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 / French
Courses are also held in other parts of France (see links below)
One or two ten-day courses are held in the centre each month, in French, in English, and occasionally in Khmer. Different langages are available on audiotapes so that foreign students can listen to the evening discourses in their mother tongue.The French Vipassana centre is situated on 100 acres of land, in beautiful country, a lovely mixture of woods and meadows. Goenkaji called the centre Dhamma Mahi, « the land of Dhamma ». The Dhamma Mahi Centre is located in the territory of Champignelles in the department of Yonne (89). The nearest village is Villiers-Saint-Benoît (3 kms). The centre is 12 kms away from Toucy, 36 kms away from Auxerre, and about 170 kms away from Paris.
- Access the application form by clicking on "Apply*" in the left hand column.
- 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 email if you give an email 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.
- The registration starts around 6h in the morning on the opening day of the course. Please note that for new students we proceed with an electronic random selection. See an explanatory note under the heading '10 day courses and other courses for adults' below.
Centre Vipassana Dhamma Mahi
Le Bois Planté
89350 Champignelles
FRANCE
Tel : +33 (0) 3.86.45.75.14
Fax : +33 (0) 3.86.45.76.20
E-mail : [email protected]
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Important message regarding Coronavirus
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, all our activities are
suspended until end of April at least; this includes all courses at
Dhamma Mahi and in France (incl. overseas departments), work periods and trust meetings (incl.
General Assembly), one-day courses and group sittings.
For later courses, students and servers living outside France are not accepted,
until further notice.
In any case, if you have been or are going to be in any area where there is a significant outbreak of coronavirus,
please avoid attending a Vipassana course or non-centre course for at least 14 days after leaving this country/area and also after 14 days
of being symptom free.
ÉTUDIANTS FRANCOPHONES : veuillez remplir le formulaire en français, cela facilitera les échanges avec les chargés de cours et les enseignants. Pour cela, cliquez sur le lien "S'inscrire" à partir de la page en français à laquelle vous accéderez en sélectionnant 'Français' dans le menu 'languages" en haut à droite de cette page.
All ten day courses and Satipatthana courses begin on the evening of the first day and end on the early morning of the last day. 3 days courses begin on the evening of the first day and end late after noon of the last day.
- 3 months before the start of the course, registration will be open from 6:00 am, all day long, after which the course will be closed (for registration).
- An electronic random selection will then be made to allocate available places for the course and to establish a waiting list.
- In the 7 days that follow, students who were not allocated a place on the course will be notified.
- Please note it is imperative to send only one registration form per person and per course, otherwise none of the forms will be taken into account.
*Due to the increasing number of applications, we can only take into consideration one application per person for the same period (4 months) throughout the European region. This is also the case for the wait lists which number of applications is limited.
Registration procedure for old students (people having previously done a 10 day course) and for people who are attending a non-center 10 day course for the first time or a Khmer language course for the first time.
- Applications are accepted from 6 a.m. (06:00 hrs) on the day courses open for registration.
- Due to the number of application, please be kind to others and wait 4 months between courses. (This restriction apply for 10 day courses, Satipatthana and long courses). We therefore can only take into consideration one application per person for the same period (4 months) throughout the European region. This is also the case for the wait lists which number of applications is limited.
Thank you to mention when applying if you are the object of a particular diet. Rice will be substituted for meals containing gluten; plant-based milk is available to everyone daily. Other specific dietary requests can only be provided for in response to specific medically diagnosed conditions. Please inform us of those on your application.
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| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 24 Mar - 04 Apr | 10 Day | CANCELLED | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) | ||
| 04 Apr - 05 Apr | TRUST MEETING | CANCELLED | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) |
Saturday : comitee meeting. Sunday at 9h15 : trust meeting & General Assembly. All old students are welcome. |
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| 20 Apr - 05 May | Work Period | CANCELLED | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) |
For old students |
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| 06 May - 17 May | 10 Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Servers - Wait List | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) |
Registration closed until further notice due to the Covid-19 outbreak. |
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| 20 May - 31 May | 10 Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Servers - Wait List | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) |
Registration closed until further notice due to the Covid-19 outbreak. |
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| 31 May - 06 Jun | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 30 Apr | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) |
For old students Opening of registration has been postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. |
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| 07 Jun | OPEN DAY | CANCELLED | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) | ||
| Apply* | 09 Jun - 20 Jun | 10 Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Short Wait List Male Server - Open | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) |
Registration closed (except for servers) until further notice due to the Covid-19 outbreak. |
| 20 Jun - 21 Jun | TRUST MEETING | Open | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) |
Saturday: committees' meetings. Sunday at 9:15: trust meeting. All old students are welcome. |
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| 24 Jun - 05 Jul | 10 Day | Applications accepted starting 26 Apr | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) |
Opening of registration has been postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. |
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| 08 Jul - 19 Jul | 10 Day | Applications accepted starting 09 May | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) |
Opening of registration has been postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. For this summer course, priority is given to people having professional constraints at this period of the year. Please justify briefly when registrating. |
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| 24 Jul - 02 Aug | Satipatthana | Applications accepted starting 25 May | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) |
For old students Opening of registration has been postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. |
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| 05 Aug - 16 Aug | 10 Day | Applications accepted starting 07 May | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) | For this summer course, priority is given to people having professional constraints at this period of the year. Please justify briefly when registrating. | |
| 19 Aug - 30 Aug |
10 Day
English / Khmer |
Applications accepted starting 19 May | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) | English/Khmer languages only. Khmer-speakers have priority until one month before the start of the course. English-speakers will be put on wait list. | |
| 03 Sep - 06 Sep | 3 Day | Applications accepted starting 05 Jun | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) |
For old students |
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| 07 Sep - 14 Sep | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 09 Jun | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) |
For old students |
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| 15 Sep - 26 Sep | 10 Day | Applications accepted starting 17 Jun | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) | ||
| 26 Sep - 27 Sep | TRUST MEETING | Open | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) |
Saturday : comitee meeting. Sunday at 9h15 : trust meeting & General Assembly. All old students are welcome. |
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| 30 Sep - 11 Oct | 10 Day | Applications accepted starting 02 Jul | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) | ||
| 15 Oct - 18 Oct | 3 Day | Applications accepted starting 17 Jul | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) |
For old students |
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| 31 Oct - 21 Nov | 20 Day | Applications accepted starting 20 May | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) |
For old students Opening of registration has been postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. |
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| 21 Nov - 22 Nov | TRUST MEETING | Open | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) |
Saturday: committees' meetings. Sunday at 9:15: trust meeting. All old students are welcome. |
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| 25 Nov - 06 Dec | 10 Day | Applications accepted starting 27 Aug | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) | ||
| 09 Dec - 20 Dec | 10 Day | Applications accepted starting 10 Sep | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) | ||
| 23 December, 2020 - 03 January, 2021 | 10 Day | Applications accepted starting 24 Sep | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 10 Apr - 13 Apr | Teen's course (12-18 years) - In French only | CANCELLED | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) | Course language: in French only. | |
| 16 Apr - 19 Apr | Children's course (8-11 years) - French only | CANCELLED | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) | Course language: in French only. | |
| 20 Oct - 23 Oct | Teen's course (12-18 years) - In French only | Applications accepted starting 22 Jul | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) | Course language: in French only. | |
| 25 Oct - 28 Oct | Children's course (8-11 years) - French only | Applications accepted starting 27 Jul | Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) | Course language: in French only. |
As a privacy measure, the online application form encrypts the information you provide us with before it is sent from your computer to our application server.
To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://www.mahi.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.
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.
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.
