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 mainly to serve 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

Registration procedure for students on courses in English/Swedish 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.

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Teenagers' and Children's Courses

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2023 Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	01 Oct	Children Danish	Girls - Closed New Boys - Filling Up Old Boys - Open Servers - Closed	Copenhagen	Participants must speak Danish.
Apply*	20 Oct - 22 Oct	Teenagers 12-18 years Swedish	Girls - Open Boys - Open Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open	Ödeshög	The course is held in Swedish only.
Apply*	25 Nov	Children/Teens 8-15 Years Finnish	Open	Helsinki	Anapana course for children/teenagers (8-15 years) Course language: Finnish Time: 9.45 am - 4 pm Information about Children's and Teenagers' Courses

Attend / Serve

Dates

Course Type

Status

Location

Comments

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01 Oct

Children
Danish

Girls - Closed New Boys - Filling Up Old Boys - Open Servers - Closed

Copenhagen

Participants must speak Danish.

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20 Oct - 22 Oct

Teenagers 12-18 years
Swedish

Girls - Open Boys - Open Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open

Ödeshög

The course is held in Swedish only.

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25 Nov

Children/Teens 8-15 Years
Finnish

Open

Helsinki

Anapana course for children/teenagers (8-15 years)

Course language: Finnish

Time: 9.45 am - 4 pm

Information about Children's and Teenagers' Courses

2024 Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
08 Mar - 10 Mar	Children 8-12 years Swedish	Applications accepted starting 09 Dec	Ödeshög	The course is held in Swedish only.
03 May - 05 May	Teenagers 12-18 years Swedish	Applications accepted starting 03 Feb	Ödeshög	The course is held in Swedish only.
23 Aug - 25 Aug	Children 8-12 years Swedish	Applications accepted starting 25 May	Ödeshög	The course is held in Swedish only.
04 Oct - 06 Oct	Teenagers 12-18 years Swedish	Applications accepted starting 06 Jul	Ödeshög	The course is held in Swedish only.

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.

2023 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	01 Jan - 31 Dec	Long-Term Service	In Progress	Ödeshög	For old students Apply for long-term service here More information at the old student website.
Apply*	22 Sep - 01 Oct	Satipatthana Sutta	In Progress	Ödeshög	For old students
	01 Oct	Open Day	Open	Ödeshög	Open Day 12 noon - 4 pm. All welcome!
Apply*	01 Oct - 03 Oct	Service Period	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	03 Oct - 14 Oct	10-Day English / Finnish	New Women - Closed Old Women - Filling Up New Men - Closed Old Men - Filling Up Female Server - Open Male Server - Filling Up	Ödeshög	FEMALE SERVERS ARE NEEDED
Apply*	14 Oct - 15 Oct	Trust Meeting Weekend	Open	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 7.30-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
Apply*	14 Oct - 25 Oct	Service Period	Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	25 Oct - 05 Nov	10-Day English / Norwegian	Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open	Ödeshög	Students with Norwegian as their first language are given priority until 10 August
Apply*	05 Nov - 08 Nov	Service Period	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	08 Nov - 12 Nov	3 Day Course for Old Students	Women - Wait List Men - Open Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	12 Nov - 15 Nov	Service Period	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	15 Nov - 26 Nov	10-Day	New Women - Wait List Old Women - Filling Up Men - Wait List Servers - Open	Ödeshög
Apply*	26 Nov - 28 Nov	Service Period	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	28 Nov - 09 Dec	10-Day	New Women - Wait List Old Women - Filling Up New Men - Wait List Old Men - Open Servers - Open	Ödeshög
Apply*	09 Dec - 10 Dec	Trust Meeting Weekend	Open	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 7.30-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
Apply*	09 Dec - 13 Dec	Service Period	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	13 Dec - 24 Dec	10-Day	New Women - Filling Up Old Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Open	Ödeshög
Apply*	24 Dec - 27 Dec	Service Period	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
	27 December, 2023 - 07 January, 2024	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 28 Sep	Ödeshög

