Dhamma Sacca

Dhamma Sacca ('truth of Dhamma') is near Candeleda (Ávila) on the southern side of the Sierra de Gredos, with views of Pico Almanzor (2,592 m). The centre is on the CL-501 road at km 85.6, 3.8 km from Candeleda village; Talavera de la Reina is 66 km away, Ávila 104 km and Madrid 188 km, about two hours by road. The Vipassana Private Foundation of Spain began building it, as Spain's second Vipassana centre, on a 10-hectare plot on 18 May 2015, and the first course was held in August 2016. By its own account the centre has since built almost all of its master plan: meditation hall, kitchen, dining rooms, and shared and individual rooms for men and women. The buildings follow traditional local methods and use geothermal and wastewater recycling systems. Since 2016 it has offered 10-day courses: the centre's site gives its capacity as 120 students and 30 servers, while dhamma.org says the 10-day courses take 130 students. It also holds Satipatthana, short old-student, children's and teenagers' courses, and, being close to Portugal, three courses a year in Portuguese. The centre says more than 2,500 students attend each year (as of 2026). A direct bus runs from Madrid on the first and last days of 10-day and Satipatthana courses, and the centre collects students from Candeleda bus station on the first day.

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).