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Vipassana
10 days Course
Children and Teenagers Course
One day Course
3 days & weekend Course
20 or more days Course
Satipatthana Course
Course Timetable
Old Student

What is a 10 days course?

A 10 days course is to learn and experience vipassana mediation in a course lasting 10 days. All people who are sincerely interested are welcomed to apply. The course begins by registration at 6 pm on the 1st day at the place where the course will take place. It ends on the morning of the last day. Please refer to the Course Timetable for the daily schedule.

What is Children and Teenagers Course?

Children and teenagers course are entry level courses for children between 8-12 years old and teenagers between 13-16 years old respectively.

What is a 1 day course?

One day course is a vipassana course lasting one day. It is for old students only. It starges at 9 am and finishes in the evening on the dame day.

What is a 3 days or weendend course?

3 days or weekend courses are vipassana courses lasting 3 days or over the weekend. It is for old students only. It ends in the afternoon or evening of the last day.

What is 20 or more days course?

20 days or more courses are long courses in vipassana lasting 20 or more days. They are for old students who have maintained their meditation prctice for 2 or more years and who have attended five 10 day courses and one vipassana course or more and further who have undertaken dhamma services for at least one full course.

What is a vipassana course?

Vipassana course is a 9 day course for those seriously practising old students . The timetable and code of conduct is similar to the 10 days course. The difference is in the night discourse when Goenka-ji will explain the Vipassana Sutta, an important document attributed to Siddharta Gotama (known as the Buddha). The applicant must have attended at least three 10 days courses, meditated for at least one year, has not practised any other meditation technique since their last 10 days course and has endeavoured to observe the five precepts in their daily lives.

Who is an old student?

An old student is a student who has successfully completed a 10 days course.

What is timetable?

Course time table is a timetable for 1 day during a course. The timetable may differ between different courses or different days in a course. But its basic timetable is set out in this timetable link.

What is vipassana?

Please refer to this What Is Vipassana link.