Updated on 9-October-2008


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.

2008 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
Jan 03 - Jan 24 20-Day Old Student Course Completed For old students who meet these requirements  
Jan 04 - Jan 15 10-Day Completed  
Jan 27 - Feb 07 10-Day Completed  
Feb 10 - Feb 18 Satipatthana Sutta Course Completed For old students who meet these requirements  
Feb 10 - Feb 21 10-Day Completed  
Feb 24 - Mar 06 10-Day Completed  
Mar 09 - Mar 30 20-Day Old Student Course Completed For old students who meet these requirements  
Mar 09 - Apr 09 30-Day Old Student Course Completed For old students who meet these requirements  
Apr 13 - Apr 21 Teenager Course for Boys Completed  
Apr 13 - Apr 24 10-Day (Males Only) Completed Male Only  
Apr 27 - May 05 Teenager Course for Girls Completed  
Apr 27 - May 08 10-Day (Females Only) Completed Female Only  
May 08 - May 10 Children's Course Completed  
May 12 - May 23 10-Day Completed  
May 11 - Jun 01 20-Day Completed For old students who meet these requirements  
May 23 - May 31 Satipatthana Sutta Completed For old students who meet these requirements  
Jun 03 - Jun 14 10-Day Completed  
Jun 14 - Jun 22 Teenager Completed Males Only  
Jun 22 - Jun 30 Teenager Completed Females Only  
Jul 01 - Jul 12 10-Day Completed  
Jul 15 - Jul 26 10-Day Completed  
Jul 29 - Aug 09 10-Day Completed  
Aug 12 - Aug 23 10-Day Completed  
Aug 14 - Aug 22 Satipatthana Sutta Completed For old students who meet these requirements  
Aug 26 - Sep 06 10-Day Completed  
Sep 07 - Sep 18 10-Day Completed  
Sep 18 - Sep 29 10-Day Completed  
Oct 01 Trustee Meeting Completed  
Oct 02 Teacher Meeting Completed  
Oct 02 - Oct 05 AT Training Workshop Completed  
Oct 03 - Oct 05 AT Meeting Completed  
Oct 08 - Oct 19 10-Day Completed  
Oct 22 - Nov 02 10-Day Completed  
Nov 05 - Dec 06 30-Day In Progress For old students who meet these requirements Yes
Nov 05 - Dec 21 45-Day In Progress For old students who meet these requirements Yes
Dec 24, 2008 - Jan 04, 2009 10-Day
Yes
         
2009 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
Jan 08 - Jan 19 10-Day
Yes
Jan 07 - Jan 28 20-Day
For old students who meet these requirements Yes
Jan 19 - Jan 27 Satipatthana Sutta
For old students who meet these requirements Yes
Jan 30 - Feb 10 10-Day
Yes
Feb 13 - Feb 24 10-Day
Yes
Feb 27 - Mar 10 10-Day
Yes
Mar 14 - Mar 15 1 Day sit & Old Student Meeting
Yes
Mar 18 - Apr 08 20-Day
For old students who meet these requirements Yes
Apr 08 - Apr 16 Satipatthana Sutta
For old students who meet these requirements Yes
Mar 18 - Apr 18 30-Day
For old students who meet these requirements 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@sindhu.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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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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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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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 20-day course), one 20-day course, one Satipatthana Sutta 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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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 30-day course), two 30-day courses, one Satipatthana Sutta course, and have been practicing regularly for at least three 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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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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