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): English
Vancouver Island is situated off the west coast of British Columbia, north of Seattle and west of Vancouver. In September 2018, the Dhamma Modana moved to a lovely 12,000 sq ft building nestled on 13.5 acres near the city of Duncan, a 45 min drive from Victoria BC. The first 3-day and 10-day took place at the new Centre in October 2018.
- 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.
Vancouver Island Vipassana Center -- Dhamma Modana
2359 Calais Rd, Duncan, BC V9L 5V5
Registration Voicemail: 778-974-8482
Registration Fax: 778-974-8483
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://modana.dhamma.org
Applications will be accepted beginning on the date specified at just after 8:00 am Pacific time (Usually the "Apply" button is refreshed by the system sometime between 8:01 & 8:05 am).
Courses will be cancelled or curtailed, at short notice if British Columbia Health Authorities cautions against gatherings and/or if servers/teachers are unavailable.
During the registration process, you will be receiving a number of e-mails from us. If you don't receive these emails, please check your Spam/Junk Mail box.
Before applying, please note the following changes in procedures that will be in place at the centre:
The menu choices will be far fewer than previously and we cannot accommodate special diet needs.
Ride sharing is not encouraged, so the RideBoard will NOT be available.
Masks should be worn when entering and moving throughout the Centre
Servers will wear masks while serving in the kitchen
- Masks may be removed when meditating in the Dhamma hall, when eating, when outside, and when in your own room or bathroom.
We can only accommodate a small number of students and waitlists will also be short.
All acceptances are provisional until students complete an on-line Covid-19 Screening Form three days before the start of the course.
Please consider applying later if you have conditions that put at greater risk of serious illness from COVID-19
Applications will open at 8 am, or shortly thereafter, when the above takes place.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 13 Oct - 17 Oct | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 05 Sep | Duncan |
For old students NOTE: This course could be cancelled, or curtailed, at short notice, if BC returns to Covid-19 Phase 2 Guidelines |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply | 01 Aug - 06 Aug | Service/Work Period | In Progress | Duncan |
For old students Applications welcome for Part Time Service. Please show arrival and departure dates in your application. See the "arriving late" question. |
| Apply | 06 Aug - 15 Aug | Satipatthana Sutta | Women - Closed New Men - Closed Old Men - Short Wait List Female Server - Closed Male Server - Open | Duncan |
For old students One more male server required and appreciated. |
| Apply | 16 Aug - 24 Aug | Service/Work Period | Servers - Open | Duncan |
For old students Applications welcome for Part Time Service. Please show arrival and departure dates in your application. See the "arriving late" question. |
| Apply | 25 Aug - 05 Sep | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Wait List | Duncan |
NOTE: This course could be cancelled, or curtailed, at short notice, if BC returns to Covid-19 Phase 2 Guidelines |
| Apply | 05 Sep - 08 Sep | Service/Work Period | Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open | Duncan |
For old students Applications welcome for Part Time Service. Please show arrival and departure dates in your application. See the "arriving late" question. |
| 08 Sep - 19 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 08 Aug | Duncan |
NOTE: This course could be cancelled, or curtailed, at short notice, if BC returns to Covid-19 Phase 2 Guidelines. |
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| Apply | 19 Sep - 22 Sep | Service/Work Period | Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open | Duncan |
For old students Applications welcome for Part Time Service. Please show arrival and departure dates in your application. See the "arriving late" question. |
| 22 Sep - 03 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 22 Aug | Duncan |
NOTE: This course could be cancelled, or curtailed, at short notice, if BC returns to Covid-19 Phase 2 Guidelines |
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| 04 Oct - 12 Oct | Service/Work Period | Applications accepted starting 03 Sep | Duncan |
For old students Applications welcome for Part Time Service. Please show arrival and departure dates in your application. See the "arriving late" question. |
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| 20 Oct - 31 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 19 Sep | Duncan |
NOTE: This course could be cancelled, or curtailed, at short notice, if BC returns to Covid-19 Phase 2 Guidelines |
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| 03 Nov - 14 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 26 Sep | Duncan |
NOTE: This course could be cancelled, or curtailed, at short notice, if BC returns to Covid-19 Phase 2 Guidelines |
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| 17 Nov - 28 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 10 Oct | Duncan |
NOTE: This course could be cancelled, or curtailed, at short notice, if BC returns to Covid-19 Phase 2 Guidelines |
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| 01 Dec - 12 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 17 Oct | Duncan |
NOTE: This course could be cancelled, or curtailed, at short notice, if BC returns to Covid-19 Phase 2 Guidelines |
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://modana.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 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.
