Vipassana Meditation
Vipassana which means to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. It was taught in India more than 2500 years ago as a universal remedy for universal ills, i.e., an Art of Living. For those who are not familiar with Vipassana Meditation, an Introduction to Vipassana by Mr. Goenka and Questions & Answers about Vipassana are available.
The technique of Vipassana Meditation is taught at ten-day residential courses during which participants learn the basics of the method, and practice sufficiently to experience its beneficial results.
Dhamma Udaka
Dhamma Udaka has been selected due to its strategic location to reach from all the States of the Country. It is nearest to Goa/Navi Mumbai and Raigad Region. It is also nearest to Khed Railway Station on Mumbai Goa Railway line and also easy to travel from Pune/Mumbai/Satara/Karad/Solapur and Goa by road on the Goa highway. Second Mahabaleshwar of Maharashtra is Dapoli and the centre is around 12 kms. from Dapoli.
Dhamma Udak is surrounded by Green lush hills and mountains around. Its pristine, quiet surroundings create the right environment for practice, helping people plan a 10-day course and experience Vipassana Meditation and its benefits first-hand.
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The Center is very spacious, spread over in 6 acres land. Presently centre can accommodate approx. 28 male students in the first phase and in the second phase around 40 male and female student's accommodation is planned. The Center is now equipped with residential rooms with attached bathrooms, dining hall & fully ventilated meditation hall. In addition to 10-day meditation area, the center has a separate wing for one day courses which are plan to have on every Sunday for old students.
The Teacher - Mr S.N. Goenka
Mr. S.N.Goenka was born in Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma ) in 1924, in a business family of Indian origin. Mr. Goenka was a successful entrepreneur even at a young age, eventually establishing sugar mills, textile factories with more than 1,000 employees and import-export firms with offices around the world. He became one of the country’s wealthiest businessmen. By the age of 30, he was elected president of the Yangon (formerly Rangoon) Chamber of Commerce, apart from heading many social, educational and cultural organizations. Relocating to India, he began teaching Vipassana in 1969, where for a few years, he regularly spent ten days teaching and twenty days working at his business office in Mumbai. From 1979 onwards he also started giving courses outside India, notably in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal, France, England, North America, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. All of these countries today have one or more centres.
Mr. Goenka, who for most of his life worked as a prominent international businessman based in Myanmar and India, was a keynote speaker on the subject of Spirituality In Business at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in January, 2000, addressed the World Peace Summit held at the United Nations in August, 2000 and was the keynote speaker at the Spirit in Business Conference ("SiB") held in New York City in April 2002.