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Vipassana Meditation Germany

Offering courses in Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka
in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
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Dhamma Dvāra, Triebel, Germany
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** 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.

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.
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.

Additional information

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 9 pm (see below for more details).
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

According to the current Corona directive issued by the government of the Saxony you don't need any longer a vaccination or recovery certificate resp. a negative test result for course participation.

For further details about courses see the schedule below. Applications and confirmations for courses that have to be cancelled cannot be moved. In this case please reapply.

Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

The days between two courses are not always identified as a service-period. If you would like to come to the centre serving and meditating during these days, please apply via the first option on the course schedule.

2022 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	12 Jul - 23 Jul	10-Day	Completed	Triebel
	23 Jul - 24 Jul	Trust Meeting	Completed	Triebel	For old students Please apply at the office
	23 Jul - 30 Jul	Work Period	Completed	Triebel	For old students
	30 Jul - 20 Aug	20-Day German	In Progress	Triebel	For old students
Apply*	24 Aug - 04 Sep	10-Day	Closed	Triebel
Apply*	07 Sep - 16 Sep	Satipatthana Sutta	Women - Filling Up Men - Short Wait List Servers - Short Wait List	Triebel	For old students
Apply*	16 Sep - 18 Sep	DATM	Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed	Triebel	Registration for ATs only!
Apply*	16 Sep - 20 Sep	Work Period	Servers - Open	Triebel	For old students Apply here it you like to serve at the German AT-Meeting!
Apply*	20 Sep - 01 Oct	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Long Wait List Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Short Wait List	Triebel
	01 Oct - 02 Oct	Trust Meeting	Open	Triebel	For old students Please apply at the office
Apply*	02 Oct - 05 Oct	Work Period	Servers - Open	Triebel	For old students
Apply*	05 Oct - 16 Oct	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Long Wait List Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Short Wait List	Triebel
Apply*	16 Oct - 26 Oct	Work Period	Servers - Open	Triebel	For old students
Apply*	26 Oct - 06 Nov	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List Men - Closed Servers - Open	Triebel
Apply*	08 Nov - 19 Nov	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List Men - Long Wait List Servers - Open	Triebel
	19 Nov - 20 Nov	Trust Meeting	Open	Triebel	For old students Please apply at the office
	20 Nov - 23 Nov	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 22 Aug	Triebel	For old students
	23 Nov - 04 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 24 Aug	Triebel
	07 Dec - 18 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 07 Sep	Triebel
	18 Dec - 26 Dec	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 19 Sep	Triebel	For old students
	26 December, 2022 - 06 January, 2023	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 26 Sep	Triebel

2023 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
07 Jan - 08 Jan	Trust Meeting	Open	Triebel	For old students Please apply at the office
08 Jan - 11 Jan	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 10 Oct	Triebel	For old students
11 Jan - 22 Jan	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 12 Oct	Triebel
25 Jan - 05 Feb	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 26 Oct	Triebel
08 Feb - 19 Feb	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 09 Nov	Triebel
22 Feb - 03 Mar	Satipatthana Sutta	Applications accepted starting 24 Nov	Triebel	For old students
04 Mar - 05 Mar	Trust Meeting	Open	Triebel	For old students Please apply at the office
05 Mar - 08 Mar	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 05 Dec	Triebel	For old students
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
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
20 May - 21 May	Trust Meeting	Open	Triebel	For old students Please apply at the office
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
11 Jul - 22 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 11 Apr	Triebel
22 Jul - 23 Jul	Trust Meeting	Open	Triebel	For old students Please apply at the office
22 Jul - 02 Aug	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 23 Apr	Triebel	For old students
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
08 Sep - 10 Sep	DATM	Applications accepted starting 10 Jun	Triebel	For old students Registration for ATs only!
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!
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 the office
24 Sep - 27 Sep	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 26 Jun	Triebel	For old students
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
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 the office
19 Nov - 22 Nov	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 21 Aug	Triebel	For old students
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
26 December, 2023 - 06 January, 2024	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 26 Sep	Triebel

Non-Centre Courses

Courses and Activities conducted at other locations.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.

