in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
Centre Location: Website | Map
** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English
Dhamma Rasmi ('Ray of Dhamma') is set in the sub-tropical hinterland of the Sunshine Coast, approximately 140 km north of Brisbane. Established in 1989, it is set in landscaped gardens within 60 acres of bushland inhabited by kangaroos and other native animals and birds. The centre accommodates up to 70 students.
To read more about Vipassana Meditation, visit the International Vipassana website for an introduction, or see our answers to commonly asked questions.
- 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.
Address: Vipassana Centre Queensland, PO Box 119, Pomona. Queensland. 4568
Phone: +61 (0)7 5485 2452
Fax: +61 (0)7 5485 2907
Email: [email protected]
There may be some construction noise at the Centre, but every effort is being made to minimise it.
The Centre is following current Queensland COVID Safe requirements. To view these, click here.
Course applications open around 1pm (AEST) on the day the course opens.
Please apply to sit only one 10 day course. Due to high demand, additional applications are unable to be processed.
Children's courses are for ages 8 to 12. Teenager courses are for ages 13 to 17.
Visit www.children.dhamma.org or contact Dan at [email protected] for further information about local children's and teens' courses.
For children's and teens' courses in the Northern Rivers area of NSW, see the Northern Rivers Gold Coast Vipassana course schedule.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 13 Nov | Teen | Applications accepted starting 13 Oct | Taringa, Brisbane | Ages 13 - 17 |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 08 Jan - 09 Jan | Children | Applications accepted starting 08 Nov | Pomona | Ages 8 - 12 | |
| 10 Jan | Teen | Applications accepted starting 10 Dec | Pomona | Ages 13 - 17 |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply* | 06 Oct - 09 Oct | 3-Day | Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Female Server - Closed Male Server - Wait List | Pomona |
For old students |
| Apply* | 09 Oct | 1-Day | Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed | Kuranda |
For old students Far North Queensland |
| Apply* | 09 Oct |
1-Day
English / Khmer |
Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Short Wait List | Springwood, Brisbane |
For old students សូមទាក់ទងណារុនតាមលេខ0405 169 881ឬសុភណ័0430 108 129
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| Apply* | 30 Oct | 1-Day | Open | Taringa, Brisbane |
For old students |
| 06 Nov | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 07 Oct | Southport |
For old students |
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| 13 Nov |
1-Day
English / Khmer |
Applications accepted starting 13 Oct | Springwood, Brisbane |
For old students សូមទាក់ទងណារុនតាមលេខ0405 169 881ឬសុភណ័0430 108 129
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| 27 Nov | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 27 Oct | Taringa, Brisbane |
For old students |
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| 04 Dec | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 03 Nov | Pomona |
For old students |
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| 04 Dec | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 04 Nov | Southport |
For old students |
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| 11 Dec |
1-Day
English / Khmer |
Applications accepted starting 10 Nov | Springwood, Brisbane |
For old students សូមទាក់ទងណារុនតាមលេខ0405 169 881ឬសុភណ័0430 108 129
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| Apply* | 21 Dec - 24 Dec | 3-Day | Open | Pomona |
For old students |
| 25 Dec | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 24 Nov | Taringa, Brisbane |
For old students |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 31 Mar - 03 Apr | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 30 Jan | Natural Bridge |
For old students Non-Centre course Gold Coast hinterland Dormitory accommodation. |
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.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 22 Sep - 03 Oct | 10-Day | Completed | Pomona | ||
| Apply* | 03 Oct - 06 Oct | Work Period | In Progress | Pomona |
For old students Pagoda construction, course preparation and maintenance - all skill levels welcome to apply. |
| Apply* | 10 Oct - 19 Oct | Work Period | Servers - Open | Pomona |
For old students Pagoda construction, course preparation and maintenance - all skill levels welcome to apply. |
| Apply* | 16 Oct | Gardening Day | Servers - Open | Pomona |
For old students Virtual Trust meeting via Microsoft Teams at 9.15am. All old students welcome. For gardening, start with 8am group sitting in hall. |
| Apply | 19 Oct - 19 Nov | 30-Day | Women - Long Wait List Men - Filling Up Servers - Short Wait List | Pomona |
For old students Please see eligibility criteria at the bottom of the page. Limited places available. Priority given to those who have not sat a 30 day course or have sat fewer times. |
| Apply* | 19 Nov - 23 Nov | Work Period | Servers - Open | Pomona |
For old students Pagoda construction, course preparation and maintenance - all skill levels welcome to apply. |
| Apply* | 23 Nov - 04 Dec | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Short Wait List | Pomona | |
| Apply* | 02 Dec - 13 Dec | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Short Wait List Men - Short Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Filling Up | Natural Bridge |
Non-Centre course in the Gold Coast hinterland. Local residents are given priority. Dormitory accommodation.
