in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
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** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English / Sinhala
- Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
- Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
- Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
- 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.
- If your application is accepted then we require you to confirm you will be attending in order to secure your place in the course.
Vipassana Meditation Centre - Dhamma Sobha
Balika Vidyala Road
Pahala Kosgama, Sri Lanka
Email: [email protected]
Phone: [94] (36) 225-3955
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 17 Sep | Children / Teens | CANCELLED | Kosgama |
English / Sinhala From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-12 and 13-17 years. Please check with the Centre if the program is being held as planned. |
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| 17 Oct | Children / Teens | Completed | Kosgama |
English / Sinhala From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-12 and 13-17 years. Please check with the Centre if the program is being held as planned. |
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| 15 Nov | Children / Teens | Completed | Kosgama |
English / Sinhala From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-12 and 13-17 years. Please check with the Centre if the program is being held as planned. |
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| 14 Dec | Children / Teens | Open | Kosgama |
English / Sinhala From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-12 and 13-17 years. Please check with the Centre if the program is being held as planned. |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 13 Jan | Children / Teens | Open | Kosgama |
English / Sinhala From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-17 years. Please call the Center to register. |
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| 12 Feb | Children / Teens | Open | Kosgama |
English / Sinhala From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-17 years. Please call the Center to register. |
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| 13 Mar | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 01 Dec | Kosgama |
English / Sinhala From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-17 years. Please call the Center to register. |
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| 12 Apr | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 01 Jan | Kosgama |
English / Sinhala From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-17 years. Please call the Center to register. |
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| 12 May | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 01 Jan | Kosgama |
English / Sinhala From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-17 years. Please call the Center to register. |
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| 10 Jun | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 01 Feb | Kosgama |
English / Sinhala From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-17 years. Please call the Center to register. |
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| 10 Jul | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 01 Mar | Kosgama |
English / Sinhala From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-17 years. Please call the Center to register. |
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| 08 Aug | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 01 Apr | Kosgama |
English / Sinhala From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-17 years. Please call the Center to register. |
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| 07 Sep | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 01 May | Kosgama |
English / Sinhala From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-17 years. Please call the Center to register. |
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| 06 Oct | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 01 May | Kosgama |
English / Sinhala From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-17 years. Please call the Center to register. |
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| 05 Nov | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 01 Jun | Kosgama |
English / Sinhala From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-17 years. Please call the Center to register. |
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| 04 Dec | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 01 Jul | Kosgama |
English / Sinhala From 8.30 am to 2.30 pm for children aged between 08-17 years. Please call the Center to register. |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 05 Sep - 08 Sep | 3-Day | CANCELLED | Kosgama |
For old students English / Sinhala |
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| 17 Sep | 1-Day | CANCELLED | Kosgama |
For old students English / Sinhala |
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| 17 Oct | 1-Day | Completed | Kosgama |
For old students English / Sinhala |
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| 01 Nov - 04 Nov | 3-Day | Completed | Kosgama |
For old students English / Sinhala |
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| 15 Nov | 1-Day | Completed | Kosgama |
For old students English / Sinhala |
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| Apply | 14 Dec | 1-Day | Open | Kosgama |
For old students English / Sinhala |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply | 10 Jan - 13 Jan | 3-Day | Open | Kosgama |
For old students English/Sinhala |
| Apply | 13 Jan | 1-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Kosgama |
For old students English/Sinhala |
| Apply | 12 Feb | 1-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Kosgama |
For old students English/Sinhala |
| 13 Mar | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Dec | Kosgama |
For old students English/Sinhala |
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| 04 Apr - 07 Apr | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Dec | Kosgama |
For old students English/Sinhala |
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| 12 Apr | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Jan | Kosgama |
For old students English/Sinhala |
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| 08 May - 11 May | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Jan | Kosgama |
For old students English/Sinhala |
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| 12 May | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Feb | Kosgama |
For old students English/Sinhala |
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| 10 Jun | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Mar | Kosgama |
