|  | Vipassana Ten-Day Meditation CoursesDhamma Bhumi in Blackheath is a Vipassana meditation centre that holds ten-day courses throughout the year. Set high up in the beautiful Blue Mountains, the Antipodean summer (over Christmas) is probably the best time, weather-wise, to attend a course.On these ten-day meditation courses, you'll learn how Vipassana was the simple and scientific means by which the Buddha achieved enlightenment. It requires a devotion to the practice, but demands belief in nothing else save that which the meditator discovers for themselves. It involves no visualisations or mantra repetitions and is concentrated on direct self examination, in order to discover our true natures.
Mr Satya Narayan Goenka, a sometime Indian businessman who was saved from crippling migraines by the discovery of the technique, realised that Vipassana practice could give people a vital means to change their own lives, and made it his life's mission to bring it back to India and then to take it to the rest of the world. So far he's doing pretty well... there are now Vipassana Meditation Centres all over the world, running ten-day courses, also known as residential retreats of "Noble Silence": participants should not talk or even exchange eye contact with anyone. The teaching is done through recordings and videos made by Goenka, with time put aside for personal practice. Assistant teachers are on hand for personal queries and discussions.
The Vipassana ten-day meditation course is tough, but also very popular, and early booking is recommended. Application forms and further details are given on the Centre's website. |
Event Details:
| Date(s):
Daily
Opening Hours:
Evening of the first day to morning of the last
Cost:
Free - donations welcome
Location:
Blackheath, New South Wales, Australia |
Venue Details:
| Venue Name:
Dhamma Bhumi (Vipassana Meditation Centre)
Address:
202 Station Street 2785
Phone:
+61 (0) 2 4787 7436
Directions:
Blackheath is west of Sydney, on the rail line and Great Western Highway, in the Blue Mountains National Park. It is about two-and-a-quarter hours on the suburban train from Sydney Central. Rail is recommended as there is little parking space at the Meditation Centre itself. |
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