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. 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.
Vipassana Meditation Centre - Dhamma Dvāra
Alte Straße 6
08606 Triebel
Deutschland
Tel: [49](0)37434-79770
Fax: [49](0)37434-79771
Email: info@dvara.dhamma.org
Website: http://www.dvara.dhamma.org
Non-Centre Courses (Hausham, Bad Wurzhach, Meppen, Birnbach) Courses for children and teenagers
Important: New students can apply for one 10-day course only. Old students can only sit two courses within 12 months with a minimum gap of three months.
Application opens at 9 p.m. Berlin time (MET) on the day specified below for a course. The actual opening time or processing of your request may be a few minutes delayed due to overload of the server.
We can process your application only if you submit a valid email address. It may be necessary to place our e-mail registration-calm@dvara.dhamma.org on the whitelist of your e-mail account, otherwise the confirmation letter may end up in your spam folder.
More courses outside the centre are offered in northwest, northeast, southeast and southwest Germany (see below) as well as in Austria.
NEW: Non-centre-location Binrbach / Westerwald - First 10 day-course over New Year 2018/19.
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.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply | 01 Jan - 31 Dec | Service between courses | In Progress | Triebel |
For old students For the days between courses (other than service periods) please apply here. |
| 04 Apr - 15 Apr | 10-Day | Completed | Triebel | ||
| Apply* | 17 Apr - 28 Apr | 10-Day | In Progress | Triebel | |
| Apply* | 29 Apr - 06 May | European AT-Meeting | Closed | Triebel |
For old students Registration only possible for service! |
| Apply* | 06 May - 14 May | Work Period | Open | Triebel |
For old students |
| Apply* | 14 May - 25 May | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Long Wait List Servers - Short Wait List | Triebel | |
| 26 May - 27 May | Trust Meeting | Open | Triebel |
For old students Please apply at the office |
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| Apply* | 27 May - 30 May | Work Period | Open | Triebel |
For old students |
| Apply* | 30 May - 10 Jun | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Long Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Filling Up | Triebel | |
| Apply* | 13 Jun - 24 Jun | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Long Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Short Wait List | Triebel | |
| Apply* | 27 Jun - 08 Jul | 10-Day | Women - Long Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Long Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Filling Up | Triebel | |
| Apply* | 10 Jul - 21 Jul | 10-Day | Women - Closed New Men - Closed Old Men - Long Wait List Servers - Open | Triebel | |
| 21 Jul - 22 Jul | Trust Meeting | Open | Triebel |
For old students Please apply at the office |
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| Apply* | 22 Jul - 28 Jul | Work Period | Open | Triebel |
For old students |
| Apply | 28 Jul - 18 Aug | 20-Day | Women - Short Wait List Men - Short Wait List Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Short Wait List | Triebel |
For old students |
| 22 Aug - 02 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 22 May | Triebel | ||
| 05 Sep - 14 Sep | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 05 Jun | Triebel |
For old students |
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| 15 Sep - 16 Sep | Trust Meeting | Open | Triebel |
For old students Please apply at the office |
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| 16 Sep - 18 Sep | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 16 Jun | Triebel |
For old students |
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| 18 Sep - 29 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 18 Jun | Triebel | ||
| 29 Sep - 30 Sep | German AT-Meeting | Applications accepted starting 29 Jun | Triebel |
For old students Registration only possible for service! |
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| 30 Sep - 03 Oct | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 02 Jul | Triebel |
For old students |
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| 03 Oct - 14 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 03 Jul | Triebel | ||
| 16 Oct - 27 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 16 Jul | Triebel | ||
| 27 Oct - 07 Nov | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 27 Jul | Triebel |
For old students |
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| 03 Nov - 04 Nov | Trust Meeting | Open | Triebel |
For old students Please apply at the office |
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| 07 Nov - 18 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 07 Aug | Triebel | ||
| 21 Nov - 02 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 21 Aug | Triebel | ||
| 05 Dec - 16 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 05 Sep | Triebel | ||
| 16 Dec - 20 Dec | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 16 Sep | Triebel |
For old students |
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| 20 Dec - 23 Dec | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 20 Sep | Triebel |
For old students End of course Day 3 ~ 4.30 pm |
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| 23 Dec - 26 Dec | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 24 Sep | Triebel |
For old students Arrival possible after 5 pm! |
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| 26 December, 2018 - 06 January, 2019 | 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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| 28 Mar - 08 Apr | 10-Day | Completed | Dhamma Pallava, Poland |
Course language GE-EN No Polish - Bez polskiego Journey |
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| 26 December, 2018 - 06 January, 2019 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 26 Sep | Birnbach /Westerwald | New Non-centre-location |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 26 December, 2018 - 06 January, 2019 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 26 Sep | Meppen |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 27 Mar - 07 Apr | 10-Day | Completed | Jugendhaus Berghof Berg 112 83734 Hausham | ||
| 27 Jul - 30 Jul | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 27 Apr | Jugendhaus Berghof Berg 112 83734 Hausham |
For old students End of course Day 3 ~ 4.30 pm |
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| 01 Aug - 12 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 May | Jugendhaus Berghof Berg 112 83734 Hausham | ||
| 13 Aug - 24 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 13 May | Jugendhaus Berghof Berg 112 83734 Hausham | ||
| 09 Dec - 20 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 09 Sep | Jugendhaus Berghof Berg 112 83734 Hausham | ||
| 26 December, 2018 - 06 January, 2019 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 26 Sep | Jugendhaus Berghof Berg 112 83734 Hausham |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 09 Sep - 20 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 09 Jun | Wieshof - Unterhub 1, 88410 Bad Wurzach-Hauerz | ||
| 20 Sep - 23 Sep | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 20 Jun | Wieshof - Unterhub 1, 88410 Bad Wurzach-Hauerz |
For old students End of course Day 3 ~ 4.30 pm |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply* | 10 May - 13 May | Children-course for Girls | New Girls - Open Old Girls - Filling Up Boys - Closed Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open | Triebel | Open for girls from 8 to 12 years |
| Apply* | 10 May - 13 May | Teenager-Course for Girls | Girls - Open Boys - Closed Servers - Open | Triebel |
Open for girls from 12 to 18 years |
| Apply* | 23 Jul - 26 Jul | Course for Girls and Boys | Open | Triebel |
Open for girls and boys from 8 to 12 years |
| 30 Oct - 02 Nov | Teenager-Course for Boys | Applications accepted starting 30 Jul | Triebel |
Open for boys from 12 to 18 years |
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| 30 Oct - 02 Nov | Children-Course for Boys | Applications accepted starting 30 Jul | Triebel |
Open for boys from 8 to 12 years |
Note that this center only accepts applications submitted online. The online application form encrypts your information before it is sent from your computer to our application server.
To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://www.dvara.dhamma.org/os. A user name and password will be required to access these pages.
Questions may be addressed to Email: info@dvara.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.
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.
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.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.