Wheel of Dhamma

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Dvara
Dhamma Dvāra, Triebel, Germany
Centre Location: Website | Map
** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): German / English

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
  1. Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
  2. Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
  3. Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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 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

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.

Please Note:    Applications are now accepted from 9 p.m. (21:00 hrs) Berlin time on the day courses open for Registration. The actual opening time may be a few minutes or even up to an hour after 9 p.m. This is due to the automated nature of the system.

Please note that we cannot process your application if you do not submit a valid email address.

Please 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.

Please note that we also offer courses outside the centre in northwest, northeast, southeast and southwest Germany, see below.

NEW Okt. 2017: Course in a new Centre in Poland, Dhamma Pallava -  Languages: German and English.

There are further german/english courses in Austria

                                                  

 
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.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
2017 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
17 May - 28 May 10-Day Completed Triebel
31 May - 11 Jun 10-Day Completed Triebel
Apply 14 Jun - 25 Jun 10-Day In Progress Triebel
Apply 27 Jun - 08 Jul 10-Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Filling Up Triebel
Apply 10 Jul - 21 Jul 10-Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Long Wait List Female Server - Short Wait List Male Server - Filling Up Triebel
21 Jul - 22 Jul Trust Meeting Open Triebel For old students
Please apply in the office
23 Jul Open Day Open Triebel
Apply 23 Jul - 29 Jul Work Period Open Triebel For old students
Apply 29 Jul - 19 Aug 20-Day Women - Filling Up Men - Filling Up Female Server - Long Wait List Male Server - Short Wait List Triebel For old students
Apply 23 Aug - 03 Sep 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Long Wait List Female Server - Short Wait List Male Server - Filling Up Triebel
Apply 05 Sep - 16 Sep 10-Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List Men - Long Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Filling Up Triebel
16 Sep - 17 Sep Trust Meeting Open Triebel For old students
Please apply at the office
Apply 17 Sep - 20 Sep Work Period Open Triebel For old students
Apply 20 Sep - 01 Oct 10-Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Long Wait List Servers - Open Triebel
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 - 08 Nov Work Period Applications accepted starting 27 Jul Triebel For old students
04 Nov - 05 Nov Trust Meeting Open Triebel For old students
Please apply at the office
08 Nov - 19 Nov 10-Day Applications accepted starting 08 Aug Triebel
22 Nov - 03 Dec 10-Day Applications accepted starting 22 Aug Triebel
06 Dec - 17 Dec 10-Day Applications accepted starting 06 Sep Triebel
26 December, 2017 - 06 January, 2018 10-Day Applications accepted starting 26 Sep Triebel
2018 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
06 Jan - 07 Jan Trust Meeting Open Triebel For old students
Please apply at the office
07 Jan - 10 Jan Work Period Applications accepted starting 07 Oct Triebel For old students
10 Jan - 21 Jan 10-Day Applications accepted starting 10 Oct Triebel
24 Jan - 04 Feb 10-Day Applications accepted starting 24 Oct Triebel
07 Feb - 18 Feb 10-Day Applications accepted starting 07 Nov Triebel
21 Feb - 02 Mar Satipatthana Sutta Applications accepted starting 21 Nov Triebel For old students
03 Mar - 04 Mar Trust Meeting Open Triebel For old students
Please apply at the office
04 Mar - 07 Mar Work Period Applications accepted starting 04 Dec Triebel For old students
07 Mar - 18 Mar 10-Day Applications accepted starting 07 Dec Triebel
21 Mar - 01 Apr 10-Day Applications accepted starting 21 Dec Triebel
04 Apr - 15 Apr 10-Day Applications accepted starting 04 Jan Triebel
17 Apr - 28 Apr 10-Day Applications accepted starting 17 Jan Triebel
29 Apr - 06 May European AT-Meeting Applications accepted starting 29 Jan Triebel For old students
Registration only possible for service!
06 May - 14 May Work Period Applications accepted starting 06 Feb Triebel For old students
14 May - 25 May 10-Day Applications accepted starting 14 Feb Triebel
26 May - 27 May Trust Meeting Open Triebel For old students
Please apply at the office
27 May - 30 May Work Period Applications accepted starting 27 Feb Triebel For old students
30 May - 10 Jun 10-Day Applications accepted starting 01 Mar Triebel
13 Jun - 24 Jun 10-Day Applications accepted starting 13 Mar Triebel
27 Jun - 08 Jul 10-Day Applications accepted starting 27 Mar Triebel
