Balaghat Vipassana Centre

Dhamma Kānana

Balaghat Vipassana Centre, Madhya Pradesh, India
Dhamma Kānana, meaning 'Forest of Dhamma', is situated amid 20 acres of beautiful forest land near the bank of the Waiganga River. The Centre is very near to the world famous Kanha National Park and is six km away from Balaghat. Established in March 1995, Dhamma Kānana annually hosts about ten-day courses, Satipatthana courses, short courses and children's courses.
Additional information

Balaghat Vipassana Centre - Dhamma Kanana
Bank of Wainganga
P.O. Garra
Balaghat, Madya Pradesh 481 001
India

 Email: [email protected]

or 

Course Manager +91 9753144641
 

Please apply for courses here - schedule.vridhamma.org 

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18 courses
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New students can only apply to 10 day courses

Teenagers' and Children's Courses

1 courses
Courses for young people.
Dates
Course Type
Location
Comments
Status
2027
7 Mar
Children / Teens
Balaghat
Children / Teens
Applications accepted starting 07 Jan

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.

Short Courses

4 courses
1-Day, 2-Day, and 3-Day courses are short courses for old students.
Dates
Course Type
Location
Comments
Status
13 Aug - 16 Aug
3-Day
Balaghat
For old students
3-Day
Completed
27 Sept
1-Day
Balaghat
For old students
only for old students
1-Day
Completed
27 Nov - 29 Nov
2-Day
Balaghat
For old students
2-Day
New Women- Closed
Old Women- Open
New Men- Closed
Old Men- Open
Servers- Open
2027
21 Mar - 23 Mar
2-Day
Balaghat
For old students
only for old students
2-Day
Applications accepted starting 21 Jan

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.

Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

13 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
19 Aug - 30 Aug
10-Day
Balaghat
10-Day
Completed
2 Sept - 13 Sept
10-Day
Balaghat
Above 20 years only
10-Day
Completed
16 Sept - 27 Sept
10-Day
Balaghat
Above 20 years only
10-Day
Completed
2 Oct - 13 Oct
10-Day
Balaghat
Above 20 years only
10-Day
Completed
17 Oct - 28 Oct
10-Day
Balaghat
Above 20 years only
10-Day
Completed
1 Nov - 12 Nov
10-Day
Balaghat
Above 20 years only.
10-Day
Completed
15 Nov - 23 Nov
Satipatthana Sutta
Balaghat
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
Only for Monk. Those who have completed three 10 day courses.
Satipatthana Sutta
Women- Closed
New Men- Closed
Old Men- Open
Servers - Women- Closed
Servers - Men- Open
2 Dec - 13 Dec
Special 10-Day
Balaghat
Special 10-Day
New Women- Closed
Old Women- Open
New Men- Closed
Old Men- Open
Servers- Open
16 Dec - 24 Dec
Satipatthana Sutta
Balaghat
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
Above 20 years only(10day-03 & 01 Seva)
Satipatthana Sutta
New Women- Closed
Old Women- Open
New Men- Closed
Old Men- Open
Servers- Open
31 Dec 2026 - 31 Jan 2027
30-Day
Balaghat
30-Day
New Women- Closed
Old Women- Open
New Men- Closed
Old Men- Open
Servers- Open
2027
4 Feb - 15 Feb
10-Day
Balaghat
Bhikkhu course
10-Day
Women- Closed
Men- Open
Servers - Women- Closed
Servers - Men- Open
24 Feb - 7 Mar
10-Day
Balaghat
Above 20+ age
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 01 Jan
10 Mar - 21 Mar
10-Day
Balaghat
above 20 year only
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 10 Jan

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.

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.

30-Day

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.

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.

Special 10-Day

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.

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