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Dhamma Padhāna
Offering courses in Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka
in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
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Padhana
Dhamma Padhāna, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English

Dhamma Padhāna is situated in Herefordshire in the west of England, next to Dhamma Dipa. Dhamma Padhāna means 'Foremost in Dhamma'.
 
It is the first Vipassana centre in the West that has been specially designed for long courses for returning students. The European long-course centre offers ideal facilities for more serious meditation. Each student lives and meditates separately with single en-suite accommodation and a small private meditation room.
 
Between the long courses the centre offers shorter old student courses and also courses for executives.
  1. 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.
  2. Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
  3. Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
  4. 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.
  5. If your application is accepted then we require you to confirm you will be attending in order to secure your place in the course.
Additional information
Registered office: Dhamma Dipa, Pencoyd, St Owens Cross, Hereford HR2 8NG
Email: [email protected]
Tel:  01989 730234
Website: www.padhana.dhamma.org

For regular 10-day courses for both old and new students in the UK, Herefordshire or Suffolk, please see the UK Schedule.

 
Ten Day & Other Courses

Applications are accepted from 8 p.m. in the summer and 7 p.m. in the winter UK time on the day courses open for registration.

Note: The 'apply' link will not be visible until then. Also the actual opening time may be a few minutes or even up to an hour later. This is due to the automated nature of the system. You will need to refresh this page to see the 'apply' link as this page does not auto-refresh.

Coronavirus Update
If you are travelling to the UK from another country, please consult the current procedures on COVID-19 (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-to-england-from-another-country-during-coronavirus-covid-19). 

If you have symptoms of Covid or close contact with a person suspected of having Covid just prior to the start of the course, please cancel your attendance.

 Essential Information for Vipassana Meditators entering the UK from overseas - EU and non-EU countries - Please read

Servers are needed on many of the courses

2023 Ten Day & Other Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply* 26 Sep - 04 Oct General Service Period In Progress Herefordshire For old students
Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
Apply 04 Oct - 04 Nov 30-Day Women - Filling Up Men - Filling Up Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Wait List Herefordshire For old students
Apply* 04 Nov - 15 Nov General Service Period Open Herefordshire For old students
Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
Apply 15 Nov - 26 Nov Special 10-Day Women - Open Men - Short Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Wait List Herefordshire For old students
Apply* 26 Nov - 29 Nov General 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 29 Nov - 20 Dec 20-Day Women - Wait List Men - Filling Up Female Server - Open Male Server - Wait List Herefordshire For old students
20 Dec - 29 Dec General Service Period Applications accepted starting 21 Oct Herefordshire For old students
Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
Apply 29 December, 2023 - 29 January, 2024 30-Day Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Female Server - Closed Male Server - Wait List Herefordshire For old students
2024 Ten Day & Other Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
29 Jan - 02 Feb General Service Period Applications accepted starting 30 Nov 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 02 Feb - 19 Mar 45-Day Women - Open Men - Filling Up Servers - Wait List Herefordshire For old students
19 Mar - 24 Mar General Service Period Applications accepted starting 19 Jan 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 24 Mar - 14 Apr 20-Day Open Herefordshire For old students
14 Apr - 22 Apr General Service Period Applications accepted starting 14 Feb Herefordshire For old students
Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
20 Apr - 21 Apr 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
22 Apr - 01 May Satipatthana Sutta Applications accepted starting 23 Jan Herefordshire For old students
Applications from students applying for their first Satipatthana course will be prioritised for the first 2 weeks of registration. All other applications will be placed on a waiting list and processed after this 2 week period.
01 May - 08 May General Service Period Applications accepted starting 02 Mar Herefordshire For old students
Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
Apply* 08 May - 19 May Executive Course New Women - Filling Up Old Women - Wait List New Men - Open Old Men - Closed Female Server - Closed Male Server - Wait List Herefordshire
19 May - 22 May General Service Period Applications accepted starting 20 Mar 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.
22 May - 26 May 3-Day Applications accepted starting 22 Feb Herefordshire For old students
Ends Sunday morning 7:00am
26 May - 29 May General Service Period Applications accepted starting 27 Mar 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.
29 May - 29 Jun 30-Day Applications accepted starting 01 Dec Herefordshire For old students
29 Jun - 03 Jul General Service Period Applications accepted starting 30 Apr 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.
03 Jul - 24 Jul 20-Day Applications accepted starting 05 Jan Herefordshire For old students
24 Jul - 31 Jul General Service Period Applications accepted starting 25 May Herefordshire For old students
Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
31 Jul - 31 Aug 30-Day Applications accepted starting 02 Feb Herefordshire For old students
31 Aug - 04 Sep General Service Period Applications accepted starting 02 Jul 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.
04 Sep - 15 Sep 10-Day for Old Students Applications accepted starting 06 Jun Herefordshire For old students

Applicants must have sat a Satipatthana course and meet these requirements

15 Sep - 18 Sep General Service Period Applications accepted starting 17 Jul 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.
18 Sep - 27 Sep Satipatthana Sutta Applications accepted starting 20 Jun Herefordshire For old students
Applications from students applying for their first Satipatthana course will be prioritised for the first 2 weeks of registration. All other applications will be placed on a waiting list and processed after this 2 week period.
27 Sep - 02 Oct General Service Period Applications accepted starting 29 Jul 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.
28 Sep - 29 Sep 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
02 Oct - 02 Nov 30-Day Applications accepted starting 05 Apr Herefordshire For old students
02 Nov - 08 Nov General Service Period Applications accepted starting 03 Sep Herefordshire For old students
Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
08 Nov - 17 Nov Satipatthana Sutta Applications accepted starting 10 Aug Herefordshire For old students
Applications from students applying for their first Satipatthana course will be prioritised for the first 2 weeks of registration. All other applications will be placed on a waiting list and processed after this 2 week period.
17 Nov - 20 Nov General Service Period Applications accepted starting 18 Sep 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.
20 Nov - 01 Dec 10-Day for Old Students Applications accepted starting 22 Aug Herefordshire For old students

Applicants must have sat a Satipatthana course and meet these requirements

01 Dec - 04 Dec General Service Period Applications accepted starting 02 Oct 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.
04 Dec - 15 Dec Special 10-Day Applications accepted starting 07 Jun Herefordshire For old students
15 Dec - 19 Dec General Service Period Applications accepted starting 16 Oct Herefordshire For old students
Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
19 December, 2024 - 19 January, 2025 30-Day Applications accepted starting 22 Jun Herefordshire For old students
 
 

To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://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.


Old Student Short Courses (1-3 days) are for any student who has completed the 10-day course with S.N. Goenka and his assistant teachers. All old students are welcome to apply to attend these courses, including those where it has been some time since their last course.


10-day Courses for Old Students have the same timetable and discipline as 10-day courses. These courses are open to serious old students who have completed at least three 10-day courses and one Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta course, 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, are trying to maintain the five precepts in their daily lives, and trying to maintain daily practice.

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.


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.

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.

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.

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.

 
 

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