Dhamma Mudita

Dhamma Mudita is Austria's centre for Vipassana in the tradition of S. N. Goenka, in Rechberg, Upper Austria, about 40 km from Linz. dhamma.org translates the name as 'sympathetic joy of Dhamma'; the centre's site explains the Pali word muditā as joy in the achievements of others. The Austrian association for Vipassana meditation, founded in 2008, held courses at rented venues for many years and bought the building land at Rechberg in 2017. The first 1-day course there took place in 2018 under a tent, and volunteers then built a wooden 'garden hut' that served as a temporary meditation hall. Permission for the first two building phases came in 2020, under plans for up to 160 participants once the centre is complete. After the first accommodation buildings and a temporary kitchen and dining area were finished, regular courses began in May 2025 for up to 50 meditators and 10 servers. As of 2026 most rooms are shared, with bunk beds, and meditation takes place in the converted garden hut; single rooms are planned once the next accommodation building is funded. Courses are taught in German and English. On weekdays, trains to Perg connect with bus 374 to Rechberg, a 15-minute walk from the centre; at weekends and on public holidays the nearest public transport stops at Bad Zell.

How to apply

Apply online through the centre's page on dhamma.org (in Nepal, start from np.dhamma.org). New students must first complete a 10-day course, and there is no charge.

What is taught here

Donation-funded 10-day courses taught with S. N. Goenka's recorded instructions, in the line of Sayagyi U Ba Khin, at centres in Nepal and worldwide. Read about Goenka (U Ba Khin).