ASCII TEXT APPLICATION FORM FOR VIPASSANA MEDITATION COURSE ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Note that you cannot type on this form as it appears in your browser (Netscape or Internet Explorer). You must first: (1) do a "Save As" and save the file on your computer hard disk as "app.txt"; (2) Start a text processor application such as Windows Notepad; (3) Open the saved "app.txt" file with Notepad and type in your answers to the questions; (4) Save the completed form again; and, finally, (5) Email the completed form to registration@paphulla.dhamma.org Please answer all questions fully. All information will be kept strictly confidential. If you face any difficulty in the above steps, please contact us by email (info@paphulla.dhamma.org) or phone. NAME OF THE CENTER OR OTHER COURSE LOCATION:__________________________; COURSE DATES:(from)______________(to)______________; TYPE OF COURSE (10 DAY, ETC.):___________________; FIRST NAME:___________________________; LAST NAME:___________________________________; ADDRESS (Street/P.O. Box):___________________________; (City):_______________________________; (State/Prov. & Country):____________________; (Zip or Post Code):______________________; E-MAIL ADDRESS:________________________; TELEPHONE NUMBERS: (Work) (_____)______________; (Home) (_____)______________; (Cell) _____________________; AGE: ______; YEAR OF BIRTH: _______; MONTH OF BIRTH: ________; DAY OF BIRTH: ______; Sex:_______; OCCUPATION:_________________; Will a friend or family member be taking this course as well? __________; If yes, please state Name/Relationship: _________________________________________; Can you listen and understand English? __________; If no, please explain (extent of native language, other languages known): Native Language: _________________; Have you previously completed a 10-day course with S.N. Goenka or any of his authorized assistant teachers? _________________; For OLD Students: ---------------- Please give following details: FIRST COURSE INFORMATION: DATE:_________________________; LOCATION:_____________________; TEACHER(S):___________________; MOST RECENT COURSE INFORMATION: DATE:_________________________; LOCATION:_____________________; TEACHER(S):___________________; TOTAL NUMBER OF 10-DAY COURSES: Sat Full Time: ____; Served Full Time: ____; Other courses sat (specify)_______________________; Other courses served (specify)_____________________; If you are not attending the entire course, please give your arrival date and hour: __________________; and departure date and hour: __________________. NEW AND OLD STUDENTS: --------------------- Do you have any physical health problems, medical conditions or diseases? ________; If yes, please give details (dates, symptoms, duration, treatment, present condition): Do you have or have you ever had any mental health problems such as, significant depression or anxiety, panic attacks, manic depression, schizophrenia, etc.? ________; If yes, please give details (dates, symptoms, duration, hospitalization, treatment, present condition): Are you now taking, or have you taken within the last two years, any prescribed medication? ________; If yes, please give details (dates, types, dosage, present use): Are you now taking, or have you taken within the last two years, any alcohol or drugs (such as marijuana, amphetamines, barbituates, cocaine, heroin, or other intoxicants)? ________; If yes, please give details (dates, types, amounts, addictions, treatment, present use): By completing the spaces set forth below with my name and the date, I hereby acknowledge that I have carefully read and understood the Code of Discipline for the Vipassana Meditation course for which I am applying. I agree to stay on the course site and to abide by all the rules and regulations for the duration of the course. I realize that a Vipassana Meditation course is a serious undertaking that will require my full mental and physical health and I affirm that I am fit to participate in it. I hereby certify that the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. NAME: __________________; DATE: __________________;