About Dhamma Niketana
Residential Vipassana meditation courses in this tradition have been held in the Adelaide area since the mid 1980's in rented facilities. Initially they were held in Mylor and for several years in Normanville, south of Adelaide. Courses are now being held at the TocH Camp in Victor Harbour (location map).

Over time the old students (meditators who have completed at least one 10 day course in this technique) formed the South Australian Vipassana Meditation Association in 1998.

The Association would like to build a meditation centre for holding residential courses so that people in South Australia can more easily learn and grow in this technique.

Courses and facilities are funded solely by donations from meditators who have completed at least one 10 day course; all Vipassana work is done entirely on a voluntary basis.

In 1999 a number of old students provided interest-free loans and donations for the Association to purchase a house in Northfield in Adelaide. The principal teacher, Mr SN Goenka, named it Dhamma Niketana, which means 'Dhamma House' or 'Dwelling Place of Dhamma'.

The property is not suitable for ten-day residential courses because of its small size. However, shorter courses as well as weekly group meditation sittings are held for old students.

Meditators can live at the house to deepen their meditative practice and to provide service so that others may benefit from this technique.

Recently a shed in the back yard was renovated into a meditation hall to provide a good atmosphere for meditation and to better utilise the limited space.

Occasionally there are open days where the public is invited to see the house and learn more information about Vipassana meditation. Also screenings of introductory videos can be arranged on request.