Vipassana

Wheel of Dhamma

Vipassana Meditation Centre

Offering courses in Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka
in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
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Dhamma Pajjota, Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium
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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.

How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course

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.

Additional information

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: [email protected]
Website: http://www.pajjota.dhamma.org

Please apply for only one ten day course at a time.

Applications for all courses will open at 8 p.m. winter time or 9 p.m summer time on the day courses open for registration.

Note: the 'apply' link will not be visible until then. The actual opening time may be some time later, due to the automated nature of the system. You will need to refresh this page to see the link as this page does not autorefresh.

Dhamma Pajjota

The Netherlands

Belgi um

Teenagers’ and Children’s Courses

Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

All ten day courses begin on the evening of the first day and end on the early morning of the last day.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.

2019 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	20 Feb - 03 Mar	10 days English / Dutch	In Progress	Dilsen-Stokkem
Apply*	03 Mar - 06 Mar	Work Period	Open	Dilsen-Stokkem	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*	06 Mar - 17 Mar	10 days English / French	Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Short Wait List Male Server - Open	Dilsen-Stokkem
Apply*	17 Mar - 19 Mar	Work Period	Open	Dilsen-Stokkem	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*	19 Mar - 30 Mar	10 days English / German	Women - Closed Men - Long Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Filling Up	Dilsen-Stokkem
	30 Mar - 31 Mar	GA & AM	Open	Dilsen-Stokkem	Saturday: committee meetings Sunday morning: trust meeting Old students are welcome. Contact [email protected]
Apply*	31 Mar - 10 Apr	Sit & Serve	Open	Dilsen-Stokkem	For old students
Apply*	01 Apr - 07 Apr	CALM Developers Workshop	Open	Dilsen-Stokkem	For old students Workshop only for IT developers working with the CALM registration system
Apply*	10 Apr - 13 Apr	3 Day English / French	Women - Closed Men - Long Wait List Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open	Dilsen-Stokkem	For old students
Apply*	17 Apr - 28 Apr	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*	28 Apr - 07 May	Sit & Serve	Open	Dilsen-Stokkem	For old students
Apply*	07 May - 18 May	10 days English / French	New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Long Wait List Servers - Open	Dilsen-Stokkem
	18 May - 19 May	TRUST MEETING	Open	Dilsen-Stokkem	Saturday: committee meetings Sunday morning: trust meeting Old students are welcome. Contact [email protected]
Apply*	18 May - 22 May	Work Period	Open	Dilsen-Stokkem	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*	22 May - 02 Jun	10 days English / German	New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List Men - Long Wait List Servers - Open	Dilsen-Stokkem
Apply*	02 Jun - 12 Jun	Sit & Serve	Open	Dilsen-Stokkem	For old students
	09 Jun	Open Day	Applications accepted starting 07 Jun	Dilsen-Stokkem
Apply*	12 Jun - 23 Jun	10 days English / Dutch	New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List Men - Long Wait List Servers - Open	Dilsen-Stokkem
Apply*	23 Jun - 26 Jun	Work Period	Open	Dilsen-Stokkem	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.
	26 Jun - 07 Jul	10 days English / French	Applications accepted starting 26 Feb	Dilsen-Stokkem
Apply*	07 Jul - 09 Jul	Work Period	Open	Dilsen-Stokkem	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.
	09 Jul - 20 Jul	10 days English / German	Applications accepted starting 11 Mar	Dilsen-Stokkem
	20 Jul - 21 Jul	TRUST MEETING	Open	Dilsen-Stokkem	Saturday: committee meetings Sunday morning: trust meeting Old students are welcome. Contact [email protected]
	20 Jul - 26 Jul	Sit & Serve	Applications accepted starting 22 Mar	Dilsen-Stokkem	For old students
	26 Jul - 04 Aug	Sati English / Dutch	Applications accepted starting 28 Mar	Dilsen-Stokkem	For old students
Apply*	04 Aug - 07 Aug	Work Period	Open	Dilsen-Stokkem	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.
	07 Aug - 18 Aug	10 days English / Dutch	Applications accepted starting 09 Apr	Dilsen-Stokkem
Apply*	18 Aug - 21 Aug	Work Period	Open	Dilsen-Stokkem	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.
	21 Aug - 01 Sep	10 days English / French	Applications accepted starting 23 Apr	Dilsen-Stokkem
	01 Sep - 03 Sep	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 05 Mar	Dilsen-Stokkem	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 Sep - 14 Sep	10 days English / German	Applications accepted starting 06 May	Dilsen-Stokkem
	14 Sep - 15 Sep	TRUST MEETING	Open	Dilsen-Stokkem	Saturday: committee meetings Sunday morning: trust meeting Old students are welcome. Contact [email protected]
	15 Sep - 20 Sep	Sit & Serve	Applications accepted starting 18 May	Dilsen-Stokkem	For old students
	23 Sep - 27 Sep	Sit & Serve	Applications accepted starting 26 May	Dilsen-Stokkem	For old students
	29 Sep - 02 Oct	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 02 Apr	Dilsen-Stokkem	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.
	02 Oct - 05 Oct	3 Day English / German	Applications accepted starting 04 Jun	Dilsen-Stokkem	For old students
	05 Oct - 09 Oct	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 08 Apr	Dilsen-Stokkem	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.
	09 Oct - 20 Oct	10 days English / Dutch	Applications accepted starting 11 Jun	Dilsen-Stokkem
	20 Oct - 22 Oct	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 23 Apr	Dilsen-Stokkem	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 Oct - 02 Nov	10 days English / French	Applications accepted starting 24 Jun	Dilsen-Stokkem
	02 Nov - 03 Nov	TRUST MEETING	Open	Dilsen-Stokkem	Saturday: committee meetings Sunday morning: trust meeting Old students are welcome. Contact [email protected]
	02 Nov - 06 Nov	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 06 May	Dilsen-Stokkem	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.
	06 Nov - 17 Nov	10 days English / German	Applications accepted starting 09 Jul	Dilsen-Stokkem
	17 Nov - 20 Nov	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 21 May	Dilsen-Stokkem	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 days English / Dutch	Applications accepted starting 23 Jul	Dilsen-Stokkem
	01 Dec - 05 Dec	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 04 Jun	Dilsen-Stokkem	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.
	05 Dec - 14 Dec	Sati English / French	Applications accepted starting 07 Aug	Dilsen-Stokkem	For old students
	14 Dec - 15 Dec	TRUST MEETING	Open	Dilsen-Stokkem	Saturday: committee meetings Sunday morning: trust meeting Old students are welcome. Contact [email protected]
	14 Dec - 18 Dec	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 17 Jun	Dilsen-Stokkem	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 Dec - 21 Dec	3 Day English / Dutch	Applications accepted starting 20 Aug	Dilsen-Stokkem	For old students
	21 Dec - 25 Dec	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 24 Jun	Dilsen-Stokkem	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.
	25 December, 2019 - 05 January, 2020	10 days English / German	Applications accepted starting 27 Aug	Dilsen-Stokkem

