Vipassana

Wheel of Dhamma

Dhamma Sobhana Vipassana 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 Sobhana, Ödeshög, Östergötlands län [SE-05], Sweden
Centre Location: Website | Map
** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English / Swedish

Dhamma Sobhana means "Beauty of Dhamma" in Pali language and is the first Vipassana centre to be established in the Nordic area. It's located in central Sweden, near Ödeshög, Vadstena and Linköping. By car it's about two and a half hours from Stockholm and Gothenburg (Göteborg), and about three and a half hours from Malmö. The centre was established in 2007 to serve mainly the Nordic area but students come from all over the world. Dhamma Sobhana offers 20-25 courses a year, with about 1 800 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

Address: Dhamma Sobhana, Holmen 1, S-599 93 Ödeshög, Sweden

Email: [email protected]

Phone: [46](0) 143 - 211 36

The courses are now running again, but with reduced capacity (44 students plus servers). All participants must agree to follow the centre's guidelines for minimizing the risk of Covid-19 transmission. Courses may be cancelled on short notice if the situation changes.

Registration procedure for students on English/Swedish 10 day courses at Dhamma Sobhana:

- Three months before the start of the course, registration will open at 6 am (7 am when daylight saving time). Registration will stay open until midnight.

- An electronic random selection will then be made to allocate available places for the course and to establish a waiting list.

- Within two weeks, students who were not allocated a place on the course or on the waiting list will be notified.

- Please note that it’s essential to send only one registration form per person and per course. Otherwise none of the applications will be taken into account.

This procedure has been adopted since courses otherwise would fill up within minutes after registration opens.

Sweden 1-day courses

Norway

Denmark

Finland

Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Courses for young people.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.

2020 Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	18 Sep - 20 Sep	Children 8-12 years Swedish	Completed	Ödeshög	The course is held in Swedish only. Only applicants who don’t have any health conditions that mean a higher risk in case of Covid-19 infection can be accepted. All must arrive by car and in case of symptoms must leave/be picked up by car by a relative or friend. All must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.

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.

2020 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	18 Aug - 29 Aug	10-Day	Completed	Ödeshög	For information on the registration procedure for this course, please see the top of this page. Number of students limited to 38. Only applicants who are residents in the Nordic countries, are below 70 and don’t have any health conditions that mean a higher risk in case of Covid-19 infection can be accepted. All must arrive by car and in case of symptoms must leave/be picked up by car by a relative or friend. All must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.
	29 Aug - 30 Aug	Trust Meeting Weekend	Completed	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 9.15-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
	29 Aug - 04 Sep	Service Period	Completed	Ödeshög	For old students
	04 Sep - 13 Sep	Satipatthana Sutta	Completed	Ödeshög	For old students Number of students limited to 38. Only applicants who are residents in the Nordic countries, are below 70 and don’t have any health conditions that mean a higher risk in case of Covid-19 infection can be accepted. All must arrive by car and in case of symptoms must leave/be picked up by car by a relative or friend. All must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.
	13 Sep - 23 Sep	Service Period	Completed	Ödeshög	For old students
	23 Sep - 27 Sep	3 Day Course for Old Students	Completed	Ödeshög	For old students Number of students limited to 44. Only students who are residents in the Nordic countries, are below 70 and don’t have any health conditions that mean a higher risk in case of Covid-19 infection can be accepted. All must arrive by car and in case of symptoms must leave/be picked up by car by a relative or friend. All must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.
	27 Sep - 29 Sep	Service Period	In Progress	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	29 Sep - 10 Oct	10-Day English / Norwegian	New Women - Closed Old Women - Filling Up New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Wait List	Ödeshög	Female servers are needed Number of students limited to 44. Only students who are residents in the Nordic countries, are below 70 and don’t have any health conditions that mean a higher risk in case of Covid-19 infection can be accepted. All must arrive by car and in case of symptoms must leave/be picked up by car by a relative or friend. All must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.
Apply*	10 Oct - 11 Oct	Trust Meeting Weekend	Open	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 9.15-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
Apply*	10 Oct - 14 Oct	Service Period	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	14 Oct - 25 Oct	10-Day English / Finnish	Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open	Ödeshög	Students with Finnish as first language will be given priority until September 1. Number of students limited to 44. Only students who are residents in the Nordic countries, are below 70 and don’t have any health conditions that mean a higher risk in case of Covid-19 infection can be accepted. All must arrive by car and in case of symptoms must leave/be picked up by car by a relative or friend. All must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.
Apply*	25 Oct - 28 Oct	Service Period	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	28 Oct - 08 Nov	10-Day English / Danish	New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Servers - Open	Ödeshög	Number of students limited to 44. Only students who are residents in the Nordic countries, are below 70 and don’t have any health conditions that mean a higher risk in case of Covid-19 infection can be accepted. All must arrive by car and in case of symptoms must leave/be picked up by car by a relative or friend. All must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.
Apply*	08 Nov - 11 Nov	Service Period	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	11 Nov - 22 Nov	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For information on the registration procedure for this course, please see the top of this page. Number of students limited to 44. Only students who are residents in the Nordic countries, are below 70 and don’t have any health conditions that mean a higher risk in case of Covid-19 infection can be accepted. All must arrive by car and in case of symptoms must leave/be picked up by car by a relative or friend. All must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.
Apply*	22 Nov - 25 Nov	Service Period	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	25 Nov - 29 Nov	3 Day Course for Old Students	Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students Number of students limited to 44. Only students who are residents in the Nordic countries, are below 70 and don’t have any health conditions that mean a higher risk in case of Covid-19 infection can be accepted. All must arrive by car and in case of symptoms must leave/be picked up by car by a relative or friend. All must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.
Apply*	29 Nov - 01 Dec	Service Period	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	01 Dec - 12 Dec	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open	Ödeshög	Number of students limited to 44. Only students who are residents in the Nordic countries, are below 70 and don’t have any health conditions that mean a higher risk in case of Covid-19 infection can be accepted. All must arrive by car and in case of symptoms must leave/be picked up by car by a relative or friend. All must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.
Apply*	12 Dec - 13 Dec	Trust Meeting Weekend	Open	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 9.15-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
Apply*	12 Dec - 16 Dec	Service Period	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	16 Dec - 27 Dec	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open	Ödeshög	Number of students limited to 44. Only students who are residents in the Nordic countries, are below 70 and don’t have any health conditions that mean a higher risk in case of Covid-19 infection can be accepted. All must arrive by car and in case of symptoms must leave/be picked up by car by a relative or friend. All must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.
	27 Dec - 30 Dec	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 28 Sep	Ödeshög	For old students
	30 December, 2020 - 10 January, 2021	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 01 Oct	Ödeshög	Number of students limited to 44. Only students who are residents in the Nordic countries, are below 70 and don’t have any health conditions that mean a higher risk in case of Covid-19 infection can be accepted. All must arrive by car and in case of symptoms must leave/be picked up by car by a relative or friend. All must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.

