Vipassana

Wheel of Dhamma

Vipassana Meditation Center

Offering courses in Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka
in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
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Dhamma Veṇuvana, Cerca de Victoria, Aragua, Venezuela
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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.

How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course

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.

Additional information

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.

Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Courses for young people.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.

2018 Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	23 Jun	Training for Children's Course Coordinators	Completed	Cerca de Victoria	For applications: [email protected]
Apply	24 Jun	Course for Boys and Girls from 8 to 12 years old	Open	Cerca de Victoria	New Course!!
Apply	24 Jun	Course for Boys and Girls from 8 to 12 years old	Open	Mérida	New Course!! For further information please email to [email protected] or call to 04167032819 / 0426 9727306
Apply	21 Jul	Training for Children's Course Coordinators	Open	Trujillo	For further information please email to [email protected] 04167032819 / 0426 9727306
Apply	22 Jul	Course for Boys and Girls from 8 to 12 years old	Open	Trujillo	New Course!! For further information please email to [email protected] 04167032819 / 0426 9727306
	01 Sep	Training for Children's Course Coordinators	Applications accepted starting 01 Aug	Trujillo	For further information please email to [email protected] 04167032819 / 0426 9727306
	02 Sep	Course for Boys and Girls from 8 to 12 years old	Applications accepted starting 02 Aug	Trujillo	New Course!! For further information please email to [email protected] 04167032819 / 0426 9727306
	28 Oct	Course for Teenage Boys and Girls from 13 to 17 years old	Applications accepted starting 28 Sep	Mérida	New Course!! For further information please email to[email protected] or call to 04167032819 / 0426 9727306

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.