Non-Centre Courses

Courses and Activities conducted at other locations.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.

2019 Courses in Belgium

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	24 Feb	1 day	Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed	Ghent	For old students
Apply*	07 Apr	1 day	Open	Ghent	For old students
Apply*	09 Jun	1 day	Women - Open Men - Open Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open	Brussels	For old students
	08 Sep	1 day	Applications accepted starting 11 May	Ghent	For old students
	08 Dec	1 day	Applications accepted starting 10 Aug	Ghent	For old students

2019 Courses in The Netherlands

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	24 Feb	1 day English / Dutch	Women - Short Wait List Men - Short Wait List Servers - Closed	Utrecht	For old students
Apply*	03 Mar	1 day English / Dutch	Filling Up	Rotterdam	For old students
Apply*	03 Mar	1 day English / Dutch	Wait List	Amsterdam	For old students
Apply*	17 Mar	1-Day English / Dutch	Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed	Zutphen	For old students
Apply*	31 Mar	1 day English / Dutch	Open	Rotterdam	For old students
Apply*	14 Apr	1 day English / Dutch	Open	Amsterdam	For old students
Apply*	28 Apr	1 day English / Dutch	Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed	Utrecht	For old students
Apply*	12 May	1 day English / Dutch	Open	Rotterdam	For old students
Apply*	02 Jun	Children / Teens Dutch	Open	Zutphen
Apply*	02 Jun	1 day English / Dutch	Open	Rotterdam	For old students
Apply*	09 Jun	1 day English / Dutch	Open	Amsterdam	For old students
	23 Jun	1 day English / Dutch	Applications accepted starting 23 Feb	Utrecht	For old students
	07 Jul	1 day English / Dutch	Applications accepted starting 09 Mar	Amsterdam	For old students
	28 Jul - 08 Aug	10 days English / Dutch	Applications accepted starting 30 Mar	De Glind, Amersfoort
	25 Aug	1 day English / Dutch	Applications accepted starting 27 Apr	Utrecht	For old students
	27 Oct	1 day English / Dutch	Applications accepted starting 29 Jun	Utrecht	For old students
	22 December, 2019 - 02 January, 2020	10 days English / Dutch	Applications accepted starting 24 Aug	De Glind, Amersfoort

Teenagers' and Children's Courses

All Teenagers' and Children's courses are given in Dutch, French and German only. Please visit our teenager's and children's course page for more information and application forms for these courses.

2019 Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location
Apply*	02 Jun	Children / Teens Dutch	Open	Zutphen
	20 Sep - 22 Sep	Children`s course / Course for Girls (8-18 yr) Dutch / French / German	Applications accepted starting 23 May	Dilsen-Stokkem
	27 Sep - 29 Sep	Children`s course / Course for Boys (8-18 yr) Dutch / French / German	Applications accepted starting 30 May	Dilsen-Stokkem

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: [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.

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.

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.