2021 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
13 Jan - 24 Jan	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 15 Oct	Ödeshög	Number of students limited to 44. Only students who are residents in the Nordic countries, are below 70 and don’t have any health conditions that mean a higher risk in case of Covid-19 infection can be accepted. All must arrive by car and in case of symptoms must leave/be picked up by car by a relative or friend. All must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.
24 Jan - 27 Jan	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 26 Oct	Ödeshög	For old students
27 Jan - 07 Feb	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 29 Oct	Ödeshög	Number of students limited to 44. Only students who are residents in the Nordic countries, are below 70 and don’t have any health conditions that mean a higher risk in case of Covid-19 infection can be accepted. All must arrive by car and in case of symptoms must leave/be picked up by car by a relative or friend. All must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.
07 Feb - 09 Feb	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 09 Nov	Ödeshög	For old students
09 Feb - 20 Feb	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 11 Nov	Ödeshög	Number of students limited to 44. Only students who are residents in the Nordic countries, are below 70 and don’t have any health conditions that mean a higher risk in case of Covid-19 infection can be accepted. All must arrive by car and in case of symptoms must leave/be picked up by car by a relative or friend. All must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.
20 Feb - 21 Feb	Trust Meeting Weekend	Applications accepted starting 22 Nov	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 9.15-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
20 Feb - 24 Feb	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 22 Nov	Ödeshög	For old students
24 Feb - 07 Mar	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 26 Nov	Ödeshög	Number of students limited to 44. Only students who are residents in the Nordic countries, are below 70 and don’t have any health conditions that mean a higher risk in case of Covid-19 infection can be accepted. All must arrive by car and in case of symptoms must leave/be picked up by car by a relative or friend. All must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.
07 Mar - 17 Mar	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 07 Dec	Ödeshög	For old students
17 Mar - 28 Mar	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 17 Dec	Ödeshög	Number of students limited to 44. Only students who are residents in the Nordic countries, are below 70 and don’t have any health conditions that mean a higher risk in case of Covid-19 infection can be accepted. All must arrive by car and in case of symptoms must leave/be picked up by car by a relative or friend. All must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.
28 Mar - 30 Mar	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 28 Dec	Ödeshög	For old students
30 Mar - 10 Apr	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 30 Dec	Ödeshög	Number of students limited to 44. Only students who are residents in the Nordic countries, are below 70 and don’t have any health conditions that mean a higher risk in case of Covid-19 infection can be accepted. All must arrive by car and in case of symptoms must leave/be picked up by car by a relative or friend. All must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.
10 Apr - 11 Apr	Trust Meeting Weekend	Applications accepted starting 10 Jan	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 9.15-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
10 Apr - 14 Apr	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 10 Jan	Ödeshög	For old students
14 Apr - 25 Apr	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 14 Jan	Ödeshög
25 Apr - 05 May	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 25 Jan	Ödeshög	For old students
05 May - 09 May	3 Day Course for Old Students	Applications accepted starting 04 Feb	Ödeshög	For old students
09 May - 12 May	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 08 Feb	Ödeshög	For old students
12 May - 23 May	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 11 Feb	Ödeshög
23 May - 26 May	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 22 Feb	Ödeshög	For old students
26 May - 06 Jun	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 25 Feb	Ödeshög
06 Jun - 08 Jun	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 08 Mar	Ödeshög	For old students
08 Jun - 19 Jun	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 10 Mar	Ödeshög
19 Jun - 20 Jun	Trust Meeting Weekend	Applications accepted starting 21 Mar	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 9.15-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
19 Jun - 30 Jun	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 21 Mar	Ödeshög	For old students
30 Jun - 11 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 01 Apr	Ödeshög
11 Jul - 14 Jul	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 12 Apr	Ödeshög	For old students
14 Jul - 25 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 15 Apr	Ödeshög
25 Jul - 28 Jul	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 26 Apr	Ödeshög	For old students
28 Jul - 08 Aug	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 29 Apr	Ödeshög
08 Aug - 10 Aug	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 10 May	Ödeshög	For old students
10 Aug - 21 Aug	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 12 May	Ödeshög
21 Aug - 22 Aug	Trust Meeting Weekend	Applications accepted starting 23 May	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 9.15-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
21 Aug - 03 Sep	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 23 May	Ödeshög	For old students
03 Sep - 12 Sep	Satipatthana Sutta	Applications accepted starting 05 Jun	Ödeshög	For old students
12 Sep - 15 Sep	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 14 Jun	Ödeshög	For old students
15 Sep - 19 Sep	3 Day Course for Old Students	Applications accepted starting 17 Jun	Ödeshög	For old students
19 Sep - 22 Sep	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 21 Jun	Ödeshög	For old students
22 Sep - 03 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 24 Jun	Ödeshög
03 Oct - 05 Oct	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 05 Jul	Ödeshög	For old students
05 Oct - 16 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 07 Jul	Ödeshög
16 Oct - 17 Oct	Trust Meeting Weekend	Applications accepted starting 18 Jul	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 9.15-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
16 Oct - 20 Oct	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 18 Jul	Ödeshög	For old students
20 Oct - 31 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 22 Jul	Ödeshög
31 Oct - 03 Nov	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 02 Aug	Ödeshög	For old students
03 Nov - 14 Nov	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 05 Aug	Ödeshög
14 Nov - 17 Nov	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 16 Aug	Ödeshög	For old students
17 Nov - 21 Nov	3 Day Course for Old Students	Applications accepted starting 19 Aug	Ödeshög	For old students
21 Nov - 23 Nov	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 23 Aug	Ödeshög	For old students
23 Nov - 04 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 25 Aug	Ödeshög
04 Dec - 05 Dec	Trust Meeting Weekend	Applications accepted starting 05 Sep	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 9.15-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
04 Dec - 08 Dec	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 05 Sep	Ödeshög	For old students
08 Dec - 19 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 09 Sep	Ödeshög
19 Dec - 29 Dec	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 20 Sep	Ödeshög	For old students
26 December, 2021 - 06 January, 2022	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 27 Sep	Ödeshög

