Vipassana Meditation Centre

Dhamma Setu

Vipassana Meditation Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Dhamma Setu, meaning 'Bridge of Dhamma', is situated amid paddy fields and open farmland on the outskirts of the major South Indian metropolis of Chennai (formerly Madras), about 10 kms from the Chennai Airport. The 18 sq acres of land, previously used for rice cultivation, was purchased from 1991 onwards. The long and painstaking process of making the plot suitable for construction bore fruit in May 2000 with Goenkaji’s visit in September of the same year, when Dhamma Setu was formally established.
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Vipassana Meditation Centre - Dhamma Setu
533 Pazhan Thandalam Road, Thiruneermalai Via, Thirumudivakkam
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 044
India


 For Enquiries and Registration: [91] 7550034777 (Timings: 10 am to 12 noon and 3 pm to 5 pm)
 E-Mail: setu.dhamma@gmail. com

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71 courses
Popular courses
Other courses
New students can only apply to 10 day courses

Teenagers' and Children's Courses

15 courses
Courses for young people.
Dates
Course Type
Location
Comments
Status
30 Aug - 7 Sept
7-day Vipassana course for teens
Chennai
Course stands CANCELED.
7-day Vipassana course for teens
CANCELLED
27 Sept
Children / Teens
Chennai
Children Course, Age from 10 - 19 Years only / Awareness Crs.
Children / Teens
Completed
25 Oct
Children / Teens
Chennai
1-Day Children Course / Awareness on Vipassan for General Public.
Children / Teens
Completed
6 Dec
Children / Teens
Chennai
Children Course, Age from 10 - 19 years only can apply / Awareness Crs.
Children / Teens
Open
2027
31 Jan
Children / Teens
Chennai
Children & Adult course for General public.
Children / Teens
Open
28 Feb
Children / Teens
Chennai
Children / Awareness Course for General publics.
Children / Teens
Applications accepted starting 30 Nov
28 Mar
Children / Teens
Chennai
Children / Awareness Course for General publics.
Children / Teens
Applications accepted starting 28 Dec
15 May - 16 May
Children / Teens
Chennai
Children course for 2 - Days.
Children / Teens
Applications accepted starting 14 Feb
22 May - 30 May
7-day Vipassana course for teens
Chennai
Girl Course ( Age from 15 Yrs to 19 Yrs only)
7-day Vipassana course for teens
Applications accepted starting 21 Feb
30 May - 7 Jun
7-day Vipassana course for teens
Chennai
Boys Course ( Age from 15 Yrs to 19 Yrs only )
7-day Vipassana course for teens
Applications accepted starting 01 Mar
27 Jun
Children / Teens
Chennai
Children / Awareness Course for General publics.
Children / Teens
Applications accepted starting 29 Mar
25 Jul
Children / Teens
Chennai
Children / Awareness Course for General publics.
Children / Teens
Applications accepted starting 26 Apr
22 Aug
Children / Teens
Chennai
Children / Awareness Course for General publics.
Children / Teens
Applications accepted starting 24 May
26 Sept
Children / Teens
Chennai
Children / Awareness Course for General publics.
Children / Teens
Applications accepted starting 28 Jun
28 Nov
Children / Teens
Chennai
Children / Awareness Course for General publics.
Children / Teens
Applications accepted starting 30 Aug

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.

7-day Vipassana course for teens
This is 7 Days Vipassana course for Teenagers of age group 15 to 19 years old.
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

21 courses
1-Day, 2-Day, and 3-Day courses are short courses for old students.
Dates
Course Type
Location
Comments
Status
16 Aug
1-Day
Chennai
For old students
Course stands CANCELLED
1-Day
CANCELLED
10 Sept - 13 Sept
3-Day
Chennai
For old students
Course Stands CANCELLED
3-Day
CANCELLED
13 Sept
1-Day
Chennai
For old students
Course stands CANCELLED.
1-Day
CANCELLED
11 Oct
1-Day
Chennai
For old students
Old Students Course.
1-Day
Completed
27 Oct - 30 Oct Note: New Dates!
3-Day
Chennai
For old students
Old Students Course.
3-Day
Completed
22 Nov
1-Day
Chennai
For old students
Old Students Course.
1-Day
New Women- Closed
Old Women- Open
New Men- Closed
Old Men- Open
Servers- Open
2027
17 Jan
1-Day
Chennai
For old students
Only for Old Students Course.
1-Day
New Women- Closed
Old Women- Open
New Men- Closed
Old Men- Open
Servers- Open
14 Feb
1-Day
Chennai
For old students
Only for Old Students course.
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 16 Nov
14 Mar
1-Day
Chennai
For old students
Old students course
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 14 Dec
11 Apr
1-Day
Chennai
For old students
Old students course
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 11 Jan
20 May
1-Day
Chennai
For old students
Buddha Poornima, special one day, for Old Students only.
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 19 Feb
9 Jun - 12 Jun
3-Day
Chennai
For old students
Old Students course
3-Day
Applications accepted starting 11 Mar
13 Jun
1-Day
Chennai
For old students
Old students course
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 15 Mar
4 Jul
1-Day
Chennai
For old students
Old students course
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 05 Apr
8 Jul - 11 Jul
3-Day
Chennai
For old students
Old students course.
3-Day
Applications accepted starting 09 Apr
25 Aug - 28 Aug
3-Day
Chennai
For old students
Old students course
3-Day
Applications accepted starting 27 May
29 Aug
1-Day
Chennai
For old students
Old students course.
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 31 May
12 Sept
1-Day
Chennai
For old students
Old students course.
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 14 Jun
30 Sept - 3 Oct
3-Day
Chennai
For old students
Old students course
3-Day
Applications accepted starting 02 Jul
7 Oct - 10 Oct
3-Day
Chennai
For old students
Old students course
3-Day
Applications accepted starting 09 Jul
14 Nov
1-Day
Chennai
For old students
Old students course.
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 16 Aug

