I just got back from my 1st sit at this center and really I cannot thank them enough. This center is so perfectly done. It is such a comfortable, clean, well-organized and safe space to do what is really very challenging work. Dhamma Dhar? is a haven.

An incredible location and conduit to awareness. Having experienced ten blissful days I walk through life with all its challenges.. be it relationships, my thoughts, all circumstances able to allow things to occur as they may. Embrace all there is to be... a true blessing...

The experience has brought me to awareness of the hepatic patterns of the mind. The patterns of unconsciously continuously dealing, coping and strategizing on how to change and react to things beyond control. Sitting through and past sensation without the story reframes the mind. It has been a wonderful, life changing and an understanding of the meaning of true peace. Everything changes..

The course is a very enlightening one even if you did any of this before you can go and be part of the group of learning and focusing and you will feel the body is responding to control seeing life as a beautiful being as you start to unfold of the sankaras.

I so much just love this place. I have never found such a perfect place for total meditation of body and soul. How ever I must say that the meals are quit bland. I carry my own herbs and flavor additives with me on these such adventures I travel to. I also would advise you to bring some drink additives like sugar and tasters choice instant coffee. Sneaking them in is very easy and really helps with the daily activity.

My experience here was reinvigorating. I left inspired, hopefully with greater clarity as to some of my underlying perspective in life that can affect the depth of my happiness. It was a lot of hard work physically and emotionally. Yet in a great facility with awesome staff, delicious food, beautiful paths in the woods, all in silence made the personal growth all the more gentle. I left with new friends and certainly will recommend this experience to friends and family.

A large Vipassana meditation center with wonderful long term volunteers whom are dedicated to creating a great meditation atmosphere. True selfless attendance to those taking part in the courses. The rooms are amply large and most are with their own bathroom. The facility is modern and there are individual meditation cells in a pagoda.

This is a great facility with wonderful staff. I highly recommend this experience to anyone who is looking to understand his or her own mind a bit better. The course can be extremely challenging, but I found the teachers to be understanding, empathetic, and helpful. The schedule is strict, but if you are kind to yourself, express your doubts and concerns, and don't leave in the middle, you should have a good experience. The courses are offered freely for the benefit of humankind, and they will not try to convert you to any religion.

I've heard numerous times that this is one of the best, if not the best Vipassana center in the western hemisphere. The facility is very clean and the place operates like a well oiled machine. Every detail has been carefully considered and planned. It's impressive. The practice itself is life changing. I do not know a more fruitful practice if one aims to live a happier and more meaningful life. It simply must be experienced, any explanation will be inadequate. The retreat is extremely challenging, but even more rewarding, and you will most likely want to return for another retreat. There is no fee for anything. At the end of the retreat, if you so desire, you can make a donation of any amount which will go towards the costs for someone else to benefit from this practice. Please give this a try. Your life will be the better for it.

I recommend this place to everyone! One of the best decisions I made was going here, thanks to the help of a friend introducing me to vipassna meditation. The staff is very friendly and do everything they can to help you. When you come here definitely stay it's worth it no matter how tough it gets for you. It will surely pass. The food is also delicious, I went during the Thai course. They also don't serve meat which I thought would be tough considering I usually eat meat a few times a week but I did not miss it at all because the food was great. If you really try you can take away important life values from this place.

this is a beautiful location. The meditation center is full of positive people who will go out of their way to assist you in learning Vipassana meditation. There is no sense of them trying to push their ideas upon you - you are free to go there , hear about what they have to offer and walk out the door if that is your wish. They don't charge for your room, board or teaching. They don't have their hands open for a donation when you leave. I have been to this meditation center at least 6 times for 10 day retreats and have taken something new home with me every time. I highly recommend this meditation facility .

I had an incredibly rewarding experience here. It was extremely difficult, as any meditation practice in which you develop internally is bound to be; but the staff were so dedicated to making our stay as beneficial as possible, and for that I am forever grateful. The meditation practice, Vipassana, you must try for yourself in order to see whether it is right for you. Vipassana is based not on theory but on experiencing reality. Goenka's videotaped lectures--which are wise, humorous, and inspiring--and the carefully thought out course schedule teach this technique over the course of 10 days. This is the ideal place to develop in Vipassana, either as a beginner or as a veteran.

What would be the most effective way to get established in speaking a new language, taking some classes or moving to the country of origin? Total immersion is the strategy here and if you really want to learn meditation, this is the way to do it. It is a challenging experience and you will struggle, but like anything else, it wouldn't be worth doing otherwise.