Non-Centre Courses

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

2020 Denmark Courses Website | Map

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	30 Aug	1-Day English / Danish	Completed	Copenhagen	For old students
	30 Aug	1-Day	CANCELLED	Copenhagen	For old students
	20 Sep	1-Day English / Danish	Completed	Copenhagen	For old students
	20 Sep	1-Day English / Danish	Completed	Aarhus	For old students
Apply*	25 Oct	1-Day English / Danish	Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open	Aarhus	For old students

2020 Finland Courses Website | Map

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	19 Sep	1-Day English	Completed	Tampere	New Course!!For old students Only in English
	27 Sep	1-Day English	Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Closed	Helsinki	For old students Only in English
Apply*	04 Oct	1-Day English	Women - Filling Up Men - Open Servers - Closed	Helsinki	For old students Only in English
	14 Oct - 25 Oct	10-Day	Open	Ödeshög, Sweden	The course will be held at the Nordic Vipassana center in Sweden. Please apply through the Dhamma Sobhana schedule: https://www.dhamma.org/en/schedules/schsobhana

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://sobhana.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.

Old Student Programs are similar to Service Periods where there is time to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects, but have a more full and structured program, an opportunity to meet with assistant teachers, and possibly committee and trust meetings. All Old Students are welcome to participate. The daily program will include three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods and in the evening there will be tapes played of special discourses and talks that S.N. Goenka has given to Old Students.

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.