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Salila
Dhamma Salila, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Centre Location: Website | Map
** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): Hindi / Marathi / English

Dhamma Salila, meaning 'Water of Dhamma', lies in the Doon Valley of the Himalayas, in Dholos Village on Noon river. The Centre is 10 km from Clock Tower in Dehradun. Established in December, 1995, the centre presently holds about twenty courses a year. Twenty double rooms for males and sixteen double rooms for females are presently available. Seventy eight cells have been built for meditators.
How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course
  1. Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
  2. Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
  3. Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
  4. 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.
  5. If your application is accepted then we require you to confirm you will be attending in order to secure your place in the course.
Additional information
Dehradun Vipassana Centre
Village Jantanwala, near Dehradun Cantonment
near Santala Devi Mandir
Dehradun 248001

Tel: (0135) 210-4555, 271-5189
Email: info@salila.dhamma.org
       

Contacts:
 
T S Bhandari
16 Tagore Villa, Chakrata Road, Dehradun-248-001.
Tel: (0135) 271-5189, Fax: 271-5580.

Naresh Gupta, Tel: 265-3366

 

Students need to bring proof of identity on Day 0
 
Teenagers' and Children's Courses
Courses for young people.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
2013 Teenagers' and Children's Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
22 May - 25 May Children course Age 8-12 years In Progress Dehradun, Uttarakhand
28 Dec - 31 Dec Children Green-bars Open Dehradun, Uttarakhand
 
Short Courses
1-Day, 2-Day, and 3-Day courses are short courses for old students.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
2013 Short Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply 17 Jul - 20 Jul 3-Day Green-bars Open Dehradun, Uttarakhand For old students
29 Oct - 01 Nov 3-Day Red-bars Applications accepted starting 28 Oct Dehradun, Uttarakhand For old students
 
Ten Day & Other Adult Courses
All ten day courses begin on the evening of the first day and end on the early morning of the last day.
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2013 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
09 May - 20 May 10-Day Completed Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Booking Closed.  The Course is already full. Pls dont apply for this course

Apply 28 May - 08 Jun 10-Day Green-bars Open Dehradun, Uttarakhand Booking closed.
Apply 11 Jun - 22 Jun 10-Day Green-bars Open Dehradun, Uttarakhand Course is full
Apply 25 Jun - 03 Jul Satipatthana Sutta Green-bars Open Dehradun, Uttarakhand For old students old students 
Apply 06 Jul - 17 Jul 10-Day Green-bars Open Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Apply 24 Jul - 04 Aug 10-Day Green-bars Open Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Apply 07 Aug - 18 Aug 10-Day Green-bars Open Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Apply 22 Aug - 02 Sep 10-Day Green-bars Open Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Apply 05 Sep - 16 Sep 10-Day Green-bars Open Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Apply 19 Sep - 30 Sep 10-Day Green-bars Open Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Apply 04 Oct - 15 Oct 10-Day Green-bars Open Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Apply 18 Oct - 29 Oct 10-Day Green-bars Open Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Apply 06 Nov - 17 Nov 10-Day Green-bars Open Dehradun, Uttarakhand New Course!!
Apply 20 Nov - 28 Nov Satipatthana Sutta Green-bars Open Dehradun, Uttarakhand For old students
Apply 01 Dec - 12 Dec 10-Day Green-bars Open Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Apply 15 Dec - 26 Dec 10-Day Green-bars Open Dehradun, Uttarakhand
 
 

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://www.salila.dhamma.org/os. A user name and password will be required to access these pages.

Questions may be addressed to Email: info@salila.dhamma.org

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 above.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

 
 
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