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
Dhamma Modana, the "Joy of Dhamma" or "Land of Joy", is the name given by S.N. Goenka for the Vancouver Island Vipassana Association. In 2018, 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 North of Victoria BC or 45 minute drive South of Nanaimo, BC. Vancouver Island is situated off the west coast of British Columbia, north of Seattle and west of Vancouver, and is well known for its hiking, mountain biking trails and whale watching.
- 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
REGISTRATION GUIDELINES
Registration opens at 8am Pacific Time. Usually the "Apply" button first appears sometime between 8:01 & 8:05 am (you may need to refresh your browser). Registration might only be open for 30 minutes. But once you've started your application you'll be allowed to finish it, so please answer all the questions completely. For fairness, the application queue is randomized.
We receive far more applications than we have spots for or we can process. The course and the waitlist are filled at the same time. Those who didn't make it onto the course or the waitlist will be notified and asked to apply again later.
Currently priority is given to people in BC or the Yukon. Old students who have already sat within the last year will have lower priority.
If we need to ask you more information about your application it will not affect your place in the queue.
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.
Please consider applying later if you have conditions that put you at greater risk of serious illness from COVID-19
Please check this page regularly for further information.
Courses for young people.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
In North America Teen courses are for those 17 years and younger.
Please see the schedule page for Dhamma Surabhi, near Merritt, for additional courses in the region.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 27 Sep - 08 Oct | 10-Day | In Progress | Duncan |
Though originally planned as a women-only course, this course will now be open to all. |
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| Apply | 08 Oct - 11 Oct | 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. Preference is given to servers who have served at least One 10-day course. |
| Apply | 22 Oct - 25 Oct | Service/Work Period | Servers - Open | Duncan |
For old students Between course for experienced servers only. |
| Apply | 25 Oct - 05 Nov | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Closed Male Server - Wait List | Duncan | |
| 05 Nov - 08 Nov | Service/Work Period | Applications accepted starting 05 Oct | Duncan |
For old students Between course for experienced servers only. |
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| 08 Nov - 17 Nov |
Satipatthana Sutta Course |
Applications accepted starting 08 Oct | Duncan |
For old students Please click on link to the left for requirements |
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| 20 Nov - 22 Nov | Service/Work Period | Applications accepted starting 20 Oct | Duncan |
For old students Between course for experienced servers only. |
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| 22 Nov - 03 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 22 Oct | Duncan |
This course will be for women only. |
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| 03 Dec - 06 Dec | Service/Work Period | Applications accepted starting 02 Nov | Duncan |
For old students Between course for experienced servers only. |
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| 06 Dec - 17 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 05 Nov | Duncan | ||
| 17 Dec - 20 Dec | Service/Work Period | Applications accepted starting 16 Nov | Duncan |
For old students Between course for experienced servers only. |
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| 20 Dec - 31 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 19 Nov | Duncan | ||
| 31 December, 2023 - 03 January, 2024 | Service/Work Period | Applications accepted starting 30 Nov | Duncan |
For old students Between course for experienced servers only. |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 14 Jan - 17 Jan | Service/Work Period | Applications accepted starting 14 Dec | Duncan |
For old students Between course for experienced servers only. |
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.