2024 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	01 Jan - 31 Dec	Long-Term Service	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students Apply for long-term service here More information at the old student website.
	10 Jan - 21 Jan	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 12 Oct	Ödeshög
	21 Jan - 24 Jan	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 23 Oct	Ödeshög	For old students
	24 Jan - 04 Feb	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 26 Oct	Ödeshög
	04 Feb - 06 Feb	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 06 Nov	Ödeshög	For old students
	06 Feb - 17 Feb	10-Day English / Danish	Applications accepted starting 08 Nov	Ödeshög	Students with Danish as their first language are given priority until 22 November
	17 Feb - 18 Feb	Trust Meeting Weekend	Applications accepted starting 19 Nov	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 7.30-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
	17 Feb - 21 Feb	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 19 Nov	Ödeshög	For old students
	21 Feb - 03 Mar	10-Day English / Norwegian	Applications accepted starting 23 Nov	Ödeshög	Students with Norwegian as their first language are given priority until 7 December
	03 Mar - 13 Mar	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 04 Dec	Ödeshög	For old students
	13 Mar - 24 Mar	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 14 Dec	Ödeshög
	24 Mar - 26 Mar	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 25 Dec	Ödeshög	For old students
	26 Mar - 06 Apr	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 27 Dec	Ödeshög
	06 Apr - 07 Apr	Trust Meeting Weekend	Applications accepted starting 07 Jan	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 7.30-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
	06 Apr - 10 Apr	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 07 Jan	Ödeshög	For old students
	10 Apr - 14 Apr	3 Day Course for Old Students	Applications accepted starting 11 Jan	Ödeshög	For old students
	14 Apr - 17 Apr	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 15 Jan	Ödeshög	For old students
	17 Apr - 28 Apr	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 18 Jan	Ödeshög
	28 Apr - 08 May	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 29 Jan	Ödeshög	For old students
	08 May - 19 May	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 08 Feb	Ödeshög
	19 May - 22 May	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 19 Feb	Ödeshög	For old students
	22 May - 02 Jun	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 22 Feb	Ödeshög
	02 Jun - 05 Jun	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 04 Mar	Ödeshög	For old students
	05 Jun - 09 Jun	3 Day Course for Old Students	Applications accepted starting 07 Mar	Ödeshög	For old students
	09 Jun - 11 Jun	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 11 Mar	Ödeshög	For old students
	11 Jun - 22 Jun	10-Day English / Finnish	Applications accepted starting 13 Mar	Ödeshög	Students with Finnish as their first language are given priority until 27 March
	22 Jun - 23 Jun	Trust Meeting Weekend	Applications accepted starting 24 Mar	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 7.30-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
	22 Jun - 26 Jun	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 24 Mar	Ödeshög	For old students
	26 Jun - 07 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 28 Mar	Ödeshög
	07 Jul - 10 Jul	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 08 Apr	Ödeshög	For old students
	10 Jul - 21 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 11 Apr	Ödeshög
	21 Jul - 24 Jul	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 22 Apr	Ödeshög	For old students
	24 Jul - 04 Aug	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 25 Apr	Ödeshög
	04 Aug - 06 Aug	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 06 May	Ödeshög	For old students
	06 Aug - 17 Aug	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 08 May	Ödeshög
	17 Aug - 18 Aug	Trust Meeting Weekend	Applications accepted starting 19 May	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 7.30-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
	17 Aug - 28 Aug	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 19 May	Ödeshög	For old students
	28 Aug - 01 Sep	3 Day Course for Old Students	Applications accepted starting 30 May	Ödeshög	For old students
	01 Sep - 04 Sep	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 03 Jun	Ödeshög	For old students
	04 Sep - 15 Sep	10-Day English / Finnish	Applications accepted starting 06 Jun	Ödeshög	Students with Finnish as their first language are given priority until 20 June
	15 Sep - 20 Sep	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 17 Jun	Ödeshög	For old students
	20 Sep - 29 Sep	Satipatthana Sutta	Applications accepted starting 22 Jun	Ödeshög	For old students
	29 Sep - 08 Oct	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 01 Jul	Ödeshög	For old students
	08 Oct - 19 Oct	10-Day English / Danish	Applications accepted starting 10 Jul	Ödeshög	Students with Danish as their first language are given priority until 24 July
	19 Oct - 20 Oct	Trust Meeting Weekend	Applications accepted starting 21 Jul	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 7.30-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
	19 Oct - 23 Oct	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 21 Jul	Ödeshög	For old students
	23 Oct - 03 Nov	10-Day English / Norwegian	Applications accepted starting 25 Jul	Ödeshög	Students with Norwegian as their first language are given priority until 8 August
	03 Nov - 06 Nov	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 05 Aug	Ödeshög	For old students
	06 Nov - 17 Nov	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 08 Aug	Ödeshög
	17 Nov - 20 Nov	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 19 Aug	Ödeshög	For old students
	20 Nov - 24 Nov	3 Day Course for Old Students	Applications accepted starting 22 Aug	Ödeshög	For old students
	24 Nov - 26 Nov	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 26 Aug	Ödeshög	For old students
	26 Nov - 07 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 28 Aug	Ödeshög
	07 Dec - 08 Dec	Trust Meeting Weekend	Applications accepted starting 08 Sep	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 7.30-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
	07 Dec - 11 Dec	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 08 Sep	Ödeshög	For old students
	11 Dec - 22 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 12 Sep	Ödeshög
	22 Dec - 26 Dec	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 23 Sep	Ödeshög	For old students
	26 December, 2024 - 06 January, 2025	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.

