Dhamma Sarovara

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Near Dedargaon Water Purification Plant, Survey No. 166, near Dedargaon Water Purification Centre, At Post Tikhi - 424002
India | Maharashtra | Dhule
Phone: 9922607718, 9421617333

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Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Courses for young people.

2026 Teenagers' and Children's Courses
Apply Dates Course Type Status Comments
4 Nov - 4 Nov Children Course
Applications accepted starting Oct 15
 are open for all children aged 8-18 years old who wish to learn to meditate
5 Nov - 5 Nov Children Course
Applications accepted starting Nov 1
 are open for all children aged 8-18 years old who wish to learn to meditate
2027 Teenagers' and Children's Courses
Apply Dates Course Type Status Comments
Apply 6 May - 6 May Children Course
Open
 for children 8-12 years
Apply 20 May - 20 May Children Course
Open
 for children 8-12 years
Apply 25 Oct - 25 Oct Children Course
Open
 for children 8-12 years
Apply 26 Oct - 26 Oct Children Course
Open
 for children 8-12 years
7 Nov - 15 Nov Teenager Course
Cancelled
 Age limit for teenager course is 15–19 yrs

Short Courses

One, two and three-day courses for old students — those who have completed a ten-day course with Shri S.N. Goenka or one of his assistant teachers.

2026 Short Courses
Apply Dates Course Type Status Comments
Apply 13 Nov - 15 Nov 2 Day Course
Old Male - Open
Old Female - Open
New Male - N/A
New Female - N/A
Server Male - Open
Server Female - Open
 are for any student who has completed the 10-day course with S.N. Goenka and his assistant teachers
15 Nov - 15 Nov 1 Day Course
Applications accepted starting Oct 15
 are for any student who has completed the 10-day course with S.N. Goenka and his assistant teachers
2027 Short Courses
Apply Dates Course Type Status Comments
Apply 17 Jan - 17 Jan 1 Day Course
Old Male - Open
Old Female - Open
New Male - N/A
New Female - N/A
Server Male - Open
Server Female - Open
Apply 20 Mar - 22 Mar 2 Day Course
Old Male - Open
Old Female - Open
New Male - N/A
New Female - N/A
Server Male - Open
Server Female - Open
Apply 26 Mar - 26 Mar 1 Day Course
Old Male - Open
Old Female - Open
New Male - N/A
New Female - N/A
Server Male - Open
Server Female - Open
Apply 20 May - 20 May 1 Day Course
Old Male - Open
Old Female - Open
New Male - N/A
New Female - N/A
Server Male - Open
Server Female - Open
Apply 6 Jun - 6 Jun 1 Day Course
Old Male - Open
Old Female - Open
New Male - N/A
New Female - N/A
Server Male - Open
Server Female - Open
Apply 1 Aug - 1 Aug 1 Day Course
Old Male - Open
Old Female - Open
New Male - N/A
New Female - N/A
Server Male - Open
Server Female - Open
Apply 18 Aug - 20 Aug 2 Day Course
Old Male - Open
Old Female - Open
New Male - N/A
New Female - N/A
Server Male - Open
Server Female - Open
Apply 16 Nov - 19 Nov 3 Day Course
Old Male - Open
Old Female - Open
New Male - N/A
New Female - N/A
Server Male - Open
Server Female - Open
Apply 5 Dec - 5 Dec 1 Day Course
Old Male - Open
Old Female - Open
New Male - N/A
New Female - N/A
Server Male - Open
Server Female - Open

Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Ten-day courses are open to everyone, new students and old students alike. Longer courses, Satipatthana (STP) and the special courses listed here are for old students who meet the conditions given at the bottom of this page.