For old students English/Sinhala |
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| 06 Jul - 09 Jul | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Feb | Kosgama |
For old students English/Sinhala |
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| 10 Jul | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Apr | Kosgama |
For old students English/Sinhala |
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| 08 Aug | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 May | Kosgama |
For old students English/Sinhala |
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| 07 Sep | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 May | Kosgama |
For old students English/Sinhala |
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| 02 Oct - 05 Oct | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Mar | Kosgama |
For old students English/Sinhala |
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| 06 Oct | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Jun | Kosgama |
For old students English/Sinhala |
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| 05 Nov | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Jun | Kosgama |
For old students English/Sinhala |
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| 04 Dec | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Jul | Kosgama |
For old students English/Sinhala |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 07 Sep - 18 Sep | 10-Day | Completed | Kosgama |
Note: New Dates! English / Sinhala |
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| 04 Oct - 15 Oct | 10 Day Course in Batticaloa | Completed | Kosgama |
Tamil/English Course Conducted in Batticaloa. Course Location: Manresa Retreat House, Pillayaradi, Batticaloa. |
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| 05 Oct - 16 Oct | 10-Day | CANCELLED | Kosgama | හදිසි පානිය ජල පද්ධති අලුත්වැඩියා හේතුවෙන් පාඨමාලාව අවලංගු කිරීමට සිදුවූ බව කණගාටුවෙන් දැනුම් දෙමු. We regretfully inform that this course is cancelled due to urgent repairs to our water system. | |
| 19 Oct - 20 Oct | Workshop for Children's Course Teachers | Completed | Kosgama | Training Workshop for Children's Course Teachers. Conducted in English, Tamil and Sinhala. Old Students who like to become teachers or serve on these courses may apply. | |
| 19 Nov - 30 Nov | 10-Day | In Progress | Kosgama | English / Sinhala | |
| Apply | 17 Dec - 28 Dec | 10-Day | Open | Kosgama | English / Sinhala |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply | 21 Jan - 01 Feb |
10 Day English/Russian |
Open | Kosgama |
English/Russian |
| Apply | 05 Feb - 11 Feb |
Work Period |
Open | Kosgama |
For old students මෙම ශ්රමදාන කටයුතු සඳහා සියලුම පැරණි සිසුන්ට සහභාගී විය හැක. All old-studetns are welcome to participate. |
| Apply | 13 Feb - 24 Feb | 10 Day Bhikkhu Course | Women - Closed Men - Open Female Server - Closed Male Server - Open | Kosgama |
ඉංග්රීසි/සිංහල ගරු භික්ෂුන් වහන්සේලාට පමණි. English/Sinhala Only for Bhikkhus |
| 01 Mar - 12 Mar | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Dec | Kosgama | English/Sinhala | |
| 20 Mar - 31 Mar | 10 Day Tamil/English | Applications accepted starting 01 Dec | Kosgama | English/Tamil | |
| 19 Apr - 30 Apr | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Jan | Kosgama | English/Sinhala | |
| 16 May - 27 May | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Feb | Kosgama | English/Sinhala | |
| 01 Jun - 10 Jun | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 01 Feb | Kosgama |
For old students English/Sinhala |
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| 18 Jun - 29 Jun | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Mar | Kosgama | English/Sinhala | |
| 14 Jul - 25 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Apr | Kosgama | English/Sinhala | |
| 30 Jul - 07 Aug | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 01 Feb | Kosgama |
For old students English/Sinhala |
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| 11 Aug - 22 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 May | Kosgama | English/Sinhala | |
| 27 Aug - 07 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Jun | Kosgama | English/Sinhala | |
| 13 Sep - 24 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Jun | Kosgama | English/Sinhala | |
| 11 Oct - 22 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Jul | Kosgama | English/Sinhala | |
| 25 Oct - 05 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Jul | Kosgama | English/Sinhala | |
| 09 Nov - 20 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Aug | Kosgama | English/Sinhala | |
| 23 Nov - 04 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Aug | Kosgama | English/Sinhala | |
| 04 Dec - 15 Dec | 10 Day Tamil Course in Jaffna | Applications accepted starting 01 Jun | Kosgama | English/Tamil | |
| 12 Dec - 23 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Sep | Kosgama | English/Sinhala |
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. 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 http://sobha.dhamma.org/os. A user name and password will be required to access these pages.
Questions may be addressed to Email: [email protected]
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.
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.
Meditation courses are held at both center and non-center locations. Meditation centers are dedicated facilities where courses are held regularly throughout the year. Before meditation centers were established in this tradition, all courses were held at temporary sites, such as campgrounds, religious retreat centers, churches and the like. Today, in regions where centers have not yet been established by local students of Vipassana who live in the area, 10 Day meditation courses are held at non-center course sites.
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 7:30 am.
Children's Anapana 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.
Teenagers' Anapana Courses are open for all teenagers aged 13-18 years old who wish to learn to meditate. Their parents/guardians do not have to be meditators.
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.
Satipatthana Sutta Courses have the same timetable and discipline as 10-day courses. 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 sat (not including courses served) 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 their meditation practice and the five precepts in their daily lives, at the very minimum from the time of applying to the course.
Work Periods have been set aside to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects. All Old Students are welcome to apply. The daily program will include three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods. On selected evenings, there will be tapes played of special discourses and talks that S.N. Goenka has given to Old Students.
