John White:
sounds good. stream entry is definitely possible on a goenka 10 day. have you checked out
this piece by nick?
I have indeed. Quite a bit of the adivce Nick has posted in the comments was made to me by Jill on this forum. It's a great article/guide and I'll be using it as my bible this spring when I go!
Daniel Johnson:
I recommend checking out the long course application for the full list of requirements:
http://www.dhamma.org/en/docs/os/forms/LC_App.Letter.Write.pdf
I wanted to do a long course, but after reading it, I decided I didn't want to be that involved in the Goenka tradition, and I don't think I ever will be.
Yep. I see what you mean. I don't mind that all so much though. Im not totally set on doing a Goenka long course by any means, but I will definitely sit one of the 10day courses to compare the difference with my current centre and if I get better results it will count toward a long course if I want to at some point.
The other option is a personal retreat which I would probably be more likely to do.