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.

Teenagers' and Children's Courses

2010 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
May 29 - May 30 www.pakasa.dhamma.org/children_course.shtml Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Nov 27, 2009
www.pakasa.dhamma.org/children_course.shtml		 Yes
Jul 18 www.pakasa.dhamma.org/children_course.shtml Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Jan 19, 2010
 Yes

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.

2009 Course Schedule
Attend
or Serve		 Dates Course Type Status Comments
  Oct 5 - Oct 13 Service Period- Tentative Completed For old studentsIn need of Coordinator, please call 815-489-0420-
  Oct 14 - Oct 25 10-Day Completed
  Oct 28 - Nov 1 3 Day Course for Old Students Completed For old students
Apply Nov 4 - Nov 15 10-Day In Progress
Apply Nov 18 - Nov 29 10-Day Admissions:Women — Wait List
Admissions:Men — Filling Up
Apply Dec 2 - Dec 6 3 Day Course for Old Students Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open		 For old students
Apply Dec 9 - Dec 20 10-Day Admissions:Women — Short Wait List
Admissions:Men — Short Wait List
Apply Dec 23, 2009 - Jan 3, 2010 10-Day Admissions:Women — Long Wait List
Admissions:Men — Long Wait List
         
2010 Course Schedule
Attend
or Serve		 Dates Course Type Status Comments
  Jan 4 - Jan 12 Service Period- Tentative Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Dec 15, 2009
In need of Coordinator, please call 815-489-0420-For old students
Apply Jan 13 - Jan 24 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Jan 27 - Feb 7 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Feb 10 - Feb 21 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  Feb 22 - Mar 2 Service Period- Tentative Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Feb 1, 2010
In need of Coordinator, please call 815-489-0420-For old students
Apply Mar 3 - Mar 14 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Mar 17 - Mar 21 3-Day For Old Students Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open		 For old students
Apply Mar 24 - Apr 4 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  Apr 5 - Apr 13 Service Period- Tentative Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Mar 15, 2010
In need of Coordinator, please call 815-489-0420-For old students
Apply Apr 14 - Apr 25 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Apr 28 - May 9 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
  May 13 - May 22 Satipatthana Course Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Nov 22, 2009
For old students who meet these requirements
May 23, 2010   Open House
  Jun 2 - Jun 13 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Dec 2, 2009
  Jun 16 - Jun 27 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Dec 16, 2009
  Jun 30 - Jul 11 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Dec 30, 2009
  Jul 12 - Jul 18 Service Period- Tentative Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Jan 12, 2010
In need of Coordinator, please call 815-489-0420-For old students
  Jul 21 - Aug 1 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Jan 21, 2010
  Aug 4 - Aug 8 3-Day For Old Students Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Feb 4, 2010
For old students
  Aug 11 - Aug 22 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Feb 11, 2010
  Aug 25 - Sep 5 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Feb 25, 2010
  Sep 8 - Sep 12 3-Day For Old Students Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Mar 12, 2010
For old students
  Sep 13 - Sep 21 Service Period- Tentative Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Mar 13, 2010
In need of Coordinator, please call 815-489-0420-For old students
  Sep 22 - Oct 3 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Mar 22, 2010
  Oct 6 - Oct 17 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Apr 6, 2010
  Oct 20 - Oct 31 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Apr 20, 2010
  Nov 1 - Nov 9 Service Period- Tentative Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
May 1, 2010
In need of Coordinator, please call 815-489-0420-For old students
  Nov 10 - Nov 21 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
May 10, 2010
  Nov 24 - Dec 5 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
May 24, 2010
  Dec 8 - Dec 19 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Jun 8, 2010
  Dec 22, 2010 - Jan 2, 2011 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Jun 22, 2010

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@pakasa.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. For further information and age ranges for children click here.
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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. For further information and age ranges for children click here.
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