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 / German
From the Vipassana centre "Dhamma Dvāra" situated on a hilltop in the Saxonian city of Triebel, close to the northern Bavarian city of Hof and the Saxonian city of Plauen, 500 m above sea level, one can look out over the forests and meadows of the landscape called "Vogtland“. The peaceful location is ideally suited for serious meditation.
The centre was acquired in December 2000 and inaugurated in December 2002 after extensive reconstruction. Due to the strong demand the centre has seen significant expansion since 2012. The centre’s maximum capacity is planned to provide space for 150 meditators and servers. There are courses throughout the year, usually two 10-day courses a month.
The Vipassana association, an educational charity/non profit organisation runs all courses. It consists of Vipassana meditators, associated to ensure by honorary work that courses are offered regularly and to inform the public about Vipassana.
- 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.
- Await notification. Check you spam folder! It might be necessary to place our e-mail [email protected] on the whitelist of your e-mail account.
- If your application is accepted then we require you to confirm you will be attending in order to secure your place in the course.
VIPASSANA MEDITATION CENTRE
Dhamma Dvara
Alte Straße 6
08606 Triebel
Tel: (49) 037434 79770; Fax: (49) 037434 79771
Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://dvara.dhamma.org
Courses for adults in Dhamma Dvara Courses for adults outside Dhamma Dvara Courses for children and teenagers
- Courses open for application at about 9 pm (it may be necessary to reload the web page).
- NEW participants can apply for ONE 10-day course only, OLD participants for TWO 10-day courses within 1 calendar year.
- There must be a gap of at least 3 months between all courses (except 1- and 3-day courses and service), between long courses a gap of at least 6 month
Application procedure
for all 10-day courses in Germany and all students (except servers):
- Three months before the start of the course, the registration is open for 3 hours (from 9pm until midnight). It is therefore plenty time to carefully read and answer all points in the application form. At midnight the application is closed for a few hours.
- The course places and waiting list places are allocated by random selection. Anyone whose application has not been selected will be notified immediately. Multiple applications for the same course will be rejected automatically before the random selection is executed.
Long-term servers for Dhamma Dvara needed
More infos for long-term servers can be found here.
Experienced servers who could familiarise new servers with their tasks are highly wellcome.
Corona update
Please note that you might contract Corona on a Vipassana course. Unfortunately, this cannot be avoided. We therefore recommend that you take a corona test immediately after the course.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 26 Oct - 06 Nov | 10-Day | Completed | Triebel | ||
| 08 Nov - 19 Nov | 10-Day | Completed | Triebel | ||
| 19 Nov - 20 Nov | Trust Meeting | Completed | Triebel |
For old students Please apply at [email protected] |
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| 20 Nov - 23 Nov | Work Period | Completed | Triebel |
For old students |
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| 23 Nov - 04 Dec | 10-Day | Completed | Triebel | ||
| Apply* | 07 Dec - 18 Dec | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Open Men - Closed Servers - Open | Triebel |
Server needed - urgend! |
| Apply* | 18 Dec - 26 Dec | Work Period | Servers - Open | Triebel |
For old students |
| Apply* | 26 December, 2022 - 06 January, 2023 | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Long Wait List | Triebel |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 07 Jan - 08 Jan | Trust Meeting | Open | Triebel |
For old students Please apply at [email protected] |
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| Apply* | 08 Jan - 11 Jan | Work Period | Servers - Open | Triebel |
For old students |
| Apply* | 11 Jan - 22 Jan | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List Men - Long Wait List Servers - Short Wait List | Triebel | |
| Apply* | 25 Jan - 05 Feb | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List Men - Long Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Filling Up | Triebel | |
| Apply* | 08 Feb - 19 Feb | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Long Wait List Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open | Triebel | |
| Apply* | 22 Feb - 03 Mar | Satipatthana Sutta | Women - Short Wait List Men - Filling Up Servers - Open | Triebel |
For old students |
| Apply* | 03 Mar - 08 Mar | Work Period | Servers - Open | Triebel |
For old students |
| 04 Mar - 05 Mar | Trust Meeting | Open | Triebel |
For old students Please apply at [email protected] |
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| 08 Mar - 19 Mar | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 07 Dec | Triebel | ||
| 22 Mar - 02 Apr | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 21 Dec | Triebel | ||
| 05 Apr - 16 Apr | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 04 Jan | Triebel | ||
| 19 Apr - 30 Apr | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 18 Jan | Triebel | ||
| 30 Apr - 08 May | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 30 Jan | Triebel |
For old students |
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| 08 May - 19 May | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 06 Feb | Triebel | ||
| 19 May - 31 May | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 18 Feb | Triebel |
For old students |
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| 20 May - 21 May | Trust Meeting | Open | Triebel |
For old students Please apply at [email protected] |
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| 31 May - 11 Jun | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Mar | Triebel | ||
| 14 Jun - 25 Jun | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 15 Mar | Triebel | ||
