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I N F O R M AT I O N F R O MNordic Vipassana CentreDhamma SobhanaVipassana meditation as taught by S.N. Goenkain the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba KhinThe centre grows and expandsA new meditation hall is planned
The Nordic Vipassana centre is growing!E X TE N S I O N PL AN S – AN OVE RVI E WSince the first course was held in 2007, the centre has continued growing.Today 25 courses a year are held, including many in Danish, Norwegian andFinnish, as well as some weekend courses for children and teenagers. In totalabout 1800 people participate in courses every year and the courses fill up12immediately with long wait lists. For every 10-day course there are hundreds3who can’t get a place. In the presently used hall the students sit tight, withlittle space between them, and airing the hall is difficult. For these reasons anew meditation building is planned, with space for 120 students plus servers,maximum 150 people. In the long term the centre plans to also build houseswith single rooms with attached bathroom and toilet for 40-50 people. In thisfolder you will find information about the project.4“Don’t let this priceless humanlife end in vain. Even if it is only outof fear of the approaching death,be engaged in meritorious deeds thatyield pleasant fruit. If we performunwholesome deeds, they will resultin suffering for us.If we performwholesome deeds, they will result inhappiness for us. This is the unbreakablelaw of nature. Therefore it is better todo wholesome deeds rather thanunwholesome deeds in order to avoidsuffering and to enjoy happiness.”S.N. Goenka1New meditation hall3New accommodation for malestudents2New accommodation for femalestudents4New accommodation for longterm servers
The new Dhamma HallView from south-westMany share a strong wish that the course participants are offered ideal conditions forfor men and women and storage facilities. In comparison, the present meditation hall ismeditation. Many improvements have taken place during the last few years but the mostabout 100 m .important one remains: a large and spacious meditation hall with good air quality.The new meditation building is planned with the size of about 450 square metres (m ).This includes a meditation hall of about 285 m , a discourse room of about 50 m , lobbiesThe new hall will have place for about 150 people. Estimated cost is about 9,5 millionSwedish kr (830 000 euros).
View from inside the Dhamma hallThe new meditation building will be built in the forest area west of the existing buildings,ceiling height of an average of four metres will ensure good air quality. The building willbetween the walking areas. The house will be constructed in wood, with wood-basedbe well insulated and thus energy efficient. The meditation building will be accessible forinsulation, on a concrete slab with floor heating. The heat- and moisture buffering capacitythe disabled by handicap adapted entrances. Planning permit has been approved by theof the wood will provide for a pleasant indoor environment. Quiet ventilation and an innerthe local city council.
Hall planFacades7664355841221Meditation hall5Storage for chairs, backrests,wooden benches, etc.2Entry for assistant teachers6Lobbies3Cleaning cupboard7Discourse room4Cushion storages8Equipment roomC A PA C I T Y T O D AYAIM80120participants per courseparticipants per course1 8003 000meditators per yearmeditators per year
You can support the developmentof Dhamma SobhanaFinancial situation25001 400 0001 200 000T H R O U G H A D O N AT I O N20001 000 000A donation, large or small, is the most wholesome way to support the project. This givesthe centre the best financial conditions to develop. A donation can be given to the centre’sbank account or by using the PaylPal link at the centre’s website for old students. It’s also1500800 000possible to sign up to give a monthly donation.600 0001000400 000TH ROU G H AN I NTE R E ST FR E E LOAN500200 000Offering an interest free loan is also a wholesome way to make the project possible.The centre has limited possibilities to borrow from banks and the interest rate is high. Atother European centres, the building of a meditation hall has often been partly financed002007through interest-free loans.TH ROU G H A LOAN WITH I NTE R E STThe centre is willing to take up loans at a low interest rate, maximum two per cent. Toease the work of the centre’s finance committee, the loan must not be at a low amountor run for a short period of time.2008 2009 201020112012 2013Number of students2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019Surplus SEK4 500 0004 000 0003 500 0003 000 0002 500 0002 000 0001 500 0001 000 000500 000020072008 2009 201020112012 2013Income (donations)2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019Surplus SEKHistorical surpluses have been used to improve the centre facilities.
D O N AT I O N SAccount number: 1195 31 00414IBAN: SE15 3000 0000 0119 5310 0414BIC: NDEASESS (Nordea Bank)Swish nr: 123 230 98 39Plusgiro: 95 56 46-5LOAN SFor loans please download a loan contract form at newhall.dhammasobhana.se andpost it to the centre, or contact finance@sobhana.dhamma.org for more information.M O N T H LY D O N AT I O N STo support the project on a monthly basis, please download an autogiro form atnewhall.dhammasobhana.se and post it to the centre (within Sweden) or set up amonthly donation with your bank or through PaylPal (outside Sweden), or contactfinance@sobhana.dhamma.org for more information.S O M E E X A M P L E S O F W H AT A D O N AT I O NWI LL PROVI D EOne meditation cushion300 krOne front door10 000 krOne square metre of insulation600 krOne place in the meditation hall60 000 krTen square metres ofwooden facade1000 krFloor heating for the whole building450 000 krOne meditation building9 500 000 kr
Vipassana in the Nordic area – someimportant eventsAPPR. 528 BCEDECEMBER 2011Enlightenment of the Buddha, inBodhgaya, India.The annex to the main building isrenovated and starts being used as ameditation hall for about 80 students.The centre now holds fifteen 10-daycourses a year plus some 3-daycourses, with about 1 100 students.J U LY 1 9 6 9S N Goenka conducts his first 10-daycourse in Bombay, India.AUGUST 19 92July 1969, India.SEPTEMBER 2013First 10-day course is held in Sweden,in the Stockholm archipelago. During thecoming years one or two courses a yearare held in Sweden.The centre buys forest land from aneighbor, to be used for building a newmeditation hall.APRIL 1998The 10-day course is given in Danish,Norwegian and Finnish for the first time.This year the centre holds twenty10-day courses, three 3-day courses,one Satipatthana course and manychildrens courses, with a total of 1 700– 1 800 students. All 10-day courses arefully booked with long waiting lists.2 0 17First 10-day course is held in Denmark.JUNE 2004First 10-day course is held in Finland.August 1992, Sweden.J U LY 2 0 0 5First 10-day course is held in Norway.December 2011, Sweden.2018J A N U A RY 2 0 0 7A property is bought in Östergötlandprovince to establish a Vipassana centre.Goenkaji names the centre DhammaSobhana (”The Beauty of Dhamma”).2007, Sweden.April 1998, Denmark.The centre trust decides to build anew meditation hall with capacity for120 students plus servers. An architectis hired and plans for the new hallare approved.APRIL 20072020First 10-day course is held at thecentre with 53 students. This was alsothe first course to be given bilingually,in English and Swedish. During this year,seven 10-day courses are held at thecentre, with about 400 students.Building permit is approved and entrepreneurs are invited to send in offers.June 2004, Finland.2018, Sweden.
“A place for meditation is praised by the Enlightened Ones as the greatest of gifts.Therefore wise people, concerned about their own welfare, should establish pleasantdwellings where those who have heard about Dhamma may come and practice.”Vinaya, Cullavagga(The Buddha’s words to a merchant who had donated a meditation centre)Dhamma Sobhana Vipassana CentreHolmen 1, 59993 .orgnewhall.dhammasobhana.se
province to establish a Vipassana centre. Goenkaji names the centre Dhamma Sobhana ("The Beauty of Dhamma"). APRIL 2007 First 10-day course is held at the centre with 53 students. This was also the first course to be given bilingually, in English and Swedish. During this year, seven 10-day courses are held at the