10 Jul - 21 Jul 10-Day Applications accepted starting 10 Apr Triebel
21 Jul - 22 Jul Trust Meeting Open Triebel For old students
Please apply at the office
22 Jul - 28 Jul Work Period Applications accepted starting 22 Apr Triebel For old students
28 Jul - 18 Aug 20-Day Applications accepted starting 01 Oct 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
15 Sep - 16 Sep Trust Meeting Open Triebel For old students
Please apply at the office
16 Sep - 18 Sep Work Period Applications accepted starting 16 Jun Triebel For old students
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!
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
03 Nov - 04 Nov Trust Meeting Open Triebel For old students
Please apply at the office
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 - 26 Dec Work Period Applications accepted starting 16 Sep Triebel For old students
26 December, 2018 - 06 January, 2019 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.
2017 Vipassana Meditation Course in Dhamma Pallava, Poland
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
11 Oct - 22 Oct 10-Day Applications accepted starting 11 Jul Dhamma Pallava, Poland Course Language: English + German
https://www.pallava.dhamma.org/
2018 Vipassana Meditation Course in Dhamma Pallava, Poland
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
28 Mar - 08 Apr 10-Day Applications accepted starting 28 Dec Berlin Area Place of course still unknown
but Course will take place in Berlin Area
2017 Northwest Vipassana Group Courses    Website | Map
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
08 Nov - 19 Nov 10-Day Applications accepted starting 10 Aug Koppelschleuse Jugend- und Kulturgästehaus Helter Damm 1 49716 Meppen
27 December, 2017 - 07 January, 2018 10-Day Applications accepted starting 27 Sep Koppelschleuse Jugend- und Kulturgästehaus Helter Damm 1 49716 Meppen
2018 Northwest Vipassana Group Courses    Website | Map
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
26 December, 2018 - 06 January, 2019 10-Day Applications accepted starting 26 Sep Koppelschleuse Jugend- und Kulturgästehaus Helter Damm 1 49716 Meppen
2017 Southeast Vipassana Group Courses    Website | Map
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply 28 Jul - 31 Jul 3-Day Women - Long Wait List Men - Long Wait List Servers - Short Wait List Jugendhaus Berghof Berg 112 83734 Hausham For old students
End of course at day 3 evening ~ 4 pm
Apply 02 Aug - 13 Aug 10-Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Short Wait List New Men - Long Wait List Old Men - Short Wait List Servers - Filling Up Jugendhaus Berghof Berg 112 83734 Hausham
Apply 14 Aug - 25 Aug 10-Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Short Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open Jugendhaus Berghof Berg 112 83734 Hausham
09 Dec - 20 Dec 10-Day Applications accepted starting 09 Sep Jugendhaus Berghof Berg 112 83734 Hausham
27 December, 2017 - 05 January, 2018 Satipatthana Sutta Applications accepted starting 27 Sep Jugendhaus Berghof Berg 112 83734 Hausham For old students
2018 Southeast Vipassana Group Courses    Website | Map
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
27 Mar - 07 Apr 10-Day Applications accepted starting 27 Dec 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
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
26 December, 2018 - 06 January, 2019 10-Day Applications accepted starting 26 Sep Jugendhaus Berghof Berg 112 83734 Hausham
2017 Southwest Vipassana Group Courses    Website | Map
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply 07 Sep - 10 Sep 3-Day Open Wieshof - Unterhub 1, 88410 Bad Wurzach-Hauerz For old students
End of Course Day 3 ~ 4.30 p.m
Apply 11 Sep - 22 Sep 10-Day New Women - Long Wait List Old Women - Filling Up New Men - Short Wait List Old Men - Filling Up Servers - Open Wieshof - Unterhub 1, 88410 Bad Wurzach-Hauerz
2018 Southwest Vipassana Group Courses    Website | Map
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
07 Feb - 18 Feb 10-Day Applications accepted starting 07 Nov Wieshof - Unterhub 1, 88410 Bad Wurzach-Hauerz
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
 
Teenagers' and Children's Courses
Courses for young people.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
2017 Teenagers' and Children's Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply to Attend* Apply to Serve* 24 Jul - 27 Jul Course for Girls and Boys Open Triebel Open for girls and boys aged from 8 to 11 years
28 Oct - 31 Oct Courses for Girls Applications accepted starting 01 Aug Triebel Course for Girls aged from 8 to 11 years
28 Oct - 31 Oct Children / Teens Applications accepted starting 03 Aug Triebel Course for girls from 12 to 18 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.

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.

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.

 
 
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