Updated on 2-July-2009


How to Apply to a Course

  1. Access the application form by clicking on desired course date.
  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.

All ten day courses begin on the evening of the first day and end on the early morning of the last day.

To apply for a course, please click on a convenient date in the course schedule below.

2009 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
Jan 6 - Jan 17 10-Day Completed  
Jan 18 - Feb 8 20-Day Completed For old students who meet these requirements  
Feb 10 - Feb 21 10-Day Completed  
Feb 24 - Mar 7 10-Day Completed  
Mar 10 - Mar 21 10-Day Completed  
Mar 24 - Apr 2 Satipatthana Completed For old students who meet these requirements  
Apr 14 - Apr 25 10-Day Completed  
Apr 29 - May 10 10-Day Completed  
Apr 29 - May 10 10-Day Dhammadicca ( Chiba ) Completed Old Students Only. Accommodation will be in tents provided.  
May 12 - May 23 10-Day Completed  
May 27 - Jun 7 10-Day Completed  
Jun 9 - Jun 20 10-Day Completed  
Jun 23 - Jul 4 10-Day In Progress Yes
Jul 7 - Jul 18 10-Day Admissions: Women — Closed
Admissions: Men — Closed		 Yes
Jul 17 - Jul 20 3-Day Dhammadicca (Chiba)
Old Students Only. Accommodation will be in tents provided.For old students Yes
Jul 21 - Aug 1 10-Day
Yes
Aug 5 - Aug 16 10-Day
Yes
Aug 18 - Aug 29 10-Day
Yes
Sep 3 - Sep 12 Satipatthana
For old students who meet these requirements Yes
Sep 15 - Sep 26 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
July 15, 2009
 Yes
Sep 29 - Oct 10 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
July 29, 2009
 Yes
Oct 14 - Oct 18 3-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
August 14, 2009
For old students		 Yes
Oct 14 - Oct 18 3-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
August 18, 2009
For old students		 Yes
Oct 20 - Oct 31 10-Day
Tentative Yes
Nov 4 - Nov 15 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
September 4, 2009
 Yes
Nov 17 - Nov 28 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
September 17, 2009
 Yes
Dec 1 - Dec 12 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
October 1, 2009
 Yes
Dec 16 - Dec 20 3-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
October 16, 2009
For old students		 Yes
Dec 16 - Dec 20 3-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
October 16, 2009
For old students		 Yes
Dec 23, 2009 - Jan 3, 2010 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
October 23, 2009
 Yes
Dec 23, 2009 - Jan 3, 2010 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
October 23, 2009
 Yes
 

To access the Old Student Regional Site please click here. A user name and password will be required to access these pages. Questions may be addressed to Email: dhamma-service@bhanu.dhamma.org

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 - 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 above. Please click on a "Yes" link in the above schedule to apply for Dhamma Service.
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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 7:30am.
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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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Satipatthana Sutta courses have the same timetable and discipline as 10-day course. 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 completed 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, are trying to maintain the five precepts in their daily lives, and trying to maintain daily practice.
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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. Application for these courses must be made with a Long Course Application Form. Applications must be submitted well in advance as processing may take some time. Student who speak neither English or 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.
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