in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
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** All courses are bilingual: English plus one other language, Dutch, German or French.
Vipassana Meditation Centre Dhamma Pajjota (Torch of Dhamma) is situated in a rural area near the Belgian town of Dilsen-Stokkem, close to the borders of the Netherlands and Germany. The 11-acre site is surrounded by forest and farmland, and has spacious walking areas with numerous trees. At present comfortable accommodation is offered for up to 90 students.
- 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.
Vipassana Meditation Centre - Dhamma Pajjota
Driepaal 3
B-3650 Dilsen-Stokkem
Tel. [32] (0) 89 51 82 30
Fax [32] (0) 89 51 82 39
Email: info@pajjota.dhamma.org
Website: http://www.pajjota.dhamma.org
Please apply for only one Ten Day Course at a time.
| Dhamma Pajjota | The Netherlands | Belgium | Teenagers’ and Children’s Courses |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apply* | 18 Apr - 29 Apr |
10 days
English / Dutch |
In Progress | Dilsen-Stokkem | Male servers are needed for this course |
| Apply* | 29 Apr - 09 May | Sit & Serve | Open | Dilsen-Stokkem |
For old students |
| Apply* | 09 May - 20 May |
10 days
English / French |
Women - Long Wait List Men - Long Wait List Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open | Dilsen-Stokkem | |
| Apply* | 20 May - 22 May | Work Period | Open | Dilsen-Stokkem |
For old students |
| Apply* | 22 May - 02 Jun |
10 days
English / German |
Women - Long Wait List Men - Long Wait List Servers - Open | Dilsen-Stokkem | |
| 02 Jun - 03 Jun | TRUST MEETING | Open | Dilsen-Stokkem | Saturday: committee meetings Sunday morning: trust meeting Old students are welcome. Contact info@pajjota.dhamma.org. | |
| Apply* | 02 Jun - 10 Jun | Sit & Serve | Open | Dilsen-Stokkem |
For old students |
| Apply* | 10 Jun | Open Day | Open | Dilsen-Stokkem | |
| Apply* | 13 Jun - 24 Jun |
10 days
English / Dutch |
Women - Closed New Men - Closed Old Men - Long Wait List Female Server - Short Wait List Male Server - Open | Dilsen-Stokkem | |
| Apply* | 24 Jun - 27 Jun | Work Period | Open | Dilsen-Stokkem |
For old students |
| Apply* | 27 Jun - 08 Jul |
10 days
English / French |
New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Long Wait List Old Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open | Dilsen-Stokkem | |
| Apply* | 08 Jul - 10 Jul | Work Period | Open | Dilsen-Stokkem |
For old students |
| Apply* | 10 Jul - 21 Jul |
10 days
English / German |
New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Long Wait List Old Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open | Dilsen-Stokkem | |
| 21 Jul - 22 Jul | TRUST MEETING | Open | Dilsen-Stokkem | Saturday: committee meetings Sunday morning: trust meeting Old students are welcome. Contact info@pajjota.dhamma.org. | |
| Apply* | 21 Jul - 24 Jul | Work Period | Open | Dilsen-Stokkem |
For old students |
| Apply* | 24 Jul - 02 Aug |
Sati
English / Dutch |
Women - Filling Up Men - Open Servers - Open | Dilsen-Stokkem |
For old students |
| Apply* | 02 Aug - 08 Aug | Work Period | Open | Dilsen-Stokkem |
For old students |
| Apply* | 08 Aug - 19 Aug |
10 days
English / Dutch |
New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open | Dilsen-Stokkem | |
| Apply* | 19 Aug - 22 Aug | Work Period | Open | Dilsen-Stokkem |
For old students |
| Apply* | 22 Aug - 02 Sep |
10 days
English / French |
New Women - Long Wait List Old Women - Open New Men - Filling Up Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Dilsen-Stokkem | |
| Apply* | 02 Sep - 05 Sep | Work Period | Open | Dilsen-Stokkem |
For old students |
| 05 Sep - 16 Sep |
10 days
English / German |
Applications accepted starting 08 May | Dilsen-Stokkem | ||
| Apply* | 16 Sep - 18 Sep | Work Period | Open | Dilsen-Stokkem |
For old students |
| 18 Sep - 29 Sep |
10 days
English / Dutch |
Applications accepted starting 21 May | Dilsen-Stokkem | ||
| 29 Sep - 30 Sep | TRUST MEETING | Open | Dilsen-Stokkem | Saturday: committee meetings Sunday morning: trust meeting Old students are welcome. Contact info@pajjota.dhamma.org. | |
| 30 Sep - 16 Oct | Sit & Serve | Applications accepted starting 02 Jun | Dilsen-Stokkem |
For old students |
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| 16 Oct - 19 Oct |
3 Day
English / German |
Applications accepted starting 27 Jun | Dilsen-Stokkem |
For old students |
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| 20 Oct - 21 Oct | TRUST MEETING | Open | Dilsen-Stokkem | Saturday: committee meetings Sunday morning: trust meeting Old students are welcome. Contact info@pajjota.dhamma.org. | |
