in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
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** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): Hindi / English / Telugu
This Centre is situated in Kondapur village, which is 12 km from Sangareddy junction and 6 km from Peddapur village. From Hyderabad, the centre is approximately 70km far which usually takes one and half hours to reach. Historically this place was known as Kondanya puram named after Koundinya, one of the first five disciples of the Buddha. The archaeological department has done various surveys and in the excavations they discovered Bodhi Sathva idols and stupas along with carved footprints of the Buddha. These are all exhibited in the archaeological museum in Kondapur village. In March 2005, in this same village an old student donated 10 acres of land for a meditation centre and 3 acres for Vipassana Prachar Samithi. One day courses were run every sunday in a hut for 2 years and meanwhile a Dhamma hall to seat 50, Mini hall to seat 40, 12 single and 9 double rooms for 30 male students, 7 double rooms and 7 single rooms for 21 female students, AT rooms for male and female and Kitchen with dining halls were constructed. A pagoda with 46 cells is also available.
The first 10-day course was for males and was conducted in April 2007. From February 2009 mixed courses are being offered once a month with a children course on the ending day. One teenager course, three 3-day courses and a Satipattana course is also conducted every year.
A new meditation centre, Dhamma Kondanna-2 (DK-2), is being constructed in a 3-acre land beside the main 10-acre campus since November 2021. DK-2 is dedicated to conduct children courses (1- and 2-day), teenager courses (7-day), short adult courses (2 and 3-day). In DK-2, the first teenager course was conducted in July 2022. DK-1 is now dedciated only for adult courses (10-day, Satipattana), workshops and workperiods. Additionally new 32 cells in the inner circle of the pagoda, in DK-1, has been under construction since March 2022.- 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. An application is required to register for all courses.
- 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 International Meditation Centre -- Dhamma Koṇdañña
Kondapur Via Sangareddy,
Telangana- 502306
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 93920-93799, 93983-16155. 08455-202002
For the schedule of children, teenager and old student short courses at Dhamma Kondanna - II, please click here.
For the schedule of non-centre courses in AP & Telangana (Vanaparthy, Karimnagar, Kurnool, Nandyal, Tirupati, Nirmal and Vizianagaram), please click here.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 05 Jun - 16 Jun | 10-Day | Completed | Sanga Reddy | ||
| 19 Jun - 30 Jun | 10-Day | Completed | Sanga Reddy | ||
| 03 Jul - 14 Jul | 10-Day | Completed | Sanga Reddy | ||
| 19 Jul - 28 Jul | Satipatthana Sutta | Completed | Sanga Reddy |
For old students |
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| 27 Jul - 31 Jul | Work Period | Completed | Sanga Reddy |
For old students |
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| 31 Jul - 11 Aug | 10-Day | Completed | Sanga Reddy | ||
| 14 Aug - 25 Aug | 10-Day | Completed | Sanga Reddy | ||
| 28 Aug - 03 Sep | Work Period | CANCELLED | Sanga Reddy |
For old students Work period has been cancelled. |
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| 28 Aug - 08 Sep | 10-Day | Completed | Sanga Reddy | ||
| 11 Sep - 22 Sep | 10-Day | In Progress | Sanga Reddy | ||
| Apply | 22 Sep - 30 Sep | Work Period | Servers - Open | Sanga Reddy |
For old students |
| Apply | 27 Sep - 29 Sep | Dhamma Seva Workshop | New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Sanga Reddy | |
| Apply | 01 Oct - 12 Oct | 10-Day | Women - Open Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open | Sanga Reddy | |
| Apply | 16 Oct - 27 Oct | 10-Day | Open | Sanga Reddy | |
| Apply | 28 Oct - 31 Oct | Work Period | Servers - Open | Sanga Reddy |
For old students |
| Apply | 06 Nov - 17 Nov | 10-Day | Open | Sanga Reddy | |
| Apply | 20 Nov - 01 Dec | 10-Day | Open | Sanga Reddy | |
| Apply | 04 Dec - 15 Dec | 10-Day | Open | Sanga Reddy | |
| 18 Dec - 29 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 19 Sep | Sanga Reddy |
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://kondanna.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.
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 apply. 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.
