Wheel of Dhamma

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Ujjala
Dhamma Ujjala, Clare, South Australia
Centre Location: Website | Map
** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English

Residential Vipassana meditation courses in this tradition have been held in rented facilities in the Adelaide area since the mid 1980s.   Dhamma Ujjala, which means “bright or blazing Dhamma”, was purchased in December 2008. It is located in the pristine Clare Valley, one and three quarter hours north of Adelaide.

How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course
  1. Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
  2. Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
  3. Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
  4. 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.
  5. 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

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +61 (0)8 8312 3105

 
Short Courses
1-Day, 2-Day, and 3-Day courses are short courses for old students.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
2020 Short Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply* 24 Jan - 27 Jan 3-Day Women - Filling Up Men - Filling Up Female Server - Open Male Server - Short Wait List Clare For old students
Apply* 01 Feb 1-Day Open North Adelaide New Course!!For old students
Apply* 07 Mar 1-Day Open North Adelaide New Course!!For old students
04 Apr 1-Day Applications accepted starting 04 Feb North Adelaide New Course!!For old students
02 May 1-Day Applications accepted starting 03 Mar North Adelaide New Course!!For old students
05 Jun - 08 Jun Old Student Course Applications accepted starting 05 Mar Clare For old students
Servers Needed
06 Jun 1-Day Applications accepted starting 07 Apr North Adelaide New Course!!For old students
04 Jul 1-Day Applications accepted starting 05 May North Adelaide New Course!!For old students
01 Aug 1-Day Applications accepted starting 02 Jun North Adelaide New Course!!For old students
05 Sep 1-Day Applications accepted starting 07 Jul North Adelaide New Course!!For old students
03 Oct 1-Day Applications accepted starting 04 Aug North Adelaide New Course!!For old students
07 Nov 1-Day Applications accepted starting 08 Sep North Adelaide New Course!!For old students
05 Dec 1-Day Applications accepted starting 06 Oct North Adelaide New Course!!For old students
 
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
Apply* 10 Jan - 19 Jan Satipatthana Sutta In Progress Clare For old students
Please see eligibility criteria at the bottom of the page.
Apply* 26 Feb - 08 Mar Male Course Women - Closed New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Female Server - Closed Male Server - Open Clare Servers needed
Apply* 25 Mar - 05 Apr Female Course Women - Filling Up Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed Clare Servers needed
Apply* 08 Apr - 19 Apr Male Course Women - Closed Men - Open Female Server - Closed Male Server - Open Clare Servers Needed
06 May - 17 May Female Course Applications accepted starting 04 Feb Clare Servers Needed
08 Jul - 19 Jul Male Course Applications accepted starting 07 Apr Clare Servers Needed
28 Jul - 08 Aug Female Course Applications accepted starting 27 Apr Clare Servers Needed
09 Sep - 20 Sep Male Course Applications accepted starting 09 Jun Clare Servers Needed
30 Sep - 11 Oct Females only Applications accepted starting 30 Jun Clare
04 Nov - 15 Nov Males only Applications accepted starting 04 Aug Clare
13 Dec - 24 Dec Old Students only Applications accepted starting 12 Sep Clare
 
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
Apply* 22 Feb Children Open North Adelaide New Course!!
Children aged 8 to 12
 
 

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://www.au.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.

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.

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.