in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
Centre Location: Website | Map
** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English / Hebrew
Dhamma Pamoda, which means “The Joy of Dhamma”, is located on a 42-dunam property, in a beautiful area close to the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River. Surrounding it are plantations of date palms and a nature reserve. It is a quiet and pastoral area around two hours from central Israel. The construction of the center was completed in June 2014, and it can comfortably host 85 students and servers.
- 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.
Israel Vipassana Trust
P.O box 114 Degania Bet
D.N. Emek Hayarden 151300
Tel: [972](0)3-6123822
Fax: [972](0)3-575-3947
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pamoda.dhamma.org/en
Due to the active conflict in Israel, Vipassana courses in Israel are only open to Israeli residents at this time.
Registration for courses opens a few minutes after 18:00 on the opening registration date.
Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in English and Hebrew
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 11 Nov - 22 Nov | 10-Day | In Progress | Deganya Bet | ||
| Apply | 22 Nov - 25 Nov | Work Period | Servers - Open | Deganya Bet |
For old students |
| Apply | 25 Nov - 06 Dec | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List Men - Closed Servers - Open | Deganya Bet |
Servers needed |
| Apply | 06 Dec - 07 Dec | 1-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Deganya Bet |
For old students |
| Apply | 07 Dec - 13 Dec | Work Period | Servers - Open | Deganya Bet |
For old students |
| Apply | 13 December, 2024 - 03 January, 2025 | 20-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Deganya Bet |
For old students |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply | 03 Jan - 06 Jan | Work Period | Servers - Open | Deganya Bet |
For old students |
| Apply | 06 Jan - 17 Jan | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open | Deganya Bet |
Registration to wait-list opens on Dec 19 a few minutes after 18:00 |
| Apply | 17 Jan - 20 Jan | Work Period | Servers - Open | Deganya Bet |
For old students |
| Apply | 18 Jan | 1-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Deganya Bet |
For old students |
| Apply | 20 Jan - 31 Jan | 10-Day | Women - Open Men - Closed Servers - Open | Deganya Bet | |
| Apply | 31 Jan - 03 Feb | Work Period | Servers - Open | Deganya Bet |
For old students |
| Apply | 03 Feb - 14 Feb | 10-Day | Open | Deganya Bet | |
| Apply | 14 Feb - 15 Feb | 1-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Deganya Bet |
For old students |
| Apply | 14 Feb - 17 Feb | Work Period | Open | Deganya Bet |
For old students |
| Apply | 17 Feb - 28 Feb | 10-Day | Open | Deganya Bet | |
| 28 Feb - 05 Mar | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 30 Nov | Deganya Bet |
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| 05 Mar - 14 Mar | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 05 Dec | Deganya Bet |
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| 14 Mar - 17 Mar | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 14 Dec | Deganya Bet |
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| 17 Mar - 28 Mar | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 17 Dec | Deganya Bet | ||
| 28 Mar - 29 Mar | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 28 Dec | Deganya Bet |
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| 28 Mar - 31 Mar | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 28 Dec | Deganya Bet |
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| 31 Mar - 11 Apr | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 31 Dec | Deganya Bet | ||
| 11 Apr - 14 Apr | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 11 Jan | Deganya Bet |
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| 14 Apr - 25 Apr | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 14 Jan | Deganya Bet | ||
| 25 Apr - 05 May | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 25 Jan | Deganya Bet |
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| 05 May - 16 May | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 04 Feb | Deganya Bet | ||
| 16 May - 21 May | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 15 Feb | Deganya Bet |
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| 21 May - 24 May | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 20 Feb | Deganya Bet |
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| 25 May - 26 May | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 24 Feb | Deganya Bet |
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| 26 May - 06 Jun | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 25 Feb | Deganya Bet |
Also in Russian |
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| 06 Jun - 09 Jun | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 08 Mar | Deganya Bet |
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| 09 Jun - 20 Jun | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 11 Mar | Deganya Bet | ||
| 20 Jun - 21 Jun | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 22 Mar | Deganya Bet |
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| 20 Jun - 23 Jun | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 22 Mar | Deganya Bet |
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| 23 Jun - 04 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 25 Mar | Deganya Bet | ||
| 04 Jul - 07 Jul | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 05 Apr | Deganya Bet |
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| 07 Jul - 18 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 08 Apr | Deganya Bet | ||
| 18 Jul - 19 Jul | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 19 Apr | Deganya Bet |
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| 18 Jul - 21 Jul | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 19 Apr | Deganya Bet |
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| 21 Jul - 01 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 22 Apr | Deganya Bet | ||
| 01 Aug - 04 Aug | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 03 May | Deganya Bet |
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| 04 Aug - 15 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 06 May | Deganya Bet | ||
| 15 Aug - 16 Aug | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 17 May | Deganya Bet |
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| 15 Aug - 18 Aug | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 17 May | Deganya Bet |
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| 18 Aug - 29 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 20 May | Deganya Bet | ||
| 29 Aug - 01 Sep | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 31 May | Deganya Bet |
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| 01 Sep - 12 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 03 Jun | Deganya Bet | ||
| 12 Sep - 17 Sep | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 14 Jun | Deganya Bet |
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| 15 Sep - 26 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 17 Jun | Deganya Bet | ||
| 26 Sep - 06 Oct | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 28 Jun | Deganya Bet |
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| 06 Oct - 17 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 08 Jul | Deganya Bet | ||
| 17 Oct - 20 Oct | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 19 Jul | Deganya Bet |
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| 20 Oct - 24 Oct | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 22 Jul | Deganya Bet |
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| 24 Oct - 27 Oct | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 26 Jul | Deganya Bet |
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| 27 Oct - 07 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 29 Jul | Deganya Bet | ||
| 07 Nov - 10 Nov | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 09 Aug | Deganya Bet |
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| 08 Nov | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 10 Aug | Deganya Bet |
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| 10 Nov - 21 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 12 Aug | Deganya Bet | ||
| 21 Nov - 24 Nov | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 23 Aug | Deganya Bet |
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| 24 Nov - 05 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 26 Aug | Deganya Bet | ||
| 05 Dec - 12 Dec | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 06 Sep | Deganya Bet |
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| 12 December, 2025 - 02 January, 2026 | 20-Day | Applications accepted starting 13 Sep | Deganya Bet |
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As a privacy measure, the online application form encrypts the information you provide us with before it is sent from your computer to our application server.
To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://pamoda.dhamma.org/en/os-homepage/. 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.
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.
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.
Applications must be submitted well in advance as processing may take some time. Students who speak neither English nor 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.
