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 / Swedish
Dhamma Sobhana means "Beauty of Dhamma" in Pali language and is the first Vipassana centre to be established in the Nordic area. It's located in central Sweden, near Ödeshög, Vadstena and Linköping. By car it's about two and a half hours from Stockholm and Gothenburg (Göteborg), and about three and a half hours from Malmö. The centre was established in 2007 mainly to serve the Nordic area but students come from all over the world. Dhamma Sobhana offers 20-25 courses a year, with about 2 000 students.
- 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.
Address: Dhamma Sobhana, Holmen 1, S-599 93 Ödeshög, Sweden
Email: [email protected]
Phone: [46](0) 143 - 211 36
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apply* | 04 Oct - 06 Oct |
Teenagers 12-18 years
Swedish |
Open | Ödeshög | The course is held in Swedish only. |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apply* | 01 Jan - 31 Dec | Long-Term Service | In Progress | Ödeshög |
For old students Apply for long-term service here
More information at the old student website.
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| Apply* | 15 Sep - 20 Sep | Service Period | In Progress | Ödeshög |
For old students |
| Apply* | 20 Sep - 29 Sep | Satipatthana Sutta | Open | Ödeshög |
For old students |
| Apply* | 29 Sep - 08 Oct | Service Period | Open | Ödeshög |
For old students |
| Apply* | 08 Oct - 19 Oct |
10-Day
English / Danish |
Open | Ödeshög |
Students with Danish as their first language are given priority until 24 July |
| Apply* | 19 Oct - 20 Oct | Trust Meeting Weekend | Open | Ödeshög |
For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 7.30-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome! |
| Apply* | 19 Oct - 23 Oct | Service Period | Servers - Open | Ödeshög |
For old students |
| Apply* | 23 Oct - 03 Nov |
10-Day
English / Norwegian |
Open | Ödeshög |
Students with Norwegian as their first language are given priority until 8 August |
| Apply* | 03 Nov - 06 Nov | Service Period | Servers - Open | Ödeshög |
For old students |
| Apply* | 06 Nov - 17 Nov | 10-Day | Open | Ödeshög | |
| Apply* | 17 Nov - 20 Nov | Service Period | Servers - Open | Ödeshög |
For old students |
| Apply* | 20 Nov - 24 Nov | 3 Day Course for Old Students | Open | Ödeshög |
For old students |
| Apply* | 24 Nov - 26 Nov | Service Period | Servers - Open | Ödeshög |
For old students |
| Apply* | 26 Nov - 07 Dec | 10-Day | Open | Ödeshög | |
| Apply* | 07 Dec - 08 Dec | Trust Meeting Weekend | Open | Ödeshög |
For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 7.30-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome! |
| Apply* | 07 Dec - 11 Dec | Service Period | Servers - Open | Ödeshög |
For old students |
| Apply* | 11 Dec - 22 Dec | 10-Day | Open | Ödeshög | |
| 22 Dec - 26 Dec | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 23 Sep | Ödeshög |
For old students |
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| 26 December, 2024 - 06 January, 2025 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 27 Sep | Ödeshög |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Oct - 19 Oct |
10-Day
English / Danish |
Open | Ödeshög, Sweden |
The course will be held at the Nordic Vipassana center in Sweden. Please apply via Dhamma Sobhana's schedule page: https://www.dhamma.org/en/schedules/schsobhana |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apply* | 05 Oct - 09 Oct | Work Period | Servers - Open | Heimari, Ristiina |
For old students Help with course set up
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| Apply* | 09 Oct - 20 Oct | 10-Day | Open | Heimari, Ristiina | |
| Apply* | 06 Dec - 11 Dec | Work Period | Servers - Open | Heimari, Ristiina |
For old students Help with course set up
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| Apply* | 11 Dec - 22 Dec | 10-Day | Open | Heimari, Ristiina | |
| 26 December, 2024 - 06 January, 2025 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 27 Sep | Heimari, Ristiina |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct - 03 Nov | 10-Day Course English/Norwegian | Open | Dhamma Sobhana, Sverige |
The course will be held at the Nordic Vipassana center in Sweden. Please apply through the Dhamma Sobhana schedule: https://www.dhamma.org/en/schedules/schsobhana |
As a privacy measure, the online application form encrypts the information you provide us with before it is sent from your device to our application server.
To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://sobhana.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.
Teenagers' Anapana Courses are available for teens in different age ranges from 13-18 years old. Their parents/guardians do not have to be Vipassana 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.
Old Student Programs are similar to Service Periods where there is time to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects, but have a more full and structured program, an opportunity to meet with assistant teachers, and possibly committee and trust meetings. All Old Students are welcome to participate. The daily program will include three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods and in the evening there will be tapes played of special discourses and talks that S.N. Goenka has given to Old Students.
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 participate. 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.
