What are the daily schedule and general framework during the residential courses?
Each Tovana course has its unique schedule according to its content, length and teachers.
The opening and ending times are listed on the course page on the Tovana website. In the opening talk of each course, the managers and teachers explain the expected schedule for the entire course. Then, every morning, we hang the daily schedule around the perimeter, for your use.
During the course, the students are asked to keep certain rules. Keeping those rules supports learning Vipassana Meditation and helps deepen the practitioners' insights. The rules are: Avoiding killing every living being, avoiding stealing, avoiding sexual misconduct (and specifically in the course, avoiding any sexual behavior), avoiding false speech and avoiding substances that cause intoxication (drugs or alcohol).