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 / Sinhala
- 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 Sobha
Balika Vidyala Road
Pahala Kosgama, Sri Lanka
Email: [email protected]
Phone: [94] (36) 225-3955
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 20 Jan | Children / Teens | Completed | Kosgama | This programme will be held from 8.00am to 2.30pm for children aged 8-12 and 13-18. | |
| 19 Feb | Children / Teens | Completed | Kosgama | This programme will be held from 8.00am to 2.30pm for children aged 8-12 and 13-18. | |
| 20 Mar | Children / Teens | Completed | Kosgama | This programme will be held from 8.00am to 2.30pm for children aged 8-12 and 13-18. | |
| 19 Apr | Children / Teens | Completed | Kosgama | This programme will be held from 8.00am to 2.30pm for children aged 8-12 and 13-18. | |
| 18 May | Children / Teens | Open | Kosgama | This programme will be held from 8.00am to 2.30pm for children aged 8-12 and 13-18. | |
| 16 Jun | Children / Teens | Open | Kosgama | This programme will be held from 8.00am to 2.30pm for children aged 8-12 and 13-18. |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 20 Jan | 1-Day | Completed | Kosgama |
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| 19 Feb | 1-Day | Completed | Kosgama |
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| 20 Mar | 1-Day | Completed | Kosgama |
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| 21 Mar - 24 Mar | 3-Day | CANCELLED | Kosgama |
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| 19 Apr | 1-Day | Completed | Kosgama |
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| 18 May | 1-Day | Open | Kosgama |
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| 16 Jun | 1-Day | Open | Kosgama |
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| 14 Aug | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 16 May | Kosgama |
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| 13 Sep | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 15 Jun | Kosgama |
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| 03 Oct - 06 Oct | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 03 Jun | Kosgama |
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| 13 Oct | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 15 Jul | Kosgama |
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| 12 Nov | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 14 Aug | Kosgama |
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| 11 Dec | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 12 Sep | Kosgama |
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See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 22 Jan - 02 Feb | 10-Day | Completed | Kosgama | English / Sinhala | |
| 07 Feb - 18 Feb | 10-Day | Completed | Kosgama | English / Sinhala | |
| 22 Feb - 25 Feb | Work Period | Completed | Kosgama |
For old students Work Period is open to all Old Students to render free service at the Centre. Please call or send us an email with your name, contact details and dates attending. |
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| 02 Mar - 13 Mar | 10-Day | Completed | Kosgama | English / Sinhala. For Bhikkhu / Monks Only | |
| 30 Mar - 10 Apr | 10-Day | Completed | Kosgama | English / Sinhala | |
| Apply | 24 Apr - 05 May | 10-Day | Women - Course Full Men - Course Full Servers - Open | Kosgama | English / Sinhala |
| 09 May - 12 May | Work Period | Servers - Open | Kosgama |
For old students For old students Work Period is open to all Old Students to render free service at the Centre. Please call or send us an email with your name, contact details and dates attending |
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| Apply | 20 May - 31 May | 10-Day | Open | Kosgama | English / Sinhala |
| Apply | 03 Jun - 14 Jun | 10-Day | Open | Kosgama | English / Sinhala |
| Apply | 22 Jun - 03 Jul | 10-Day | Women - Closed New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Female Server - Closed Male Server - Open | Kosgama | English / Sinhala. Course reserved for Males Only (80% reserved for Sri Lanka Army personnel). |
| 11 Jul - 14 Jul | Work Period | Servers - Open | Kosgama |
For old students For old students Work Period is open to all Old Students to render free service at the Centre. Please call or send us an email with your name, contact details and dates attending |
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| Apply | 20 Jul - 28 Jul | Satipatthana Sutta | New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Kosgama |
For old students English / Sinhala |
| Apply | 01 Aug - 12 Aug | 10-Day | Open | Kosgama | English / Tamil |
| Apply | 20 Aug - 31 Aug | 10-Day | Open | Kosgama | English / Sinhala |
| 05 Sep - 08 Sep | Other | Applications accepted starting 05 May | Kosgama | Children's Course Teachers' and Dhamma Servers' Workshop | |
| 14 Sep - 15 Sep | Other | Applications accepted starting 14 May | Kosgama | Trustees', Staff and Dhamma Servers' Workshop | |
| 18 Sep - 29 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 18 May | Kosgama | English / Sinhala | |
| 29 Sep | Other | Applications accepted starting 01 Jul | Kosgama | S N Goenka - Commemoration Meditation and Alms-giving | |
| 19 Oct - 30 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 19 Jun | Kosgama | English / Sinhala. Course reserved for Males Only (80% reserved for Sri Lanka Army personnel). | |
| 01 Nov - 04 Nov | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 01 Jul | Kosgama |
For old students For old students Work Period is open to all Old Students to render free service at the Centre. Please call or send us an email with your name, contact details and dates attending |
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| 14 Nov - 25 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 14 Jul | Kosgama | English / Sinhala | |
| 01 Dec - 09 Dec | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 01 Aug | Kosgama |
For old students English / Sinhala |
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| 19 Dec - 30 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 19 Aug | Kosgama | English / Sinhala. |
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.sobha.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.
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.
