in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
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.
- 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.
Please apply to sit only one 10 day course at a time. All courses open at 7:30 pm (8:30 pm in SA daylight saving time). Due to high demand, additional applications are unable to be processed.
Due to the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, the Centre has re-opened. Numbers at the Centre are limited and social distancing and hygiene requirements are in place. Courses may need to be cancelled if circumstances change. Please do not visit the Centre without registering beforehand.
These Vipassana courses successfully operate around the world because old students volunteer their time as servers. Occasionally, we may have to ask confirmed old students to serve a course and then receive priority for sitting at there next opportunity.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply* | 05 Feb | 1-Day | Women - Filling Up Men - Filling Up Servers - Closed | North Adelaide |
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| Apply* | 05 Mar | 1-Day | Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed | North Adelaide |
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| 02 Apr | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Feb | North Adelaide |
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| 07 May | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 08 Mar | North Adelaide |
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| 04 Jun | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 05 Apr | North Adelaide |
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| 02 Jul | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 03 May | North Adelaide |
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| 29 Jul - 01 Aug | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 28 Apr | Clare |
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| 06 Aug | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 07 Jun | North Adelaide |
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| 03 Sep | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 05 Jul | North Adelaide |
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| 01 Oct | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 02 Aug | North Adelaide |
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| 05 Nov | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 06 Sep | North Adelaide |
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| 03 Dec | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 04 Oct | North Adelaide |
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| 16 Dec - 19 Dec | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 15 Sep | Clare |
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See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply* | 02 Feb - 13 Feb | 10-Day | New Women - Short Wait List Old Women - Open Men - Closed Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open | Clare |
Female students only Female and Male servers are welcome on every course especially for longer stays. |
| Apply* | 16 Feb - 27 Feb | 10-Day | New Women - Short Wait List Old Women - Open Men - Closed Servers - Open | Clare |
Female students only Female and Male servers are needed - please apply. |
| Apply* | 02 Mar - 13 Mar | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Open Servers - Open | Clare |
Male students only Female and Male servers are welcome on every course especially for longer stays. |
| Apply* | 16 Mar - 27 Mar | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Open Servers - Open | Clare |
Male students only Female and Male servers are welcome on every course especially for longer stays. |
| Apply* | 30 Mar - 10 Apr | 10-Day | New Women - Long Wait List Old Women - Filling Up Men - Closed Servers - Open | Clare |
Female students only Female and Male servers are welcome on every course especially for longer stays. |
| Apply* | 10 Apr - 20 Apr | Work Period | Servers - Open | Clare |
For old students |
| Apply* | 20 Apr - 01 May | 10-Day | Women - Open Men - Closed Servers - Open | Clare |
Female students only Female and Male servers are welcome on every course especially for longer stays. |
| 04 May - 15 May | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Feb | Clare |
Male students only Female and Male servers are welcome on every course especially for longer stays. |
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| 18 May - 29 May | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 15 Feb | Clare |
Male students only Female and Male servers are welcome on every course especially for longer stays. |
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| 03 Jun - 12 Jun | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 03 Mar | Clare |
For old students Please see eligibility criteria at the bottom of the page. Females and Males. Female and Male servers are welcome on every course especially for longer stays. |
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| 15 Jun - 26 Jun | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 15 Mar | Clare |
Male students only. Female and Male servers are welcome on every course especially for longer stays. |
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| 29 Jun - 10 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 29 Mar | Clare |
Female students only. Female and Male servers are welcome on every course especially for longer stays. |
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| 13 Jul - 24 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 12 Apr | Clare |
Male students only.
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| 01 Aug - 10 Aug | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 03 May | Clare |
For old students |
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| 10 Aug - 21 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 10 May | Clare |
Female students only.
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| 24 Aug - 04 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 24 May | Clare |
Female students only.
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| 07 Sep - 18 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 07 Jun | Clare |
Male students only.
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| 21 Sep - 02 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 21 Jun | Clare |
Male students only.
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| 05 Oct - 16 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 05 Jul | Clare |
Male students only.
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| 21 Oct - 30 Oct | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 21 Jul | Clare |
For old students Please see eligibility criteria at the bottom of the page. Females and Males.
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| 02 Nov - 13 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 02 Aug | Clare |
Female students only.
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| 16 Nov - 27 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 16 Aug | Clare |
Male students only.
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| 27 Nov - 30 Nov | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 29 Aug | Clare |
For old students |
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| 30 Nov - 11 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 30 Aug | Clare |
Male students only.
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| 11 Dec - 16 Dec | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 12 Sep | Clare |
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| 19 Dec - 26 Dec | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 20 Sep | Clare |
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| 26 December, 2022 - 06 January, 2023 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 25 Sep | Clare |
Male students only.
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See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
As a privacy measure, the online application form encrypts the information you provide us with before it is sent from your computer to our application server.
To access the Old Student Regional Site please click https://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.
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.
