“The basis of any healthy, harmonious society is always the healthy and harmonious individuals who populate it. Only if each individual has a pure, peaceful mind can we expect peace in society. ”
S.N. Goenka
The technique of Vipassana meditation that is taught in Executive courses is identical to that taught in regular 10-day courses. The only difference is that in an Executive course there is an additional talk and two sets of questions and answers by Mr. Goenka, who was a businessman himself for many years. In these, he discusses using the principles of Vipassana to deal with the challenges and stresses of the business world.
As with all Vipassana courses in this tradition, there are no charges for these courses – not even to cover the cost of food and accommodation. All expenses are met by donations from people who, having completed a course and experienced the benefits of Vipassana for themselves, wish to give others the opportunity to also benefit. Such donations are only accepted from people once they have completed a 10-Day course and can therefore give with this volition.
Vipassana Course for Executives in European Long-Course Vipassana Centre (ELCC) Dhamma Padhana
Executive courses are hold exclusively in venues that offer ideal conditions for meditation, with ideal conditions for meditation, including single accommodations with en-suite bathrooms. With these facilities, participants have the very best chance of benefiting from their investment of time and energy in attending the course. The teacher conducting the course on behalf of Mr. Goenka will usually be someone that also functions in a corporate/professional environment and who can therefore respond from experience to questions about how this technique can bring benefits to those leading similar lives.
(Business executives, thought leaders, officials and other professionals have an opportunity to take a 10-day Vipassana meditation course for Executives in the ELCC Dhamma Padhana
Vipassana is a practical, non-sectarian meditation technique that can provide executives with real benefits such as:
- improved concentration and mental clarity
- decreased stress and anxiety
- increased energy and efficiency
- strengthening in ethical principles and responsible values
- greater balance when facing challenges
- a deepened sense of purpose
Course details
Please check the course schedule to find out when the next Executive Course will take place at Dhamma Padhāna.
Information package
This package contains the following information:
- Introduction to Vipassana meditation
- Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline
- Biography S.N. Goenka
- Interviews and quotes from participants of courses for executives
https://padhana.dhamma.org/en/courses/courses-for-executives
Global Information about Vipassana Courses for Executives
Questions and Answers
Numerous video recordings
Texts, reports, and other resources
can be found on the dedicated website for Vipassana meditation courses, which was designed specifically for business executives and government officials:
Vipassana Research Institute VRI
Another useful website where you can find valuable information on meditation courses for executives, as well as many inspiring articles, is that of the Vipassana Research Institute
The Vipassana Research Institute is a non-profit organisation founded in India in 1985. It is dedicated to the research, documentation and dissemination of the Vipassana meditation technique according to S.N. Goenka, and offers Pali and meditation courses.
The Institute regularly publishes its own research findings on Pali literature, as well as essays by individual authors in numerous translations.