How to Apply
Access the application form by clicking “Apply” for the desired course.
- Please read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
- Fully fill up all parts of application form and submit it.
- All correspondence will be through e-mail if you give an e-mail id in your application.
- Please confirm your attending 4 days in advance.
The Code of Discipline
The foundation of the practice is sīla — moral conduct. Sīla provides a basis for the development of samādhi — concentration of mind; and purification of the mind is achieved through paññā the wisdom of insight.
The Precepts
All who attend a Vipassana course must conscientiously undertake the following five precepts for the duration of the course:
- to abstain from killing any being;
- to abstain from stealing;
- to abstain from all sexual activity;
- to abstain from telling lies;
- to abstain from all intoxicants.
Vipassana is taught step by step during 10 days. Interrupting the process before completion may be harmful. Students cannot leave the Vipassana center without consent of the teacher.
- Observe discipline and meditate exactly as the teacher instructs. Trust in the teacher and the technique is essential for success.
- Prayer, worship- fasting, burning incense, counting beads (mala), reciting mantras, singing etc. be discontinued during the course. Any other meditation and healing or spiritual practices should also be suspended. Religious Objects, Rosaries, Crystals, Talismans, etc. should not be brought to the center. If brought inadvertently they should be deposited with the management.
- All students must observe Noble Silence until the last day. Students may, however, speak with the teacher and volunteers (dhamma servers).
- No outside communication is allowed during the course. Cell phones, and other electronic devices must be deposited with the management. In case of an emergency, a friend or relative may contact the management.
- No reading or writing materials should be brought to the course.
- Complete segregation of men and women is maintained.
- No drugs, alcohol or other intoxicants may be brought to the center; also tranquilizers, sleeping pills, and other sedatives. Those taking medicines or drugs on a doctor’s prescription should notify it to the teacher.
TIMETABLE
The following timetable for the course has been designed to maintain the continuity of practice. For best results students are advised to follow it as closely as possible.
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4:00 am |
Morning wake-up bell |
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4:30 – 6:30 am |
Meditation in the hall |
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6:30 – 8:00 am |
Breakfast break |
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8:00 – 9:00 am |
Group meditation in the hall |
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9:00 – 11:00 am |
Meditate in the hall or as per the teacher’s instructions |
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11:00 am – 11:30 am |
Lunch break |
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11:30 pm – 1:00 pm |
Rest and interviews with the teacher |
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1:00 – 2:10 pm |
Meditation in the hall |
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2:30 – 3:30 pm |
Group meditation in the hall |
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3:40 – 5:00 pm |
Meditate in the hall or as per the teacher’s instructions |
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5:00 – 6:00 pm |
Tea break |
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6:00 – 7:00 pm |
Group meditation in the hall |
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7:10 – 8:30 pm |
Teacher’s Discourse in the hall |
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8:40 – 9:00 pm |
Group meditation in the hall |
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9:00 – 9:30 pm |
Question time in the hall |