2026 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses
Apply Dates Course Type Status Comments
13 Sep - 24 Sep 10 Day Special Course
In Progress
 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.
13 Sep - 22 Sep STP-9
In Progress
 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.
Apply 27 Sep - 8 Oct 10 Day Course
Old Male - Open
Old Female - Course Full
New Male - Open
New Female - Course Full
Server Male - Open
Server Female - Open
Apply 9 Oct - 20 Oct 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 24 Oct - 4 Nov 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 15 Nov - 26 Nov 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 15 Nov - 26 Nov 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 28 Nov - 19 Dec 6 months interval is must between any two long(20/30/45/60 day) courses. 10 days interval is must between any long(20/30/45/60 day) course and 10-day/STP/SPL/Gratitude course.
Old Male - Open
Old Female - Open
New Male - N/A
New Female - N/A
Server Male - Open
Server Female - Open
 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.
Apply 20 Dec - 31 Dec 10 Day Course
Open
2027 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses
Apply Dates Course Type Status Comments
Apply 3 Jan - 14 Jan 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 17 Jan - 28 Jan 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 2 Feb - 17 Feb Gratitude Course
Old Male - Open
Old Female - Open
New Male - N/A
New Female - N/A
Server Male - Open
Server Female - Open
Apply 21 Feb - 4 Mar 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 7 Mar - 18 Mar 10 Day Special Course
Old Male - Open
Old Female - Open
New Male - N/A
New Female - N/A
Server Male - Open
Server Female - Open
 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.
Apply 9 Mar - 16 Mar STP-9
Old Male - Open
Old Female - Open
New Male - N/A
New Female - N/A
Server Male - Open
Server Female - Open
 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.
Apply 26 Mar - 6 Apr 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 11 Apr - 22 Apr 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 25 Apr - 6 May 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 9 May - 20 May 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 23 May - 3 Jun 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 6 Jun - 17 Jun 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 20 Jun - 1 Jul 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 4 Jul - 15 Jul 10 Day Special Course
Old Male - Open
Old Female - Open
New Male - N/A
New Female - N/A
Server Male - Open
Server Female - Open
 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.
Apply 6 Jul - 13 Jul STP-9
Old Male - Open
Old Female - Open
New Male - N/A
New Female - N/A
Server Male - Open
Server Female - Open
 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.
Apply 18 Jul - 29 Jul 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 1 Aug - 12 Aug 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 22 Aug - 2 Sep 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 5 Sep - 16 Sep 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 19 Sep - 30 Sep 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 3 Oct - 24 Oct 6 months interval is must between any two long(20/30/45/60 day) courses. 10 days interval is must between any long(20/30/45/60 day) course and 10-day/STP/SPL/Gratitude course.
Old Male - Open
Old Female - Open
New Male - N/A
New Female - N/A
Server Male - Open
Server Female - Open
 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.
Apply 4 Nov - 15 Nov 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 21 Nov - 2 Dec 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 5 Dec - 16 Dec 10 Day Course
Open
Apply 19 Dec - 30 Dec 10 Day Course
Open

 

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.

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.

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.

Children's Anapana Courses are generally open for all children aged 8-18 years old who wish to learn to meditate. However there are local variations in age range, so please check the schedule.

Teenagers' Vipassana Courses are generally open for all teenagers aged 15-19 years old who wish to learn to meditate. They are 7 days long.

Old Student Short Courses (1, 2 or 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.

Note: Maintaining the five precepts in daily life (Sila)
Sitting or serving Special 10 Day and all long courses requires abstaining from killing, sexual misconduct, intoxicants & keeping other precepts to best of one's ability for one year minimum.

Special 10-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.

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.

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 their first 20-day course), one 20-day course, one Satipatthana Sutta course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.

45-day Courses are open only to persons involved in Dhamma Service and Assistant Teachers who have completed a minimum of seven 10-day courses (one since their first 30-day course), two 30-day courses, one Satipatthana Sutta course, and have been practicing regularly for at least three years.

60-day Courses are reserved for:

  • Active ATs who have sat at least two 45-day courses and conduct at least four 10-day courses annually.
  • Those who are enrolled in or about to enter AT Training, have sat two 45-day courses, have served at least four 10-day courses in the past 12 months and/or are deeply involved in daily Dhamma service.
  • In some areas, non-ATs may be accepted as rare exceptions if they have completed at least two 45-day courses, served at least four 10-day courses annually and/or are deeply involved in daily Dhamma service.

Teacher's Self-Course-TSC (Gratitude Course) Each year Principal Teachers S N Goenka and Mrs Goenka (Mataji) sat their own course in India. This was traditionally called the Teacher's Self Course (TSC). Now some centres are organizing commemorative courses with this or other names. Requirements should be the same as for the TSC. Following are TSC Requirements:

  • Must be a serious old student who is making a significant contribution to the spread of Dhamma.
  • Must be practising Vipassana exclusively (not practicing any other meditation techniques).
  • Must have sat at least one Satipatthana Sutta Course.
  • Must have local Teachers' recommendation.
  • Priority will be given to those who have not sat a TSC before.
  • Must be keeping sila from the time of application.

Note:

  • 6 months interval is must between any two long(20/30/45/60 day) courses.
  • 10 days interval is must between any long(20/30/45/60 day) course and 10-day/STP/SPL/Gratitude course.
  • These restriction is not applicable for serving the courses.