2018 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply	28 Apr - 17 Jul	Working Period	In Progress	Cerca de Victoria	For old students Part-time servers are accepted, for one or several days.
	24 Jun	1-Day	Open	El Cafetal, Caracas	For old students Inscriptions and information: please email to [email protected]
	08 Jul	1-Day	Open	San Cristóbal, Táchira	For old students Contact: 04140776176 and 02763432469
Apply	17 Jul - 28 Jul	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Wait List Servers - Open	Cerca de Victoria
	20 Jul - 31 Jul	10-Day	CANCELLED	Occidente
	22 Jul	1-Day	Open	Barquisimeto, Lara	For old students Contact: 0416-358.64.81 y 0426-554.16.84
	22 Jul	1-Day	Open	Maracaibo	For old students Contact: 0416-561.70.77 and 0424-651.91.41
	22 Jul	1-Day	Open	Mérida	For old students
Apply	23 Jul - 01 Aug	Satipatthana Sutta	Open	Trujillo	For old students
Apply	28 Jul - 31 Jul	Work Period	Servers - Open	Cerca de Victoria	For old students Part-time servers are accepted, for one or several days.
	29 Jul	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 29 Jun	El Cafetal, Caracas	For old students Inscriptions and information: please email to [email protected]
Apply	31 Jul - 11 Aug	10-Day	Women - Wait List Men - Open Servers - Open	Cerca de Victoria
Apply	06 Aug - 17 Aug	10-Day	Open	Trujillo	Note: New Dates!
Apply	11 Aug - 14 Aug	Work Period	Servers - Open	Cerca de Victoria	For old students Part-time servers are accepted, for one or several days.
Apply	14 Aug - 25 Aug	10-Day	Women - Wait List Men - Open Servers - Open	Cerca de Victoria
	19 Aug	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 19 Jul	Barquisimeto, Lara	For old students Contact: 0416-358.64.81 y 0426-554.16.84
	19 Aug	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 19 Jul	Maracaibo	For old students Contact: 0416-561.70.77 and 0424-651.91.41
	19 Aug	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 19 Jul	San Cristóbal, Táchira	For old students Contact: 04140776176 or 02763432469
Apply	20 Aug - 31 Aug	10-Day	Open	Trujillo	Note: New Dates!
	25 Aug - 31 Aug	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 26 Jun	Cerca de Victoria	For old students Part-time servers are accepted, for one or several days.
	26 Aug	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 26 Jul	El Cafetal, Caracas	For old students Inscriptions and information: please email to [email protected]
	31 Aug - 09 Sep	Satipatthana Sutta	Applications accepted starting 02 Jul	Cerca de Victoria	For old students
	09 Sep - 11 Sep	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 11 Jul	Cerca de Victoria	For old students Part-time servers are accepted, for one or several days.
	11 Sep - 22 Sep	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 13 Jul	Cerca de Victoria
	16 Sep	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 16 Aug	Barquisimeto, Lara	For old students Contacto: 0416-358.64.81 y 0426-554.16.84
	16 Sep	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 16 Aug	San Cristóbal, Táchira	For old students Contact: 04140776176 and 02763432469
	16 Sep	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 16 Aug	Mérida	For old students Contacto: 0274-417.11.78 y 0426-870.27.75
	22 Sep - 25 Sep	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 24 Jul	Cerca de Victoria	For old students Part-time servers are accepted, for one or several days.
	23 Sep	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 23 Aug	El Cafetal, Caracas	For old students Inscriptions and information: please email to [email protected]
	23 Sep	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 23 Aug	Maracaibo	For old students Contact: 0416-561.70.77 and 0424-651.91.41
	25 Sep - 06 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 27 Jul	Cerca de Victoria
	06 Oct - 10 Oct	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 07 Aug	Cerca de Victoria	For old students Part-time servers are accepted, for one or several days.
	10 Oct - 14 Oct	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 11 Aug	Cerca de Victoria	For old students
	14 Oct - 02 Nov	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 15 Aug	Cerca de Victoria	For old students Part-time servers are accepted, for one or several days.
	21 Oct	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 21 Sep	San Cristóbal, Táchira	For old students Contact: 04140776176 and 02763432469
	21 Oct	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 21 Sep	Barquisimeto, Lara	For old students Contacto: 0416-358.64.81 y 0426-554.16.84
	21 Oct	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 21 Sep	El Cafetal, Caracas	For old students Inscriptions and information: please email to [email protected]
	21 Oct	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 21 Sep	Mérida	For old students Contacto: 0274-417.11.78 y 0426-870.27.75
	21 Oct	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 21 Sep	Maracaibo	For old students Contact: 0416-561.70.77 and 0424-651.91.41
	02 Nov - 03 Dec	30-Day	Applications accepted starting 03 Jul	Cerca de Victoria	For old students
	18 Nov	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 18 Oct	Maracaibo	For old students Contact: 0416-561.70.77 and 0424-651.91.41
	25 Nov	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 25 Oct	San Cristóbal, Táchira	For old students Contact: 04140776176 and 02763432469
	25 Nov	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 25 Oct	El Cafetal, Caracas	For old students Inscriptions and information: please email to [email protected]
	03 Dec - 08 Dec	Working Period	Applications accepted starting 03 Oct	Cerca de Victoria	For old students Part-time servers are accepted, for one or several days.
	08 Dec - 19 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 09 Oct	Cerca de Victoria
	16 Dec	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 16 Nov	San Cristóbal, Táchira	For old students Contact: 04140776176 and 02763432469
	16 Dec	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 16 Nov	Barquisimeto, Lara	For old students Contact: 0416-358.64.81 y 0426-554.16.84
	16 Dec	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 16 Nov	Maracaibo	For old students Contact: 0416-561.70.77 and 0424-651.91.41
	17 Dec - 21 Dec	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 18 Oct	Trujillo	For old students
	22 Dec - 27 Dec	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 23 Oct	Cerca de Victoria	For old students Part-time servers are accepted, for one or several days.
	27 December, 2018 - 07 January, 2019	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 28 Oct	Cerca de Victoria
	27 December, 2018 - 07 January, 2019	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 28 Oct	Trujillo

2019 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	09 Jan - 20 Jan	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 10 Nov	Cerca de Victoria
	09 Jan - 20 Jan	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 10 Nov	Trujillo

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.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.

30-day Courses are open only to serious Old Students committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of six 10-day courses (one since their first 20-day course), one 20-day course, one Satipatthana Sutta course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.

Applications must be submitted well in advance as processing may take some time. Students who speak neither English nor one of the other announced course languages may apply for the course, however acceptance into the course will depend on the availability of required course materials, suitable translators and permission of the teacher conducting the course.

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.

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.

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