Dhamma Sukha Vipassana Meditation Center - New Ulm, Texas

LT T

Did my first 10-day course here and had an absolutely amazing experience!! All the stuff, servers, volunteers, and assistant teacher were very caring and considerate. They have all kinds of supplies, such as various cushions/back support, chairs, umbrellas, flashlight, etc. Much appreciated ?

Thao Nguyen

Absolutely a great experience for me attending Vipassana meditation retreat at the center. Sending thanks and gratitude to the organizers and volunteers of the course!

Mai OK

I have attended a 10 day retreat. It was a life changing experience. I highly recommend it!

Mandipa Khadka

So much gratitude for the place, volunteers and the teacher. People serving or seeking at Vipassana are the kindest and the nicest. Thank you for buying me prenatal and making sure I was OK throughout my 10 days course. Thank you for accepting me and my baby. Hope to be back soon with her - serve and learn the art of living through Vipassana. Utmost love and gratitude. Thank you.

Saurav Manandhar

Just finished my 10 day course. Very nice facility - volunteers were so wonderful. Very nice facility

Lindsay Cline

The first ten day course was completed this weekend. It was the greatest gift to be invited to attend the inaugural Vipassana course at Dhamma Sukha. There are countless benefits to practicing the technique that is taught here.

The grounds, the dorms, the meditation hall and the dining facility are all beautiful. It really made the ten days some of the best that have ever been experienced. Many, many thanks to the management for all of the work that was done to prepare the facility, the course, and the atmosphere. ?

Lars Fasel

There are several aspects addressed in this review. First, the meditation center itself. The facility is very new. Everyone has a dedicated with its own bathroom and a twin size bed. Everything was taken care of (starting with the number of toilet paper roles, alarm clocks, umbrellas in case it rains, ...). You are expected to bring your own sheets and of course clean your room when you leave. The volunteers are all working towards enabling you making it through your 10 days.

Which brings me to the 10 day course itself. The goal of vipassana is to achieve an equanimous mind which is aware of everything and accepts any events with a calm and serene mind without triggering cravings or aversions.

It was excruciatingly painful for the first 3-4 days. If you feel the pain is too much, ask for a chair to meditate. Don't drop out. The first 3 days are simply preparing you for the 7 days to come. You are monitoring your natural breath with the goal of sharpening your concentration and awareness. For 10 hours you are doing nothing else, every day, reducing the area you are monitoring until you only focus on the tiniest part on the in the tip of the nose between the nostril and the upper lip until you can feel the sensation of the temperature change when breathing in and out for an hour.

After 3 days, you move to the real technique of Vipassana which consists of scanning your entire body up and down and try to feel the tiniest sensations. Any pain one encounters will be used to train the mind to prevent the triggering of aversion by simply observing the pain. Over time, the pain will disappear. Another effect is an indescribable feeling of happiness and joy. Which is used to train your mind to remain equanimous and not tie this sensation to a craving.

The overall results after 10 days for me were nothing short of amazing. I was skeptical but they sure have the potential to be life changing.

Some things seem too good to be true. This course is free. The entire organization is donation based. Everybody who completes the 10 day course gives based on their ability and volition. You also have the option to sign up as a volunteer for a later course as servant which is even more valuable to the organization than a monetary donation. This is the real deal. An altruistic organization established to make the world a better place. In this day an age it's nothing short of a miracle.

If you are on the fence whether to participate or not: do it!

Sudarat K.

Meditation Center, no cost, volunteer based. I give my very highest recommendation. This silent meditation course following the selfless dedication and effort by Goenka helped shape me to become a better person. I found peace, happiness and harmony within me and I bring them back to my family and people around me. The best gift to live a meaningful life for everyone.