Dhamma Toraṇa
Additional informationOntario Vipassana Centre -- Dhamma Torana
6486 Simcoe County Road 56
Egbert, Ontario, L0L 1N0, Canada
Email: [email protected]
Phone: [1](705) 434-9850
Fax: [1](866) 691-5214 (Toll-Free in North America)
Course Registration Notes:
- Course Registration opening dates are tentative and subject to change. Please check back regularly for the latest opening dates.
- Courses open for applications at approximately 6:00 a.m. EDT. If you do not see the 'Apply' Link at 6:00 am, close your browser and re-open the page.
- Courses may be cancelled or curtailed on short notice.
- All ten-day courses begin on the evening of the first day, continue for ten full days and end on the early morning of the last day.
- If you are accepted into one course, your other ones will be automatically cancelled.
- Please check your spam inbox if you have not received any correspondence from us after you have applied.
- Please include any information regarding serious food allergies or special mealtime considerations in your application so that volunteers can be prepared to serve you properly while you are on course.
- For details on type of accomodations, please visit Accommodations Gallery page.
To ensure the health and safety of everyone, please arrive at the Centre in good health.
We continue to be vigilant for the development of respiratory infectious diseases. If necessary, in case of symptoms, participants will be asked to wear a mask and self-administer the RAT.
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Teenagers' and Children's Courses
0 courses
Course Registration Notes:
- One-day Teens' courses are for ages 13-17
- One-day Children's courses are for ages 8-12
Course Registration Notes:
- One-day Teens' courses are for ages 13-17
- One-day Children's courses are for ages 8-12
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.
Ten Day & Other Adult Courses
65 courses
Mandarin, English
Preference will be given to Mandarin speaking students and servers
Male Servers Needed
Teachers speak Mandarin, Cantonese and English
Teachers speak Mandarin, Cantonese and English
Service Period
Service Period
Service Period
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One day course at OVC
Service Period
Spring Work Period
Requirements for the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta Old Student Course
- Have sat at least three 10-Day courses with Goenkaji or one of his assistant teachers. This does not include courses served.
- Have been practising Vipassana meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka for at least one year.
- Have not practiced any other techniques since your last course with Goenkaji or one of his assistant teachers.
- Trying to maintain daily practice, at the very minimum from the time of applying to the course
- Trying to maintain five precepts, at the very minimum from the time of applying to the course
Service Period
One day course at OVC
Service Period
Service Period
English, Hindi
Priority will be given to Hindi speaking students and servers
One day course at OVC
Service Period
Service Period
Service Period
One day course at OVC
Service Period
Service Period
Service Period
Requirements for the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta Old Student Course
- Have sat at least three 10-Day courses with Goenkaji or one of his assistant teachers. This does not include courses served.
- Have been practising Vipassana meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka for at least one year.
- Have not practiced any other techniques since your last course with Goenkaji or one of his assistant teachers.
- Trying to maintain daily practice, at the very minimum from the time of applying to the course
- Trying to maintain five precepts, at the very minimum from the time of applying to the course
Service Period
English, Vietnamese
Priority will be given to Vietnamese speaking students and servers
Fall Work Period
One day course at OVC
Service Period
Service Period
Service Period
Mandarin, English
Priority will be given to Chinese speaking students and servers
One day course at OVC
Service Period
Service Period
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
3-Day
10-Day
20-Day
30-Day
Satipatthana Sutta
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.
Service 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.
Non-Centre Courses
12 courses
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.