open | Herefordshire | |
| Apply | 10 Nov - 12 Nov | Work Period | Open | Dhamma Sukhakari |
For old students Service Period: Arrivals on Friday from 2-5pm. Ends on Sunday 6pm. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. Trust Meeting: Sunday 10:30am till 6pm. All old students are welcome. Email info@sukhakari.dhamma.org before arrival. |
| Apply* | 22 Nov - 03 Dec | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open | Herefordshire | |
| Apply* | 06 Dec - 17 Dec | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open | Herefordshire | |
| Apply | 18 Dec - 26 Dec | General Service Period | Open | Herefordshire |
For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. Joint with Dhamma Padhana. |
| 27 December, 2017 - 07 January, 2018 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 28 Sep | Herefordshire | ||
| 27 December, 2017 - 07 January, 2018 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 29 Sep | Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland | Applications from Irish residents (inc NI) only until Nov 20th - overseas applications will not be processed if received before Nov 20th | |
| 27 December, 2017 - 07 January, 2018 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 28 Sep | Castlehead Field Centre | This course is held at a rented site, Castlehead Field Centre. Please do not contact the venue directly. |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 09 Jan - 20 Jan | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 11 Oct | Herefordshire | ||
| 20 Jan - 21 Jan | Trust meeting | Open | Herefordshire |
Saturday: Committee meetings From 1pm.
Sunday: Trust meeting 8am. All old students are welcome |
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| 22 Jan - 25 Jan | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 24 Oct | Herefordshire |
For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 30 Jan - 10 Feb | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Nov | Herefordshire | ||
| 14 Feb - 25 Feb | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 16 Nov | Herefordshire | ||
| 28 Feb - 09 Mar | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 30 Nov | Herefordshire |
For old students |
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| 10 Mar - 11 Mar | Trust meeting | Open | Herefordshire |
Saturday: Committee meetings From 1pm.
Sunday: Trust meeting 8am. All old students are welcome |
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| 14 Mar - 25 Mar | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 14 Dec | Herefordshire | ||
| 29 Mar - 09 Apr | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 29 Dec | Herefordshire | ||
| 10 Apr - 13 Apr | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 10 Jan | Herefordshire |
For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 14 Apr - 15 Apr | Trust meeting | Open | Herefordshire |
Saturday: Committee meetings From 1pm.
Sunday: Trust meeting 8am. All old students are welcome |
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| 18 Apr - 29 Apr | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 18 Jan | Herefordshire | ||
| 30 Apr - 03 May | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 30 Jan | Herefordshire |
For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 09 May - 20 May | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 08 Feb | Herefordshire | ||
| 23 May - 03 Jun | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 22 Feb | Herefordshire | ||
| 04 Jun - 08 Jun | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 06 Mar | Herefordshire |
For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 09 Jun - 10 Jun | Trust meeting | Open | Herefordshire |
Saturday: Committee meetings From 1pm.
Sunday: Trust meeting 8am. All old students are welcome |
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| 13 Jun - 24 Jun |
10-Day
Hindi / English |
Applications accepted starting 15 Mar | Herefordshire | ||
| 25 Jun - 30 Jun | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 27 Mar | Herefordshire |
For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 01 Jul | Open Day | Open | Herefordshire | From 2pm to 6pm. All welcome | |
| 04 Jul - 15 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 05 Apr | Herefordshire | ||
| 18 Jul - 29 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 19 Apr | Herefordshire | ||
| 28 Jul - 29 Jul | Trust meeting | Open | Herefordshire |
Saturday: Committee meetings From 1pm.
Sunday: Trust meeting 8am. All old students are welcome |
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| 01 Aug - 12 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 03 May | Herefordshire | ||
| 15 Aug - 26 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 17 May | Herefordshire | ||
| 27 Aug - 30 Aug | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 29 May | Herefordshire |
For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 05 Sep - 16 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 07 Jun | Herefordshire | ||
| 19 Sep - 30 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 21 Jun | Herefordshire | ||
| 29 Sep - 30 Sep | Trust meeting | Open | Herefordshire |
Saturday: Committee meetings From 1pm.
Sunday: Trust meeting 8am. All old students are welcome |
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| 03 Oct - 14 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 05 Jul | Herefordshire | ||
| 17 Oct - 28 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 19 Jul | Herefordshire | ||
| 31 Oct - 11 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 02 Aug | Herefordshire | ||
| 13 Nov - 24 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 15 Aug | Herefordshire | ||
| 24 Nov - 25 Nov | Trust meeting | Open | Herefordshire |
Saturday: Committee meetings From 1pm.
Sunday: Trust meeting 8am. All old students are welcome |
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| 26 Nov - 29 Nov | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 28 Aug | Herefordshire |
For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 05 Dec - 16 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 06 Sep | Herefordshire | ||
| 17 Dec - 26 Dec | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 18 Sep | Herefordshire |
For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 27 December, 2018 - 07 January, 2019 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 28 Sep | Herefordshire |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply to Attend* Apply to Serve* | 28 Oct | 1 day Children`s Course Mixed 8-18 | Open | Dhamma Sukhakari | |
| Apply to Attend* Apply to Serve* | 28 Oct | Children / Teens | Open | Edinburgh | for boys and girls aged 8-15 |
| Apply to Attend* Apply to Serve* | 03 Nov - 05 Nov | Young Person`s Courses Boys 12-18, Girls 12-18 | Open | Herefordshire |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 26 Jan - 28 Jan | Children`s Course mixed 8-11 | Applications accepted starting 28 Oct | Herefordshire | ||
| 04 May - 06 May | Young Person`s Courses Boys 12-18, Girls 12-18 | Applications accepted starting 03 Feb | Herefordshire |
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.dipa.dhamma.org/os. A user name and password will be required to access these pages.
Questions may be addressed to Email: info@dipa.dhamma.org
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.
Open Days are held between meditation courses. All are welcome to attend and learn about Vipassana Meditation and the Centre.
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.