2023 Dhamma Sobhana Courses Website | Map

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	22 Oct	1-Day	Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed	Gothenburg, Landala	For old students
Apply*	26 Nov	1-Day	Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed	Gothenburg, Landala	For old students

2024 Denmark Courses Website | Map

Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
06 Feb - 17 Feb	10-Day English / Danish	Applications accepted starting 08 Nov	Ödeshög, Sweden	The course will be held at the Nordic Vipassana center in Sweden. Please apply via Dhamma Sobhana's schedule page: https://www.dhamma.org/en/schedules/schsobhana
28 Mar - 01 Apr	3-Day English / Danish	Applications accepted starting 19 Dec	Hvalsø, Denmark	For old students
08 Oct - 19 Oct	10-Day English / Danish	Applications accepted starting 10 Jul	Ödeshög, Sweden	The course will be held at the Nordic Vipassana center in Sweden. Please apply via Dhamma Sobhana's schedule page: https://www.dhamma.org/en/schedules/schsobhana

2023 Finland Courses Website | Map

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	01 Oct	1-Day English	Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed	Vaasa	For old students Only in English
	03 Oct - 14 Oct	10-Day	Open	Ödeshög, Sweden	This course will be held at the Nordic Vipassana center in Sweden. Please apply via Dhamma Sobhana's schedule page: https://www.dhamma.org/en/schedules/schsobhana
Apply*	07 Oct - 11 Oct	Work Period	Servers - Open	Heimari, Ristiina	For old students Help with course set up
Apply*	11 Oct - 22 Oct	10-Day	Women - Short Wait List New Men - Short Wait List Old Men - Filling Up Servers - Filling Up	Heimari, Ristiina
	15 Oct	1-Day English	Applications accepted starting 05 Oct	Helsinki	For old students Only in English
Apply*	29 Oct	4 hour Meditation	Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed	Tampere	For old students
Apply*	08 Dec - 11 Dec	Work Period	Servers - Open	Heimari, Ristiina	For old students Help with course set up
Apply*	11 Dec - 22 Dec	10-Day	Open	Heimari, Ristiina
Apply*	22 Dec - 27 Dec	Work Period	Servers - Open	Heimari, Ristiina	For old students Help with course set up
	27 December, 2023 - 07 January, 2024	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 28 Sep	Heimari, Ristiina

2024 Finland Courses Website | Map

Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
08 Mar - 13 Mar	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 09 Dec	Heimari, Ristiina	For old students Help with course set up
13 Mar - 17 Mar	3-Day English	Applications accepted starting 14 Dec	Heimari, Ristiina	For old students Only in English
17 Mar - 21 Mar	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 18 Dec	Heimari, Ristiina	For old students Help with course set up
21 Mar - 01 Apr	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 22 Dec	Heimari, Ristiina
11 Jun - 22 Jun	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 13 Mar	Ödeshög, Sweden	This course will be held at the Nordic Vipassana center in Sweden. Please apply via Dhamma Sobhana's schedule page: https://www.dhamma.org/en/schedules/schsobhana
04 Sep - 15 Sep	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 06 Jun	Ödeshög, Sweden	This course will be held at the Nordic Vipassana center in Sweden. Please apply via Dhamma Sobhana's schedule page: https://www.dhamma.org/en/schedules/schsobhana
06 Dec - 11 Dec	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 07 Sep	Heimari, Ristiina	For old students Help with course set up
11 Dec - 22 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 12 Sep	Heimari, Ristiina
22 Dec - 26 Dec	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 23 Sep	Heimari, Ristiina	For old students Help with course set up
26 December, 2024 - 06 January, 2025	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 27 Sep	Heimari, Ristiina

2023 Norway Courses Website | Map

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	07 Oct	1-Day English	Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed	Bergen	For old students

2024 Norway Courses Website | Map

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	21 Feb - 03 Mar	10-Day Course English/Norwegian	Applications accepted starting 23 Nov	Dhamma Sobhana, Sverige	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
	23 Oct - 03 Nov	10-Day Course English/Norwegian	Applications accepted starting 25 Jul	Dhamma Sobhana, Sverige	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

As a privacy measure, the online application form encrypts the information you provide us with before it is sent from your device to our application server.

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.

Open Days are held between meditation courses. All are welcome to attend and learn about Vipassana Meditation and the Centre.

Children's Anapana 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 open for all teenagers aged 13-18 years old who wish to learn to meditate. Their parents/guardians do not have to be meditators.

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.

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.