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Overview of a 10-days course (3 min)

Practicing Vipassana : Meditator experiences (15 min)

Interview with the teacher S.N. Goenka (20 min)

Anapana Meditation for Children and Teenagers

CENTRES IN CANADA

Dhamma Karuṇā
(Alberta)

Dhamma Modana
(British Columbia)

Dhamma Surabhi
(British Columbia)

Dhamma Torana
(Ontario)

NON-CENTRES

Atlantic

Chilliwack
(British Columbia)

Manitoba

The centre is dedicated to the practice of Vipassana Meditation as taught by S. N. Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin. Vipassana means "to see things as they really are". It is a logical process of mental purification through self-observation. Although springing from the teachings of the Buddha, this non-sectarian technique is open to everyone regardless of background or belief.

Dhamma Suttama welcomes all to our courses. Despite our diverse beginnings and our unique lives, when we come to a Vipassana course we are united by a common cause, a common purpose—to solve the mystery of human suffering. Read more...

To learn the basics of Vipassana meditation, one needs to take an introductory residential ten-day course.

To register, please fill out an on-line application form : go to the Course Schedule by clicking here, choose the most convenient dates and click on the link "Apply" at the left of the dates to access the form.

Please read carefully the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline.

Also read the Privacy Policy as well as the Policy for the Protection of Personal Information

Here is some important information about coming to the centre for a course. Note that you must have received an acceptance letter from us before you arrive at the centre.

Arrival and departure time
Health and Emergency Contact
Family or friends on course
Accommodations
Meals
Smokers
What to bring

Directions to the Centre and Rideshare : Travelling time by car is 90 minutes from Montreal, 60 minutes from Gatineau/Ottawa, and approximately four hours from Quebec City.

Vipassana, which means seeing things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient meditation techniques. Long lost to humanity, it was rediscovered more than 2500 years ago by Gotama the Buddha who has taught it as a universal remedy for universal problems. We recommend to those not familiar with Vipassana Meditation to read the text based upon a public talk given by Mr. S.N. Goenka in Berne, Switzerland, 1980.