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| 05 Dec - 07 Dec | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 05 Oct | Pomona |
For old students Pagoda construction, course preparation and maintenance - all skill levels welcome to apply. |
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| Apply* | 07 Dec - 18 Dec |
10-Day
English / Khmer |
New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Filling Up Old Men - Short Wait List Female Server - Short Wait List Male Server - Open | Pomona |
Khmer/English course |
| 18 Dec | Gardening Day | Applications accepted starting 18 Oct | Pomona |
For old students Virtual Trust meeting via Microsoft Teams at 9.15am. All old students welcome. For gardening, start with 8am group sitting in hall. |
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| 18 Dec - 21 Dec | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 18 Oct | Pomona |
For old students Pagoda construction, course preparation and maintenance - all skill levels welcome to apply. |
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| Apply* | 27 December, 2022 - 07 January, 2023 | 10-Day | Women - Closed New Men - Long Wait List Old Men - Closed Servers - Short Wait List | Pomona |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 07 Jan - 11 Jan | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 07 Oct | Pomona |
For old students Pagoda construction, course preparation and maintenance - all skill levels welcome to apply. |
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| 11 Jan - 22 Jan | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 08 Oct | Pomona |
Apply from 1-3pm AEST on 8 October. |
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| 22 Jan - 25 Jan | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 23 Oct | Pomona |
For old students Pagoda construction, course preparation and maintenance - all skill levels welcome to apply. |
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| 25 Jan - 05 Feb | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 26 Oct | Pomona | ||
| 06 Feb - 08 Feb | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 07 Nov | Pomona |
For old students Pagoda construction, course preparation and maintenance - all skill levels welcome to apply. |
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| 08 Feb - 19 Feb | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 09 Nov | Pomona | ||
| 19 Feb - 25 Feb | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 20 Nov | Pomona |
For old students Pagoda construction, course preparation and maintenance - all skill levels welcome to apply. |
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| Apply | 25 Feb - 18 Mar | 20-Day | Open | Pomona |
For old students Please see eligibility criteria at the bottom of the page. Vietnamese/English -speaking server needed |
| 18 Mar - 22 Mar | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 17 Dec | Pomona |
For old students Pagoda construction, course preparation and maintenance - all skill levels welcome to apply. |
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| 22 Mar - 02 Apr | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 21 Dec | Pomona | ||
| 07 Apr - 16 Apr | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 06 Dec | Pomona |
For old students Please see eligibility criteria at the bottom of the page. |
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| 19 May - 30 May | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 20 Mar | Natural Bridge |
Non-Centre course Gold Coast hinterland Dormitory accommodation.
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| 18 Oct - 18 Nov | 30-Day | Applications accepted starting 21 Apr | Pomona |
For old students Please see eligibility criteria at the bottom of the page. Limited places available. Priority given to those who have not sat a 30 day course or have sat fewer times. |
As a privacy measure, the online application form encrypts the information you provide us with before it is sent from your computer to our application server.
To access the Old Student Regional Site please click https://www.au.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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
