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About the Course Schedule Eligibility Criteria for 10-Day Courses 10-day course is an introductory course to Vipassana Meditation where the technique is taught step-by-step each day. All new students are expected to take a 10-day course first before they can take other courses. Application for these courses must be made with an application form found here. Eligibility Criteria for 20-Day Courses 20-day Courses are open only to serious Old Students
(i.e. Those who have completed a 10-day Vipassana Meditation
course with S.N. Goenka or his Assistant Teachers) 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 Eligibility Criteria for 30-Day Courses 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 Eligibility Criteria for 3-Day Courses 3-day courses are open to those who have completed at least one 10-day Vipassana Meditation course with S.N. Goenka or his Assistant Teachers. Eligibility Criteria for Satipatthana Sutta Courses 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. Eligibility Criteria for Teenagers' Courses The 7-day Vipassana course is for Teenagers [15 years (completed) to 19 years] only. All
participants must fill the Application
form for Teenagers' courses Eligibility Criteria for Children's Courses Children's Courses (Anapana Sati) are open for all children aged 10-18 years old who wish to learn to meditate. Their parents/guardians do not have to be meditators. Dhamma Setu Courses Schedule Please click here For information
on the schedule of courses at other worldwide centres, please follow this link NOTE: Other Centres/Non-Centre Courses Schedule You may check the schedule and register online for courses held at Dhamma Madhura (at Madurai)
here You may check the schedule and register online for courses held in Tamilnadu at places other than regular centers (such as Coimbatore, Pondicherry, Rajapalayam, etc.)
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