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
- Access the application form for sitting 3-day, 10-day and Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta courses or for serving all courses by clicking 'Apply' in the left hand column. Note that for sitting 20-day, 30-day, 45-day and 10-day Special courses you need to apply using the Long Course Application form.
- 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.
For regular 10-day courses for both old and new students in the UK, Herefordshire or Suffolk, please see the UK Schedule.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply | 20 December, 2018 - 20 January, 2019 | 30-Day | Women - Filling Up Men - Short Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Short Wait List | Herefordshire |
For old students Female and male and servers needed. |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply* | 20 Jan - 25 Jan | Service Period | Open | Herefordshire |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
| Apply | 25 Jan - 15 Feb | 20-Day | Short Wait List | Herefordshire |
For old students |
| Apply* | 15 Feb - 19 Feb | General Service Period | Open | Herefordshire |
For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
| Apply | 20 Feb - 23 Mar | 30-Day | Women - Filling Up Men - Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Filling Up | Herefordshire |
For old students |
| 23 Mar - 03 Apr | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 23 Dec | Herefordshire |
For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 30 Mar - 31 Mar | Trust Meeting | Open | Herefordshire |
Saturday: Sit at 1pm. Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Sit at 7:45am. Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. |
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| Apply | 04 Apr - 25 Apr | 20-Day | Open | Herefordshire |
For old students |
| 25 Apr - 07 May | General Service Period and EATM | Open | Herefordshire |
For old students The European Assistant Teacher's Meeting will be held between April 27 - May 5. Servers are needed to help in the kitchen at that time. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. This is a joint Dipa/Padhana service period so please apply on the Dhamma Dipa listed GSP. |
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| Apply* | 07 May - 18 May | Executive Course | New Women - Filling Up Old Women - Closed New Men - Open Old Men - Wait List Servers - Open | Herefordshire | |
| 18 May - 24 May | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 17 Feb | Herefordshire |
For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 24 May - 02 Jun | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 24 Jan | Herefordshire |
For old students |
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| Apply* | 05 Jun - 16 Jun | Executive Course | New Women - Open Old Women - Filling Up New Men - Open Old Men - Wait List Servers - Open | Herefordshire | |
| 16 Jun - 26 Jun | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 18 Mar | Herefordshire |
For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| Apply | 27 Jun - 28 Jul | 30-Day | Open | Herefordshire |
For old students |
| 31 Jul - 31 Aug | 30-Day | Applications accepted starting 29 Jan | Herefordshire |
For old students |
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| 31 Aug - 10 Sep | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 02 Jun | Herefordshire |
For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 07 Sep - 08 Sep | Trust meeting and AGM | Open | Herefordshire |
Saturday: Sit at 1pm. Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Sit at 7:45am. Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome |
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| 11 Sep - 02 Oct | 20-Day | Applications accepted starting 12 Mar | Herefordshire |
For old students |
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| 02 Oct - 09 Oct | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 04 Jul | Herefordshire |
For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 09 Oct - 20 Oct | Special 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 09 Apr | Herefordshire |
For old students |
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| 20 Oct - 29 Oct | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 22 Jul | Herefordshire |
For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 30 Oct - 15 Dec | 45-Day | Applications accepted starting 30 Apr | Herefordshire |
For old students |
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| 15 Dec - 19 Dec | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 16 Sep | Herefordshire |
For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 19 Dec - 22 Dec | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 21 Aug | Herefordshire |
For old students |
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| 23 Dec - 26 Dec | General Service Period | Open | Herefordshire |
For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. This is a joint Dipa/Padhana service period so please apply on the Dhamma Dipa listed GSP. |
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| 27 December, 2019 - 27 January, 2020 | 30-Day | Applications accepted starting 27 Jun | Herefordshire |
For old students |
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://www.padhana.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 Executive Courses are an introductory course to Vipassana Meditation especially for business executives and government officials where the technique is taught step-by-step each day. For more information please visit the Executive course website. 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 7:30am.
Special 10-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.
Dhamma service on long courses is open to old students who are committed to this technique of Vipassana meditation, who have successfully completed three 10-day Vipassana courses in this tradition, who have served one 10-day course, who practice two hours a day and maintain the five precepts.
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.
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.
Dhamma service on long courses is open to old students who are committed to this technique of Vipassana meditation, who have successfully completed three 10-day Vipassana courses in this tradition, who have served one 10-day course, who practice two hours a day and maintain the five precepts.
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.
30-day Courses are open only to serious Old Students committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of six 10-day courses (one since their first 20-day course), one 20-day course, one Satipatthana Sutta course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.
Dhamma service on long courses is open to old students who are committed to this technique of Vipassana meditation, who have successfully completed three 10-day Vipassana courses in this tradition, who have served one 10-day course, who practice two hours a day and maintain the five precepts.
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.
45-day Courses are open only to persons involved in Dhamma Service and Assistant Teachers who have completed a minimum of seven 10-day courses (one since their first 30-day course), two 30-day courses, one Satipatthana Sutta course, and have been practicing regularly for at least three years.
Dhamma service on long courses is open to old students who are committed to this technique of Vipassana meditation, who have successfully completed three 10-day Vipassana courses in this tradition, who have served one 10-day course, who practice two hours a day and maintain the five precepts.
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.
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.
