in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
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** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English
A new 10-day centre in the UK, set in 20 acres of land on the edge of Haughley Green, in the Suffolk countryside, a few miles from Stowmarket station. From summer 2018, the new centre will offer a programme of 10- and 3-day courses for up to 80 students, as well as courses for children and young people. Dhamma Sukhakāri means ‘giving the happiness of Dhamma’.
- Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Returning 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 provided one in your application. We aim to respond within two weeks. Please check your spam folder for our email.
- If your application is accepted we will ask you to reconfirm a month before the course begins in order to secure your place.
Address: Dhamma Sukhakari, Walnut Tree Manor, Haughley Green, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 3RQ
email: [email protected]
Tel: 01449 833080
| All UK courses | Dhamma Dīpa (Herefordshire) | Dhamma Padhāna (Long-course centre) |
Northern England | Scotland | Ireland | Children and Teenagers | Old Student Group Sits and 1-Day Courses |
Applications are accepted from 8 p.m. in the summer and 7 p.m. in the winter UK time on the day courses open for registration.
Note: The 'apply' link will not be visible until then. Also the actual opening time may be a few minutes or even up to an hour later. This is due to the automated nature of the system. You will need to refresh this page to see the 'apply' link as this page does not auto-refresh.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply* | 06 Nov - 17 Nov | 10-Day | In Progress | Stowmarket, Suffolk | servers needed |
| Apply* | 17 Nov - 28 Nov | General Service Period | Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
| Apply* | 28 Nov - 01 Dec | 3-Day | Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students |
| Apply* | 02 Dec - 11 Dec | General Service Period | Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
| 07 Dec - 08 Dec | Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting | Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
Saturday: Sit at 1pm. Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Sit at 7:45am. Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. |
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| Apply* | 11 Dec - 14 Dec | 3-Day | Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students |
| Apply* | 15 Dec - 17 Dec | General Service Period | Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
| Apply* | 17 Dec - 28 Dec | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk | |
| Apply* | 28 Dec - 30 Dec | General Service Period | Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
| Apply* | 30 December, 2019 - 02 January, 2020 | 3-Day | Women - Closed Men - Wait List Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply* | 05 Jan - 07 Jan | General Service Period | Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
| Apply* | 07 Jan - 18 Jan | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk | |
| 18 Jan - 19 Jan | Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting | Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
Saturday: Sit at 1pm. Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Sit at 7:45am. Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. |
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| Apply* | 18 Jan - 23 Jan | General Service Period | Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
| Apply* | 23 Jan - 26 Jan | 3-Day | Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students |
| Apply* | 27 Jan - 29 Jan | General Service Period | Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
| Apply* | 29 Jan - 09 Feb | 10-Day | Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk | |
| Apply* | 09 Feb - 18 Feb | General Service Period | Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
| 13 Feb - 16 Feb | Work Weekend | Applications accepted starting 19 Dec | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Arrivals on Thursday from 3.30 - 6pm. Ends on Sunday 5pm. All old students are welcome. Contact [email protected] for more information. |
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| 18 Feb - 21 Feb | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 20 Nov | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students |
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| 23 Feb | Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting | Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
Group sit at 9:30am |
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| 23 Feb - 26 Feb | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 25 Nov | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 26 Feb - 08 Mar | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 28 Nov | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 08 Mar - 11 Mar | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 09 Dec | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 11 Mar - 22 Mar | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 12 Dec | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 22 Mar - 25 Mar | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 23 Dec | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 25 Mar - 05 Apr | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 26 Dec | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 05 Apr - 09 Apr | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 06 Jan | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 09 Apr - 12 Apr | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 10 Jan | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students |
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| 13 Apr - 15 Apr | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 14 Jan | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 15 Apr - 26 Apr | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 16 Jan | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 26 Apr - 10 Jul | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 27 Jan | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 01 May - 04 May | Work Weekend | Applications accepted starting 06 Mar | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Arrivals on Thursday from 3.30 - 6pm. Ends on Sunday 5pm. All old students are welcome. Contact [email protected] for more information. |
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| 09 May - 10 May | Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting | Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
Saturday: Sit at 1pm. Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Sit at 7:45am. Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. |
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| 20 Jun - 21 Jun | Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting | Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
Saturday: Sit at 1pm. Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Sit at 7:45am. Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. |
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| 02 Jul - 05 Jul | Work Weekend | Applications accepted starting 07 May | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Arrivals on Thursday from 3.30 - 6pm. Ends on Sunday 5pm. All old students are welcome. Contact [email protected] for more information. |
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| 10 Jul - 13 Jul | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 11 Apr | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students |
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| 14 Jul - 24 Jul | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 15 Apr | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 18 Jul | Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting | Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
Sit at 9am. Committee meetings and trust meeting after that.
All old students are welcome. |
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| 26 Jul - 29 Jul | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 27 Apr | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 29 Jul - 09 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 30 Apr | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 09 Aug - 12 Aug | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 11 May | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 12 Aug - 23 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 14 May | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 23 Aug - 28 Aug | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 25 May | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years. |
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| 28 Aug - 31 Aug | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 30 May | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students |
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| 05 Sep - 06 Sep | Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting | Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
Saturday: Sit at 1pm. Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Sit at 7:45am. Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. |
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| 17 Oct - 18 Oct | Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting | Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
Saturday: Sit at 1pm. Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Sit at 7:45am. Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. |
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| 12 Dec - 13 Dec | Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting | Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
Saturday: Sit at 1pm. Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Sit at 7:45am. Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply* | 04 Jan | Children / Teens | Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk | Ages 8-15 |
| 22 Feb | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 24 Nov | Stowmarket, Suffolk | Ages 8-15 | |
| 25 Jul | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 26 Apr | Stowmarket, Suffolk | Ages 8-15 | |
| 31 Oct | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 02 Aug | Stowmarket, Suffolk | Ages 8-15 |
To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://www.sukhakari.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.
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.