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

35 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
5 Aug - 16 Aug
Special 10-Day
Chennai
Special 10-Day
Completed
8 Aug - 16 Aug
Satipatthana Sutta
Chennai
Satipatthana Sutta
Completed
19 Aug - 30 Aug
10-Day
Chennai
Course Full for Male & Female applicants.
10-Day
Completed
16 Sept - 27 Sept
10-Day
Chennai
Male Old & New Applicants are full and closed.
10-Day
Completed
30 Sept - 11 Oct
10-Day
Chennai
Male applicants are full and closed.
10-Day
Completed
14 Oct - 25 Oct Note: New Dates!
10-Day
Chennai
Male & Female applicants, old & New course is full and closed
10-Day
Completed
31 Oct - 8 Nov Note: New Dates!
Satipatthana Sutta
Chennai
Satipatthana Sutta
CANCELLED
11 Nov - 22 Nov
10-Day
Chennai
Male & Female Old & New Applicants are full and closed.
10-Day
In Progress
25 Nov - 6 Dec
10-Day
Chennai
Male Old / New applications are full and closed.
10-Day
Women- Open
Men- Course Full
Servers- Open
10 Dec - 31 Dec Note: New Dates!
20-Day
Chennai
20-Day
New Women- Closed
Old Women- Open
New Men- Closed
Old Men- Open
Servers- Open
10 Dec 2026 - 10 Jan 2027 Note: New Dates!
30-Day
Chennai
30-Day
New Women- Closed
Old Women- Open
New Men- Closed
Old Men- Open
Servers- Open
2027
20 Jan - 31 Jan
10-Day
Chennai
Male Old & New Applicants are full and closed.
10-Day
Women- Open
Men- Course Full
Servers- Open
3 Feb - 14 Feb
10-Day
Chennai
10-Day
Open
17 Feb - 28 Feb
10-Day
Chennai
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 19 Nov
3 Mar - 14 Mar
10-Day
Chennai
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 03 Dec
17 Mar - 28 Mar
10-Day
Chennai
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 17 Dec
31 Mar - 11 Apr
10-Day
Chennai
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 31 Dec
9 Apr
Other
Chennai
Only for Old Students, (Dhamma Servers Meet)
Other
Applications accepted starting 09 Jan
17 Apr - 25 Apr
Satipatthana Sutta
Chennai
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
Old students only, one who have done at least three 10 day courses.
Satipatthana Sutta
Applications accepted starting 17 Jan
24 Apr - 25 Apr
Other
Chennai
Old Students & CCTs Meet.
Other
Applications accepted starting 24 Jan
28 Apr - 9 May
10-Day
Chennai
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 28 Jan
9 May
Other
Chennai
Dhamma Servers Meet, Only for the Old Students.
Other
Applications accepted starting 08 Feb
16 Jun - 27 Jun
10-Day
Chennai
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 18 Mar
14 Jul - 25 Jul
10-Day
Chennai
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 15 Apr
28 Jul - 8 Aug
Special 10-Day
Chennai
Special 10-Day
Applications accepted starting 29 Apr
31 Jul - 8 Aug
Satipatthana Sutta
Chennai
Satipatthana Sutta
Applications accepted starting 02 May
11 Aug - 22 Aug
10-Day
Chennai
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 13 May
1 Sept - 12 Sept
10-Day
Chennai
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 03 Jun
15 Sept - 26 Sept
10-Day
Chennai
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 17 Jun
16 Oct - 24 Oct
Satipatthana Sutta
Chennai
Satipatthana Sutta
Applications accepted starting 18 Jul
3 Nov - 14 Nov
10-Day
Chennai
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 05 Aug
17 Nov - 28 Nov
10-Day
Chennai
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 19 Aug
1 Dec - 12 Dec
10-Day
Chennai
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 02 Sep
12 Dec 2027 - 2 Jan 2028
20-Day
Chennai
20-Day
Applications accepted starting 13 Sep
12 Dec 2027 - 12 Jan 2028
30-Day
Chennai
30-Day
Applications accepted starting 13 Sep

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.

20-Day

20-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.

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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