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
Under BC's Phase 3 - Reopening Guidelines we are now able to run courses for very small numbers of students.
Dhamma Surabhi is also offering courses for a small number of students, see https://www.dhamma.org/en/schedules/schsurabhi
Courses open for applications on a Sunday, at about 8:00 AM, 31 days before the start of the course.
Courses will be cancelled or curtailed, at short notice, if BC reverts to Phase 2 guidelines.
Before applying, please note the following changes in procedures that will be in place for these courses.
- The menu choices will be far fewer than previously and we cannot accommodate special diet needs.
- We can only accept applications from people who have been in British Columbia/Yukon for 14 days before the start of the course.
- Ride sharing is not encouraged, so the RideBoard will NOT be available.
- Students and servers will be required to wear face masks.
- 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.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
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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| Apply | 16 Oct - 21 Oct | 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 | 21 Oct - 01 Nov | 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 | 04 Nov - 15 Nov | 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 | 18 Nov - 29 Nov | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open | Duncan |
NOTE: This course could be cancelled, or curtailed, at short notice, if BC returns to Covid-19 Phase 2 Guidelines |
| 02 Dec - 13 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Nov | 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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| 16 Dec - 27 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 15 Nov | 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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| 30 December, 2020 - 10 January, 2021 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 29 Nov | 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.
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.
