Dhamma Lilha

Dhamma Lilha ('the beauty, charm of Dhamma') is the Lithuanian Vipassana centre, in the village of Miguičionys in Varėna district, Alytus county, about 70 km south-west of Vilnius in a quiet rural area. The Vipassana Association bought a countryside guesthouse complex there in September 2022, and after a few months of work by old students, paid for with donations and loans, the first 10-day courses were held in 2023. Since then, the centre's site says, all Vipassana courses in Lithuania have been held here. The meditation hall has room for 80 students, 12 servers and two teachers. Students stay in houses for six people each; four new houses, each with three double rooms, were built in spring 2025. The centre's site gives its capacity as up to 80 students; dhamma.org says 60. Courses run in the warmer months: 10-day courses for new and old students, Satipatthana Sutta courses, and one-day and three-day courses for old students, taught in Lithuanian and English. The nearest bus stop, Vazgirdonys, is about 7 km away and about 70 minutes by bus from Vilnius; for 10-day courses the centre can arrange a pick-up there on registration day. The last few kilometres of road are gravel.

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).