Dhamma Padipa

Dhamma Padīpa

Dhamma Padipa, Brookton, Western Australia
Dhamma Padipa is located in a rural setting about two hours from Perth. The centre offers regular 10-day residential courses in Vipassana meditation. The facilities at the centre include the meditation hall, kitchen/dining facility, accommodation and ablution blocks. There are camping sites under shelters and in treed areas.
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12 courses
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New students can only apply to 10 day courses

Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

11 courses
All ten day courses begin on the evening of the first day and end on the early morning of the last day.
Dates
Course Type
Location
Comments
Status
18 Nov - 29 Nov
10-Day
Brookton
This center has dormitory/share accommodation and some single rooms or you may bring a tent.
10-Day
New Women- Filling Up
Old Women- Short Wait List
New Men- Short Wait List
Old Men- Open
Servers- Filling Up
2 Dec - 13 Dec
10-Day
Brookton
This center has dormitory/share accommodation and some single rooms or you may bring a tent.
10-Day
New Women- Short Wait List
Old Women- Filling Up
Men- Open
Servers- Open
6 Dec
1-Day
Spearwood Alternative School
For old students
1-Day
Women- Open
Men- Open
Servers- Closed
23 Dec 2026 - 3 Jan 2027
10-Day
Brookton
This center has dormitory/share accommodation and some single rooms or you may bring a tent.
10-Day
New Women- Closed
Old Women- Short Wait List
New Men- Filling Up
Old Men- Short Wait List
Servers- Open
2027
6 Jan - 17 Jan
10-Day
Brookton
This center has dormitory/share accommodation and some single rooms or you may bring a tent.
10-Day
New Women- Filling Up
Old Women- Open
Men- Open
Servers- Open
17 Jan - 18 Jan
Work Period
Brookton
For old students
Work Period
Applications accepted starting 08 Dec
22 Jan - 25 Jan
3-Day
Brookton
For old students
This center has dormitory/share accommodation and some single rooms or you may bring a tent.
3-Day
Open
7 Feb
1-Day
Spearwood Alternative School
For old students
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 08 Jan
26 Feb - 1 Mar
3-Day
Brookton
For old students
This center has dormitory/share accommodation and some single rooms or you may bring a tent.
3-Day
Applications accepted starting 28 Nov
7 Mar
1-Day
Spearwood Alternative School
For old students
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 05 Feb
24 Mar - 4 Apr
10-Day
Brookton
This center has dormitory/share accommodation and some single rooms or you may bring a tent.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 24 Dec

Course types

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.

1-Day
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.
3-Day
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.
10-Day

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.

Work Period

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.

Teenagers' and Children's Courses

1 courses
Courses for young people.
Dates
Course Type
Location
Comments
Status
2027
9 May
Children / Teens
Spearwood Alternative School
Children / Teens
Applications accepted starting 08 Feb

Course types

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.

Children / Teens

Children's Anapana Courses are generally open for all children aged 8-12 years old who wish to learn to meditate. However there are local variations in age range, so please check the schedule.

Teenagers' Anapana Courses are generally open for all teenagers aged 13-18 years old who wish to learn to meditate. However, there are local variations in age range. In India and a few other countries there are also 7-day Vipassana courses for older teenagers. Please check the schedule for details.

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