Dhamma
Paksa
Celebrates
10th
Anniversary
Open House
Old
students,
their
families,
friends,
neighbors and
the general
public are
warmly invited
to Dhamma
Pakasa's Tenth
Anniversary
Open House,
May 11th,
2013.Guests
will be
welcomed with
a tour of the
property,
questions and
answers with
Assistant
Teachers, a
video
screening,
informational
materials and
delicious
food.This
year is
especially
significant as
we celebrate
10 years since
the
establishment
of the center
and 33 years
since the
first
Vipassana
course in the
Midwest.
Read more
First Special 10-Day
Course Offered
at Dhamma
Pakasa
~ May 29 -
June 9, 2013
For
the first time
in its history,
Dhamma Pakasa
has scheduled a
Special 10-day
course for old
students. These
courses are
called 'Special'
because they are
restricted to
serious old
students who
meet the
requirements of
a 20-day long
course. The
daily meditation
schedule is the
same as any
10-day course,
but with �long
course'
discourses and
format. Read
more.
Dhamma Pakasa Hosts Prison
Trust
Conference
In
March of 2013
Dhamma Pakasa
hosted the
annual retreat
for the North
American
Vipassana Prison
Trust. The
Prison Trust,
which was
established by
Goenkaji in
2002, serves to
bring 10-Day
courses to
incarcerated
populations in
North American
correctional
institutions.
Read more
Update from the
Center Manager
Conference On March 20th, participants
from six Vipassana
Centers convened
for the first
Management
Conference at the
California
Vipassana Center. Read more
May 2013 Anapana
Courses for
Children and
Teens
The
first three 2013
Anapana courses
for children and
teens are
scheduled for
May in Minnesota
and Illinois:
Minnesota
Children�s
Course (ages 8 �
15) will take
place May 18 ,
Illinois (Dhamma
Pakasa) Teens�
Course for girls
(ages 13-17) on
May 25 �26, and
the Teens�
Course for boys
(ages 13-17) on
May 26 � 27.
Anapana courses
for children and
teens
combines
Goenkaji's
meditation
instruction and
discourses,
discussion,
cooperative
games, nature
walks and art
projects. Read
more
May
25 � May 26
-
Teens�
Course for
girls (ages
13-17)
May
26 � May 27
- Teens�
Course for
boys (ages
13-17)
May 29 � June 9Dhamma
Pakasa Special
10 Day Course
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Words of
Inspiration Overcome the
angry by non-anger;
overcome the wicked
by goodness; overcome the
miser by generosity;
overcome the
liar by truth. --
Dhammapada 223
Join
Dhamma Pakasa
Servers from
May 6 - 12
for
spring
landscaping,
spring
cleaning, and
the hosting of
the 10th
Anniversary
Open
House.
Read more or apply to
serve.
MAY
ALL BEINGS BE HAPPY! Illinois
Vipassana Meditation Center, Dhamma
Pakasa
10076 Fish Hatchery Road, Pecatonica,
IL 61063
Phone: 1-815 489-0420 Fax
1-360-283-7068
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.pakasa.dhamma.org
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