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 / Mandarin
The second phase of expansion has commenced from December 2023. The course and related organizing matters have been relocated to Guanyin Temple. For more information, please click here.
- 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.
Taiwan Vipassana Centre - Dhamma Vikasa
No. 1-1, Lane 100, Dingnong Road,
Liouguei District, Kaohsing City 844
Taiwan
Tel: [886] 7-688 1878
Fax: [886] 7-688 1879
Email: [email protected]
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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26 Jan |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 27 Dec | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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09 Feb |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 10 Jan | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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Apply* | 27 Feb - 02 Mar |
3-Day
Mandarin |
Women - Closed Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open | Dhamma Vikasa |
For old students Mandarin Speaker.
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23 Mar |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 21 Feb | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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27 Apr |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 28 Mar | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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15 May - 18 May |
3-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 14 Feb | Dhamma Vikasa |
For old students Mandarin Speaker.
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25 May |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 25 Apr | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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22 Jun |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 23 May | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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13 Jul |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 13 Jun | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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31 Aug |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 01 Aug | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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08 Sep - 11 Sep |
3-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 10 Jun | Guanyin Temple |
For old students Mandarin Speaker.
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18 Sep - 21 Sep | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 20 Jun | Guanyin Temple |
For old students English/Mandarin Speaker.
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28 Sep |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 29 Aug | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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03 Oct - 06 Oct |
3-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 05 Jul | Dhamma Vikasa |
For old students Mandarin Speaker.
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09 Oct - 12 Oct | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 11 Jul | Dhamma Vikasa |
For old students English/Mandarin Speaker.
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26 Oct |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 26 Sep | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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23 Nov |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 24 Oct | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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28 Dec |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 28 Nov | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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04 Dec - 15 Dec |
10-Day
Mandarin |
In Progress | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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Apply* | 18 Dec - 29 Dec | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Closed | Guanyin Temple |
English/Mandarin. For Female only.
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Apply* | 27 Dec - 29 Dec |
Old Student Program
Mandarin |
Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open | Dhamma Vikasa |
For old students Maintenance Period
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Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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Apply* | 01 Jan - 12 Jan |
10-Day
Mandarin |
New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List Men - Closed Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Closed | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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Apply* | 15 Jan - 26 Jan | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List Men - Closed Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Closed | Guanyin Temple |
English / Mandarin. For females only.
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26 Jan |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 27 Dec | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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Apply* | 29 Jan - 09 Feb |
10-Day for Old Students
Mandarin |
Women - Closed Men - Long Wait List Female Server - Closed Male Server - Filling Up | Dhamma Vikasa |
For old students Mandarin course. Priority to office workers who have not sit a course for more than one year.
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Apply* | 29 Jan - 09 Feb |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Closed | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers. Priority to office workers who have not sit a course for more than one year.
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09 Feb |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 10 Jan | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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Apply* | 12 Feb - 23 Feb |
10-Day
Mandarin |
New Women - Wait List Old Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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Apply | 12 Feb - 23 Feb |
Special 10-Day
Mandarin |
Women - Filling Up Men - Filling Up Servers - Open | Dhamma Vikasa |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Mandarin Speakers .
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Apply* | 26 Feb - 09 Mar |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Women - Wait List Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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Apply* | 27 Feb - 02 Mar |
3-Day
Mandarin |
Women - Closed Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open | Dhamma Vikasa |
For old students Mandarin Speaker.
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Apply | 05 Mar - 05 Apr | 30-Day | Women - Short Wait List Men - Filling Up Servers - Short Wait List | Dhamma Vikasa |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements English/Mandarin speakers.
Must meet the application requirements for the 30-day course.
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Apply* | 12 Mar - 23 Mar |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Women - Wait List Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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23 Mar |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 21 Feb | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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26 Mar - 06 Apr |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 26 Dec | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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09 Apr - 20 Apr | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 09 Jan | Guanyin Temple |
English / Mandarin. For females only.
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Apply | 09 Apr - 30 Apr |
20-Day
Mandarin |
Women - Open Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open | Dhamma Vikasa |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Mandarin speakers only.Must meet the application requirements for the 20-day course. |
23 Apr - 04 May |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 23 Jan | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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27 Apr |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 28 Mar | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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02 May - 11 May |
Satipatthana Sutta
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 01 Feb | Dhamma Vikasa |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Mandarin Speakers 。
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07 May - 18 May |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 06 Feb | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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15 May - 18 May |
3-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 14 Feb | Dhamma Vikasa |
For old students Mandarin Speaker.