| 24 Oct - 04 Nov |
10 days
English / French |
Applications accepted starting 26 Jun | Dilsen-Stokkem | ||
| 07 Nov - 18 Nov |
10 days
English / German |
Applications accepted starting 10 Jul | Dilsen-Stokkem | ||
| 21 Nov - 02 Dec |
10 days
English / Dutch |
Applications accepted starting 24 Jul | Dilsen-Stokkem | ||
| 06 Dec - 15 Dec |
Sati
English / French |
Applications accepted starting 08 Aug | Dilsen-Stokkem |
For old students |
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| 15 Dec - 16 Dec | TRUST MEETING | Open | Dilsen-Stokkem | Saturday: committee meetings Sunday morning: trust meeting Old students are welcome. Contact info@pajjota.dhamma.org. | |
| 16 Dec - 26 Dec | Sit & Serve | Applications accepted starting 18 Aug | Dilsen-Stokkem |
For old students |
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| 26 December, 2018 - 06 January, 2019 |
10 days
English / French |
Applications accepted starting 28 Aug | Dilsen-Stokkem |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apply* | 06 May |
1 day
English / Dutch |
Short Wait List | Rotterdam |
For old students |
| Apply* | 13 May |
1 day
English / Dutch |
Women - Wait List Men - Open Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open | Amsterdam |
For old students |
| Apply* | 27 May |
1 day
English / Dutch |
Open | Utrecht |
For old students |
| Apply* | 03 Jun |
1 day
English / Dutch |
Open | Rotterdam |
For old students |
| Apply* | 10 Jun |
Children / Teens
Dutch |
Open | Utrecht | |
| Apply* | 24 Jun |
1 day
English / Dutch |
Open | Amsterdam |
For old students |
| Apply* | 22 Jul - 02 Aug |
10 days
English / Dutch |
New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open | De Glind, Amersfoort | |
| 26 Aug |
1 day
English / Dutch |
Applications accepted starting 28 Apr | Utrecht |
For old students |
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| 28 Oct |
1 day
English / Dutch |
Applications accepted starting 30 Jun | Utrecht |
For old students |
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| 23 December, 2018 - 03 January, 2019 |
10 days
English / Dutch |
Applications accepted starting 25 Aug | De Glind, Amersfoort |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apply* | 19 May | 1 day | Open | Retie |
For old students |
| Apply* | 03 Jun | 1 day | Women - Closed Men - Open Servers - Closed | Brussels |
For old students |
| 09 Sep | 1 day | Applications accepted starting 12 May | Ghent |
For old students |
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| 15 Sep | 1 day | Applications accepted starting 18 May | Retie |
For old students |
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| 07 Oct | 1 day | Applications accepted starting 09 Jun | Brussels |
For old students |
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| 24 Nov | 1 day | Applications accepted starting 27 Jul | Retie |
For old students |
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| 02 Dec | 1 day | Applications accepted starting 04 Aug | Ghent |
For old students |
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| 16 Dec | 1 day | Applications accepted starting 18 Aug | Brussels |
For old students |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apply* | 10 Jun |
Children / Teens
Dutch |
Open | Utrecht | |
| Apply* | 03 Aug - 05 Aug | Children`s course (8-12 yr) | Open | Dilsen-Stokkem | Due to a technical problem we did not receive the applications sent before February 7th, please apply again |
| 05 Oct - 07 Oct |
Course for girls (8-18 yr)
Dutch / French / German |
Applications accepted starting 07 Jun | Dilsen-Stokkem | *Dutch/German/French* | |
| 12 Oct - 14 Oct |
Course for Boys (8-18 yr)
Dutch / French / German |
Applications accepted starting 14 Jun | Dilsen-Stokkem | *Dutch/German/French* |
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.pajjota.dhamma.org/os. A user name and password will be required to access these pages.
Questions may be addressed to Email: info@pajjota.dhamma.org
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.
Children's Courses are open for all children aged 8-12 years old who wish to learn to meditate. Their parents/guardians do not have to be meditators.
Teenagers' Anapana Courses are available for teens in different age ranges from 13-18 years old. Their parents/guardians do not have to be Vipassana meditators.
Open Days are held between meditation courses. All are welcome to attend and learn about Vipassana Meditation and the Centre.
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.