Dhamma Sukha

Dhamma Sukha ('happiness of Dhamma') is a developing centre of the Central Texas Vipassana Association (CTVA), meant to serve the San Antonio, Austin and Houston areas. It is on 32 acres of old-growth pine and hardwood forest at the end of a quiet road, about 6 miles north of the small community of New Ulm in Austin County. The centre gives the distances as about 75 miles (1.5 hours' drive) from Houston, 100 miles (2 hours) from Austin and 150 miles (2.5 hours) from San Antonio. The Austin and Houston airports are each about 90 miles away, and there is no useful bus, train or shuttle service. CTVA bought the land, with a 2,000 sq ft home, in 2018. Residential courses began in June 2023, after a first phase of building that added two dormitories of 20 rooms each with attached bathrooms and a dining hall for 80 to 90 students. The master plan, in three phases, also includes a meditation hall for 120 students and separate walking paths for men and women, and CTVA is working towards a centre for up to 150 students. The centre holds 10-day and 2-day adult courses, including occasional bilingual courses in English and Vietnamese, and has also held children's courses. Courses run solely on donations. Drivers are asked to keep to 20 mph on the nearby gravel road.

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).