2022 10-day & other courses for adults outside of Dhamma Dvara

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	31 Jul - 11 Aug	10-Day	Completed	Jugendhaus Berghof Berg 112 83734 Hausham
	07 Aug	One-Day-Course	Completed	Berlin	For old students Location: DOJO Bergmannstrasse 5 Berlin – Kreuzberg
Apply*	13 Aug - 24 Aug	10-Day	In Progress	Jugendhaus Berghof Berg 112 83734 Hausham
Apply*	28 Aug	One-Day-Course	Women - Short Wait List Men - Filling Up Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed	Berlin	For old students Location: DOJO Bergmannstrasse 5 Berlin – Kreuzberg
Apply*	08 Sep - 11 Sep	3-Day	Women - Short Wait List Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open	Wieshof - Unterhub 1, 88410 Bad Wurzach-Hauerz	For old students Course ends on day 3 at 4:30 pm Server needed!
Apply*	13 Sep - 24 Sep	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Short Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open	Wieshof - Unterhub 1, 88410 Bad Wurzach-Hauerz	Server needed!
Apply*	20 Sep - 01 Oct	10 Day course German / English	New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List Men - Long Wait List Servers - Open	Dziadowice (Dhamma Pallava, Poland)
	25 Sep	One-Day-Course	Applications accepted starting 04 Sep	Berlin	For old students Location: DOJO Bergmannstrasse 5 Berlin – Kreuzberg
Apply*	01 Oct - 12 Oct	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Long Wait List Old Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open	Wieshof - Unterhub 1, 88410 Bad Wurzach-Hauerz
	02 Oct	One-Day-Course	Applications accepted starting 11 Sep	Berlin	For old students Location: DOJO Bergmannstrasse 5 Berlin – Kreuzberg
	09 Oct	One-Day-Course	Applications accepted starting 18 Sep	Berlin	For old students Location: DOJO Bergmannstrasse 5 Berlin – Kreuzberg
Apply*	14 Oct - 25 Oct	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Long Wait List Old Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open	Wieshof - Unterhub 1, 88410 Bad Wurzach-Hauerz
	16 Oct	One-Day-Course	Applications accepted starting 25 Sep	Berlin	For old students Location: DOJO Bergmannstrasse 5 Berlin – Kreuzberg
Apply*	02 Nov - 13 Nov	10-Day	New Women - Long Wait List Old Women - Filling Up New Men - Long Wait List Old Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open	Meppen
	06 Nov	One-Day-Course	Applications accepted starting 16 Oct	Berlin	For old students Location: DOJO Bergmannstrasse 5 Berlin – Kreuzberg
	13 Nov	One-Day-Course	Applications accepted starting 23 Oct	Berlin	For old students Location: DOJO Bergmannstrasse 5 Berlin – Kreuzberg
	04 Dec	One-Day-Course	Applications accepted starting 13 Nov	Berlin	For old students Location: DOJO Bergmannstrasse 5 Berlin – Kreuzberg
	11 Dec	One-Day-Course	Applications accepted starting 20 Nov	Berlin	For old students Location: DOJO Bergmannstrasse 5 Berlin – Kreuzberg
	11 Dec - 22 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 12 Sep	Jugendhaus Berghof Berg 112 83734 Hausham
	26 December, 2022 - 06 January, 2023	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 27 Sep	Jugendhaus Berghof Berg 112 83734 Hausham

2023 10-day & other courses for adults outside of Dhamma Dvara

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	29 Mar - 09 Apr	10 Day course German / English	Applications accepted starting 29 Dec	Dziadowice (Dhamma Pallava, Poland)

Teenagers' and Children's Courses

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

2022 Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	25 Jul - 28 Jul	Course for Girls and Boys	Completed	Triebel	Open for girls and boys from 8 to 12 years
Apply*	20 Oct - 23 Oct	Course for Girls	Girls - Open Boys - Closed Servers - Open	Triebel	Open for girls from 8 to 18 years

2023 Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
26 May - 29 May	Course for Boys	Applications accepted starting 25 Feb	Triebel	Open for boys from 8 to 18 years
27 Jul - 30 Jul	Course for Girls and Boys	Applications accepted starting 28 Apr	Triebel	Open for girls and boys from 8 to 12 years
26 Oct - 29 Oct	Course for Girls	Applications accepted starting 28 Jul	Triebel	Open for girls from 8 to 18 years
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.

20-day Courses are open only to serious Old Students committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of five 10-day courses , one Satipatthana Sutta course, given Dhamma Service at least one 10-day course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.

Dhamma Service on long courses is open to old students who are committed to this technique of Vipassana meditation, who have successfully completed three 10-day Vipassana courses in this tradition, who have served one 10-day course, who practice two hours a day and maintain the five precepts.

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.

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.

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.

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.