Dhamma Jalgaon

Dhamma Jalgaon, in north Maharashtra, stands on a hilltop beside the Jalgaon-Ajanta-Aurangabad highway at Umala (Umale) village, about 12 km from Jalgaon city. Its site puts Jalgaon airport 3 to 5 km away, Jalgaon railway station 12 km and Bhusawal station 25 km away, and the Ajanta Caves about 40 to 48 km away. Courses had been held in and around Jalgaon since 1995, S. N. Goenka gave public talks at the site, and meditation began on the land in 2010; the centre opened in 2015 with room for 40 meditators, and its site says Goenka named it in his last days. It is run by the Jalgaon Vipassana Sanstha, a registered charitable trust, on 1.5 acres of donated land, with a Dhamma hall, a smaller hall, twin-bed rooms with attached bathrooms, a dining hall and a teacher's residence. The centre's expansion plan (as of 2026) describes a further 7.5 acres of adjoining land, secured for single rooms for 75 men and 75 women and a new meditation hall. As of 2026 the schedule lists 10-day, Satipatthana Sutta, 1-day and 3-day courses and residential 3-day Anapana courses for children aged 12 to 16. dhamma.org gives the instruction languages as Hindi and English; course notes on the VRI schedule give Hindi and Marathi.

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).