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 / Spanish
Vipassana Meditation Center with easy access for Venezuelan and Latinoamerican students.
Please, see the full schedule of courses offered in English and Spanish languages.
- 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.
Address: Dhamma Venuvana, Centro de Meditación Vipassana
Sector Los Naranjos de Tasajera, Via Sabaneta, Cerca de La Victoria, Estado Aragua, Venezuela.
For information and registration: Tel: [58] (412) 973.5141 / (412) 933.8768 / (412) 639.9846
Email: [email protected] Website: www.venuvana.dhamma.org
10-day course and Satipatthana Sutta course students (not servers): only ONE APPLICATION will be processed regardless of the location in Latin America, course dates or waiting list status.
10-day course students (not servers): priority is given to new students and to old students who have not sat recently.
Registration opening time: early morning on the day registration starts (approx. 5 a.m. local time).
Always check SPAM or you may miss important email communications.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 28 Jun | Children | CANCELLED | Cerca de Victoria |
Taller con servidores 27 junio Contact: 041-2973-5141 |
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| 20 Sep | Children | Applications accepted starting 20 Aug | Los Teques |
Taller con servidores 19 sept. Contacto: 0412-8670112 |
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| 27 Sep | Children | Applications accepted starting 26 Aug | Caracas |
Taller con servidores 26 sept Contacto: +58 414 317-7514 |
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| 11 Oct | Children | Applications accepted starting 11 Sep | Los Teques |
Taller con servidores 10 oct. Contacto: 0412-8670112 |
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| 18 Oct | Children | Applications accepted starting 17 Sep | Cerca de Victoria |
Taller con servidores 17 oct. Contact: 041-2973-5141 |
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| 25 Oct | Children | Applications accepted starting 24 Sep | Cerca de Victoria |
Taller con servidores 24 oct. Contact: 041-2973-5141 |
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| 15 Nov | Children | Applications accepted starting 15 Oct | Los Teques |
Taller con servidores 14 nov. Contacto: 0412-8670112 |
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| 29 Nov | Children | Applications accepted starting 28 Oct | Caracas |
Taller con servidores 28 nov. Contacto: +58 414 317-7514 |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 09 May - 14 Jul | Work Period | CANCELLED | Cerca de Victoria |
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| 21 Jun - 29 Jun | Encuentro Nacional de Servidores de Cursos de Niños. | CANCELLED | Cerca de Victoria |
For old students Contact Ph. 041-2973-5141 |
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| 28 Jun | 1-Day | CANCELLED | Caracas |
For old students Inscripciones en: [email protected] y +58 4123-321-268 |
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| 05 Jul - 15 Jul | Work Period | CANCELLED | Cerca de Victoria |
For old students |
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| 14 Jul - 25 Jul | 10-Day | CANCELLED | Cerca de Victoria | ||
| 19 Jul | 1-Day | CANCELLED | Caracas |
For old students Inscripciones en: [email protected] y +58 4123-321-268 |
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| 28 Jul - 08 Aug | 10-Day | CANCELLED | Cerca de Victoria | ||
| 11 Aug - 22 Aug | 10-Day | CANCELLED | Cerca de Victoria | ||
| 28 Aug - 06 Sep | Satipatthana Sutta | CANCELLED | Cerca de Victoria |
For old students |
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| 08 Sep - 19 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 09 Aug | Cerca de Victoria | ||
| 20 Sep | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 20 Aug | Caracas |
For old students Inscripciones en: [email protected] y +58 4123-321-268 |
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| 22 Sep - 03 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 23 Aug | Cerca de Victoria | ||
| 04 Oct - 07 Oct | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 05 Sep | Cerca de Victoria |
For old students |
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| 08 Oct - 12 Oct | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 09 Sep | Cerca de Victoria |
For old students |
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| 12 Oct - 03 Nov | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 13 Sep | Cerca de Victoria |
For old students |
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| 18 Oct | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 18 Sep | Caracas |
For old students Inscripciones en: [email protected] y +58 4123-321-268 |
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| 03 Nov - 14 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 04 Oct | Cerca de Victoria | ||
| 15 Nov | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 15 Oct | Caracas |
For old students Inscripciones en: [email protected] y +58 4123-321-268 |
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| 17 Nov - 28 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 18 Oct | Cerca de Victoria | ||
| 28 Nov - 08 Dec | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 29 Oct | Cerca de Victoria |
For old students |
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| 08 Dec - 19 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 09 Nov | Cerca de Victoria | ||
| 27 December, 2020 - 07 January, 2021 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 28 Nov | Cerca de Victoria |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 09 Jan - 20 Jan | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 10 Dec | Cerca de Victoria |
To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://www.venuvana.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.
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.
