Dhamma Vana

Dhamma Vana ('Forest of Dhamma') is on 8.5 acres among paddy fields at Nadappanahalli village in Chunchunakatte hobli, Saligrama taluk, Mysuru district, near K. R. Nagar and the Cauvery river. dhamma.org puts it about 70 km west of Mysuru; the centre's own site gives 62 to 65 km from Mysuru, about 25 km from K. R. Nagar and about 220 km from Bengaluru. It is reachable by public transport: a few buses run from Mysuru's suburban bus stand, or take a bus to K. R. Nagar and then one towards Nadappanahalli or Kolur, getting off at the Nadappanahalli gate stop, about 600 m from the centre (the village bus stop is 1 km from the gate). The nearest railway stations are Krishnarajanagar and Mysuru, and the nearest airports Mysuru (domestic) and Bengaluru (international). The centre's site lists a Dhamma hall for 40 meditators and residences for 11 men and 10 women; teacher and server residences, a dining hall and staff quarters are under construction, and plans include a hall for 60 and 50 single residences. It is managed by VIMC-Dhamma Vana, a registered charitable trust. The centre offers 10-day courses and 2-day and 3-day courses for old students, with instructions in Hindi, English and Kannada.

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).