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

Due to Covid-19, the courses are running 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.

No courses are currently scheduled.

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
	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	Completed	Ödeshög	For old students
	29 Sep - 10 Oct	10-Day English / Norwegian	Completed	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 Oct - 11 Oct	Trust Meeting Weekend	Completed	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 9.15-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
	10 Oct - 14 Oct	Service Period	Completed	Ödeshög	For old students
	14 Oct - 25 Oct	10-Day English / Finnish	Completed	Ödeshög	Students with Finnish as their first language will be given priority until September 1. Number of students limited to 44. Only students who are residents in the Nordic countries can be accepted All must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.
	25 Oct - 28 Oct	Service Period	In Progress	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	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 can be accepted. The participants 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	Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - 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 can be accepted. The participants 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 Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open	Ödeshög	For old students 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 can be accepted. The participants 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 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 can be accepted. The participants 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 - Filling Up	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 can be accepted. The participants must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.
Apply*	27 Dec - 30 Dec	Service Period	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	30 December, 2020 - 10 January, 2021	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Wait List Servers - Wait List	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 can be accepted. The participants must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.

2021 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	13 Jan - 24 Jan	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List 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 can be accepted. The participants must agree to follow the centre’s Covid-19 guidelines to minimize the risk of transmission.
Apply*	24 Jan - 27 Jan	Service Period	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
	27 Jan - 07 Feb	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 29 Oct	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 can be accepted. The participants 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 English / Danish	Applications accepted starting 11 Nov	Ödeshög	Students with Danish as their first language are given priority until November 25. Number of students limited to 44. Only students who are residents in the Nordic countries can be accepted. The participants 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	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 can be accepted. The participants 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	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 can be accepted. The participants 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	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 can be accepted. The participants 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 English / Persian (Farsi)	Applications accepted starting 11 Feb	Ödeshög	Students with Farsi as their first language are given priority until 11 March.
	23 May - 26 May	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 22 Feb	Ödeshög	For old students
	26 May - 06 Jun	10-Day English / Finnish	Applications accepted starting 25 Feb	Ödeshög	Students with Finnish as their first language are given priority until March 11.
	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 English / Finnish	Applications accepted starting 07 Jul	Ödeshög	Students with Finnish as their first language are given priority until July 21.
	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 English / Danish	Applications accepted starting 22 Jul	Ödeshög	Students with Danish as their first language are given priority until 5 August.
	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
	25 Oct	1-Day English / Danish	Completed	Aarhus	For old students
Apply*	31 Oct	1-Day English / Danish	Open	Copenhagen	For old students

2020 Finland Courses Website | Map

Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
27 Sep	1-Day English	Completed	Helsinki	For old students Only in English
04 Oct	1-Day English	Completed	Helsinki	For old students Only in English
14 Oct - 25 Oct	10-Day	Completed	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
17 Oct	1-Day English	Completed	Tampere	For old students Only in English

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.

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.