| 28 Jun - 09 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 29 Mar | Triebel | ||
| 12 Jul - 21 Jul | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 13 Apr | Triebel |
For old students |
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| 21 Jul - 02 Aug | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 22 Apr | Triebel |
For old students |
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| 22 Jul - 23 Jul | Trust Meeting | Open | Triebel |
For old students Please apply at [email protected] |
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| 30 Jul | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 May | Triebel |
For old students from 9:00 to 16:30 |
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| 02 Aug - 13 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 03 May | Triebel | ||
| 16 Aug - 27 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 17 May | Triebel | ||
| 30 Aug - 08 Sep | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 01 Jun | Triebel |
For old students |
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| 08 Sep - 10 Sep | DATM | Applications accepted starting 10 Jun | Triebel |
For old students Registration for ATs only! |
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| 08 Sep - 10 Sep | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 10 Jun | Triebel |
For old students Apply here it you like to serve at the German AT-Meeting! |
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| 12 Sep - 23 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 13 Jun | Triebel | ||
| 23 Sep - 24 Sep | Trust Meeting | Open | Triebel |
For old students Please apply at [email protected] |
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| 24 Sep - 27 Sep | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 26 Jun | Triebel |
For old students |
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| 27 Sep - 08 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 28 Jun | Triebel | ||
| 11 Oct - 22 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 12 Jul | Triebel | ||
| 22 Oct - 06 Nov | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 24 Jul | Triebel |
For old students |
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| 06 Nov - 17 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 07 Aug | Triebel | ||
| 18 Nov - 19 Nov | Trust Meeting | Open | Triebel |
For old students Please apply at [email protected] |
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| 19 Nov - 22 Nov | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 21 Aug | Triebel |
For old students |
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| 22 Nov - 03 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 23 Aug | Triebel | ||
| 06 Dec - 17 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 06 Sep | Triebel | ||
| 17 Dec - 26 Dec | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 18 Sep | Triebel |
For old students |
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| 26 December, 2023 - 06 January, 2024 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 26 Sep | Triebel |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 02 Nov - 13 Nov | 10-Day | Completed | Meppen | ||
| 06 Nov | One-Day-Course | Completed | Berlin |
For old students Location: DOJO |
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| 13 Nov | One-Day-Course | Completed | Berlin |
For old students Location: DOJO |
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| 04 Dec | One-Day-Course | Completed | Berlin |
For old students Location: DOJO |
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| Apply* | 11 Dec | One-Day-Course | Women - Short Wait List Men - Filling Up Female Server - Closed Male Server - Open | Berlin |
For old students Location: DOJO |
| Apply* | 11 Dec - 22 Dec | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Short Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Short Wait List Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open | Jugendhaus Berghof Berg 112 83734 Hausham | |
| Apply* | 26 December, 2022 - 06 January, 2023 | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Long Wait List | Jugendhaus Berghof Berg 112 83734 Hausham |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 20 Mar - 31 Mar | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 20 Dec | Wieshof - Unterhub 1, 88410 Bad Wurzach-Hauerz | ||
| 29 Mar - 09 Apr |
10 Day course German / English |
Applications accepted starting 29 Dec | Dziadowice (Dhamma Pallava, Poland) | ||
| 31 Mar - 03 Apr | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 31 Dec | Wieshof - Unterhub 1, 88410 Bad Wurzach-Hauerz |
For old students Course ends on day 3 at 4:30 pm |
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| 04 Apr - 15 Apr | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 04 Jan | Wieshof - Unterhub 1, 88410 Bad Wurzach-Hauerz |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 26 May - 29 May | Course for Boys | Applications accepted starting 25 Feb | Triebel |
Open for boys from 8 to 18 years |
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| 26 Jul - 29 Jul | Course for Girls and Boys | Applications accepted starting 27 Apr | Triebel |
Open for girls and boys from 8 to 12 years |
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| 26 Oct - 29 Oct | Course for Girls | Applications accepted starting 28 Jul | Triebel |
Open for girls from 8 to 18 years |
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| 01 Nov - 03 Nov | Course for Girls | Applications accepted starting 03 Aug | Triebel |
Open for girls from 8 to 18 years |
As a privacy measure, the online application form encrypts the information you provide us with before it is sent from your device to our application server.
To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://dvara.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.
Courses for children and teens are open for ages 8 to 18 years old (only Boys or only Girls).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 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.
