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* | 25 Jan - 05 Feb | 10-Day | In Progress | Stowmarket, Suffolk | Male Part Time Servers Required |
| Apply* | 05 Feb - 08 Feb | Service Period | Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. Sunday Only: Tree Planting Day |
| Apply* | 08 Feb - 19 Feb | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk | Full Time Female Servers Needed |
| Apply* | 19 Feb - 08 Mar | Long Service Period | Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Painting and decorating skills especially welcome. Apply full-time or part-time. |
| 04 Mar - 05 Mar | Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting | Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk | Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. Contact [email protected] for details. | |
| Apply* | 08 Mar - 19 Mar | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk | |
| Apply* | 19 Mar - 22 Mar | Service Period | Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
| Apply* | 22 Mar - 02 Apr | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk | |
| Apply* | 02 Apr - 05 Apr | Service Period | Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
| Apply* | 05 Apr - 16 Apr | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk | |
| Apply* | 16 Apr - 20 Apr | Service Period | Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
| Apply* | 20 Apr - 23 Apr | 3-Day | Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students This course finishes at about 4pm on Sunday. |
| Apply* | 24 Apr - 27 Apr | Service Period | Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
| Apply* | 28 Apr - 30 Apr | Children / Teens | New Girls - Open Old Girls - Closed New Boys - Open Old Boys - Closed Servers - Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk | Mixed Gender, 8-11yrs. |
| 01 May - 04 May | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 03 Feb | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
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| 05 May - 07 May | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 04 Feb | Stowmarket, Suffolk | Female Only. 12-18yrs. | |
| 08 May - 10 May | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 10 Feb | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
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| 10 May - 13 May | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 09 Feb | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students This course finishes at about 4pm on Sunday. |
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| 14 May - 16 May | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 16 Feb | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
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| 16 May - 27 May | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 15 Feb | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 27 May - 28 May | Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting | Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk | Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. Contact [email protected] for details. | |
| 27 May - 29 May | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 01 Mar | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
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| 29 May - 07 Jun | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 28 Feb | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students |
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| 08 Jun - 11 Jun | European Dhamma Server Meeting | Applications accepted starting 28 Feb | Stowmarket, Suffolk | For Old Students only. | |
| 11 Jun - 14 Jun | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 16 Mar | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
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| 14 Jun - 25 Jun | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 16 Mar | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 25 Jun - 28 Jun | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 30 Mar | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
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| 28 Jun - 09 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 30 Mar | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 09 Jul - 19 Jul | Long Service Period | Applications accepted starting 10 Apr | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-time welcome. |
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| 15 Jul - 16 Jul | Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting | Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk | Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. Contact [email protected] for details. | |
| 19 Jul - 30 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 20 Apr | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 30 Jul - 02 Aug | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 04 May | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
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| 02 Aug - 13 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 04 May | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 13 Aug - 16 Aug | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 18 May | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
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| 16 Aug - 27 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 18 May | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 27 Aug - 31 Aug | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 01 Jun | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
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| 01 Sep - 03 Sep | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 03 Jun | Stowmarket, Suffolk | Mixed Gender, 8-11yrs. | |
| 04 Sep - 06 Sep | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 09 Jun | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
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| 06 Sep - 09 Sep | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 08 Jun | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students This course finishes at about 4pm on Sunday. |
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| 10 Sep - 12 Sep | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 15 Jun | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
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| 12 Sep - 23 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 14 Jun | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 23 Sep - 24 Sep | Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting | Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk | Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. Contact [email protected] for details. | |
| 23 Sep - 27 Sep | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 28 Jun | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
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| 27 Sep - 08 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 29 Jun | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 08 Oct - 11 Oct | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 13 Jul | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
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| 11 Oct - 22 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 13 Jul | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 22 Oct - 26 Oct | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 27 Jul | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
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| 27 Oct - 29 Oct | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 29 Jul | Stowmarket, Suffolk | Male Only. 12-18yrs | |
| 30 Oct - 01 Nov | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 04 Aug | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
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| 01 Nov - 04 Nov | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 03 Aug | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students This course finishes at about 4pm on Sunday. |
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| 05 Nov - 07 Nov | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 10 Aug | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
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| 07 Nov - 18 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 09 Aug | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 18 Nov - 19 Nov | Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting | Open | Stowmarket, Suffolk | Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. Contact [email protected] for details. | |
| 18 Nov - 22 Nov | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 23 Aug | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
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| 22 Nov - 03 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 24 Aug | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 03 Dec - 06 Dec | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 07 Sep | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
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| 06 Dec - 17 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 07 Sep | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 17 Dec - 22 Dec | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 21 Sep | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. |
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| 22 December, 2023 - 02 January, 2024 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 23 Sep | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://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.
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.
