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- Zen Half-day SitOn Sunday, March 26, join the Bozeman Zen Group and Karen DeCotis for a half-day sit with periods of sitting and walking meditation. The theme is “Making Practice Your Whole Life.” Appropriate for beginners who wish to try a retreat practice opportunity as well as for experienced practitioners to deepen their practice. Please register by Thursday, March 23.
- Thought ExperimentThis Dharma thought brought to you by Steve Allison-Bunnell, leader of Joining Rivers Sangha. “Could a brain in a vat meditate?” I posed this question to students in the Psychology of Consciousness course at MSU this last week. One thought so, because the brain would still have memories and thoughts to contemplate. Another thought no, because the brain has no […]
- BIC Presents the Three Core TrainingsThe tool kit of Insight Meditation practices includes three core teachings: concentration/tranquility practice, Insight/wisdom practice, and the development of heart qualities (the Brahma Viharas). On Thursday, March 23 from 7-8:30 PM, Suzanne Colón reviews the instructions for these three core teachings and clarifies how they each support awakening of the heart-mind. Used skillfully in combination, these three meditation practices complete […]
- Formal Practice with Bozeman Zen GroupThe Bozeman Zen Group resumes formal practice in person on Sundays from 5-6:30 PM beginning March 12. These sessions will be an opportunity to practice in the Soto Zen style with our forms and practices. All welcome; no prior experience needed. More information about the Bozeman Zen Group can be found here .
