How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course

  1. Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
  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.

2009 Course Schedule
Attend
or Serve
Dates Course Type Status Comments
  Sep 18 - Sep 26 CC Workshop  COURSE
 CANCELLED
  Sep 24 CC Workshop - One day  COURSE
 CANCELLED
Age 10 to 18 Yrs
  Sep 25 - Sep 26 Two Days Boys Course  COURSE
 CANCELLED
Age 12 to 18 Yrs
  Sep 19 - Sep 27 Girls teenager course Completed
  Oct 07 - Oct 18 10-Day Completed
  Oct 18 Children One Day Course Completed
Apply Nov 04 - Nov 15 10-Day In Progress
  Nov 15 Children One Day Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  Nov 18 - Nov 29 10-Day  COURSE
 CANCELLED
  Nov 29 Children One Day Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Dec 02 - Dec 13 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  Dec 13 Children One Day Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  Dec 16 - Dec 27 10-Day  COURSE
 CANCELLED
  Dec 27 Children One Day Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
         
2010 Course Schedule
Attend
or Serve
Dates Course Type Status Comments
Apply Jan 15 - Jan 26 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  Jan 26 Children One Day Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Feb 03 - Feb 14 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  Feb 14 Children One Day Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Mar 03 - Mar 14 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  Mar 14 Children One Day Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Apr 07 - Apr 18 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  Apr 18 Children One Day Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Apr 24 - Apr 27 3 Days Course for Old Students Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students
Apply May 05 - May 16 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  May 16 Children One Day Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Jun 02 - Jun 13 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  Jun 13 Children One Day Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Jul 07 - Jul 18 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  Jul 18 Children One Day Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Aug 04 - Aug 15 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  Aug 15 Children One Day Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Sep 01 - Sep 12 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  Sep 12 Children One Day Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Oct 20 - Oct 31 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  Oct 31 Children One Day Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Nov 03 - Nov 14 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  Nov 14 Children One Day Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Dec 01 - Dec 12 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  Dec 12 Children One Day Course Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Dec 17 - Dec 25 Satipatthana Sutta Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students who meet these requirements

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 shown below. 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 here. A user name and password will be required to access these pages. Questions may be addressed to  Email: dhamma-service@nagajjuna.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 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 above.
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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.
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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, and who are trying to maintain the five precepts in their daily lives.
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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.
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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.
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