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21 May - 01 Jun |
10-Day for Old Students
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 20 Feb | Dhamma Vikasa |
For old students Mandarin course
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21 May - 01 Jun |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 20 Feb | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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25 May |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 25 Apr | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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Apply | 02 Jun - 03 Jul |
30-Day
Mandarin |
Open | Dhamma Vikasa |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Mandarin Speakers,Must meet the application requirements for the 30-day course.
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04 Jun - 15 Jun |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 06 Mar | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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18 Jun - 29 Jun |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 20 Mar | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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22 Jun |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 23 May | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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02 Jul - 13 Jul |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 03 Apr | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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04 Jul - 13 Jul |
Satipatthana Sutta
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 05 Apr | Dhamma Vikasa |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Mandarin Speakers.
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13 Jul |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 13 Jun | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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16 Jul - 27 Jul |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 17 Apr | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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16 Jul - 27 Jul |
10-Day for Old Students
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 17 Apr | Dhamma Vikasa |
For old students Mandarin course
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30 Jul - 10 Aug |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 01 May | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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30 Jul - 10 Aug |
10-Day for Old Students
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 01 May | Dhamma Vikasa |
For old students Mandarin course
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13 Aug - 24 Aug |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 15 May | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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13 Aug - 24 Aug | 10-Day for Old Students | Applications accepted starting 15 May | Dhamma Vikasa |
For old students English/Mandarin course .
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27 Aug - 07 Sep |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 29 May | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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27 Aug - 07 Sep | Special 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 28 May | Dhamma Vikasa |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements English / Mandarin Speakers.
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31 Aug |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 01 Aug | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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08 Sep - 11 Sep |
3-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 10 Jun | Guanyin Temple |
For old students Mandarin Speaker.
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10 Sep - 01 Oct |
20-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 14 Mar | Dhamma Vikasa |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Mandarin Speakers,Must meet the application requirements for the 20 -day course.
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18 Sep - 21 Sep | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 20 Jun | Guanyin Temple |
For old students English/Mandarin Speaker.
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24 Sep - 05 Oct |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 26 Jun | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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28 Sep |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 29 Aug | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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03 Oct - 06 Oct |
3-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 05 Jul | Dhamma Vikasa |
For old students Mandarin Speaker.
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08 Oct - 19 Oct |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 10 Jul | Guanyin Temple |
English / Mandarin. For females only.
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09 Oct - 12 Oct | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 11 Jul | Dhamma Vikasa |
For old students English/Mandarin Speaker.
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15 Oct - 15 Nov |
30-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 18 Apr | Dhamma Vikasa |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements for Mandarin speakers only.Must meet the application requirements for the 30-day course.
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22 Oct - 02 Nov |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 24 Jul | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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26 Oct |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 26 Sep | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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05 Nov - 16 Nov |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 07 Aug | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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19 Nov - 30 Nov |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 21 Aug | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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21 Nov - 30 Nov | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 23 Aug | Dhamma Vikasa |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Mandarin Speakers.
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23 Nov |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 24 Oct | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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02 December, 2025 - 17 January, 2026 |
45-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 05 Jun | Dhamma Vikasa |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Mandarin Speakers,Must meet the application requirements for the 45-day course.
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03 Dec - 14 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 04 Sep | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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17 Dec - 28 Dec |
10-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 18 Sep | Guanyin Temple |
For Female Mandarin Speakers.
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28 Dec |
1-Day
Mandarin |
Applications accepted starting 28 Nov | Ching Liang Yin |
For old students Mandarin course
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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://vikasa.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.
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
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.
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
10-day Courses for Old Students have the same timetable and discipline as 10-day courses. These courses are open to serious old students who have completed at least three 10-day courses and one Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta course, 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, are trying to maintain the five precepts in their daily lives, and trying to maintain daily practice.
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.
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
Special 10-day Courses are open only to serious Old Students committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of five 10-day courses, one Satipatthana Sutta course, given Dhamma Service at least one 10-day course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.
20-day Courses are open only to serious Old Students committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of five 10-day courses , one Satipatthana Sutta course, given Dhamma Service at least one 10-day course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.
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.
45-day Courses are open only to persons involved in Dhamma Service and Assistant Teachers who have completed a minimum of seven 10-day courses (one since their first 30-day course), two 30-day courses, one Satipatthana Sutta course, and have been practicing regularly for at least three 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.