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SUMMARY:Morning Zazen: Online
DESCRIPTION:Morning Zazen\nONLINE with Bozeman Zen Group\nWeekdays\, 6 – 6:30 AM\n \nStart your morning practicing intention! The Bozeman Zen Group offers online\, morning zazen (silent\, sitting meditation) to all interested. You do not have to be a Zen practitioner to participate.  \n \nSchedule:\n6:00 AM: Robe chant\, Bell rings three times\nZazen for 25 minutes\, bell rings once\n6:25 AM Chant Pali refuges
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LOCATION:Online Offering
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SUMMARY:Noon Sit
DESCRIPTION:Drop-In Meditation\nMondays-Fridays\n12:00 – 1:00 pm\n(except holidays)\n\nIn Person\n \nEveryone is welcome to attend. A bell-ringer will open and close the session with three bells and will ring one bell at 12:30. The meditation will be in silence\, but people are welcome to connect before and after each session. \nDrop-in meditations are offered free of any charge\, as a communal support to practice. Come and go (quietly) as you need to\, latecomers welcome.
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LOCATION:3810 Valley Commons Dr\, #6
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SUMMARY:Tergar Bozeman Practice Group
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, 5:30 – 7 PM (Mountain Time)\nTea Social Time: 5-5:25\nIn person and via Zoom\nGroup/Practice Co-Coordinator: Sheila\, Janet & Rex\nEmail: bozeman@tergar.org \nNo Registration Necessary\nTer is a Tibetan word for treasure\,  Gar means gathering.  So\, Tergar can be understood as a place where people come together to find the sublime treasure … that helps us calm our minds\, open our hearts and awaken wisdom. \nGeneral Schedule\n5:00 – 5:25 Tea Social Time\n5:15 Newcomer Instruction\n5:25 Gather\n5:30 Opening Aspiration\n        Participants check in on their practice\n        Meditation (15-20 minutes)\n        Group discussions on particular questions related to the current topic.\n        Meditation (15-20 minutes)\n        Q&A\n7:00 Closing Dedication\n* We do two 10 min walking meditations every 3rd week in the Practice only session \n  \n\n \nUnder the guidance of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche\, the Tergar Meditation Practice Group of Bozeman gathers to study and practice meditation. Mingyur Rinpoche’s approach to meditation focuses on the practice of mindful awareness\, which unlocks the door to a calm mind\, compassionate heart\, and insight into the challenges of day-to-day life. Rinpoche’s teachings emphasize universal principles that are of profound benefit to people of all faiths and belief systems. \nIf you are new to meditation and would like to learn more\, or if you are a seasoned practitioner and would like to deepen your practice\, please join us.  Each session will include guided meditation and group discussion. \n\nMonthly Session Topics\nTergar’s Joy of Living\nWith newly revised material and videos.\n“All that we are looking for in life — all the happiness\, contentment\, and peace of mind — is right here in the present moment.” \nOver the next few months we will learn meditation techniques to help us know and calm our minds\, open our hearts more fully and develop the wisdom of knowing that “we are whole and complete just as we are…we are not broken.” Come\, join us for these inspiring\, life changing teachings. \nTopic for February: Finding Inner Balance – continued:   “Meditation is a personal practice\, and everyone is different. The most important thing is to find for yourself the appropriate balance between tension and relaxation.” ~Mingyur Rinpoche~  In this section we are learning how to recognize this balance\, not only in our meditation practice but throughout the day in all our activities and encounters with others.   \nAnytime\, Anywhere:  Since awareness is always with us\, we can meditate anywhere\, and anytime\, even in challenging or chaotic situations. In this section\, we will learn practical tips and simple practices to explore awareness in the midst of daily activities. \n8th – Inner Balance -Deepening\n15th – Inner Balance -Practice only session\n22nd – New topic – Anytime\, Anywhere – Introduction\n29th –  Anytime\, Anywhere – Deepening \nThe program includes recorded video teachings from Mingyur Rinpoche and other Tergar instructiors. \nAll are welcome to join us in this exploration of these beautiful teachings and practices. \nThose who are subscribed to our weekly newsletter will receive additional information and practice tools related to the topic. \n\nNectar of the Path Practice\nSundays 8 am to 8:45 am – online (NOT the BDC zoom link)    \nWhat is this practice about?  \nThis practice “Nectar of the Path” was written by Mingyur Rinpoche to be practiced by any of his students however experienced they might be. “Nectar” signifies a distillation of something very precious and nourishing. Nectar of the Path is a complete practice encompassing all of the essential aspects of a traditional Tibetan Buddhist practice. In this practice we mix contemplation and meditation\, alternating periods of each and chanting in Tibetan and some visualization. \nIf you are interested in joining this practice group\, or have questions\, please send an email to bozemantergarsmd@gmail.com  and tell us your interest\, how you learned about us\, if you are new to Nectar or have experience with the practice…. .  Information on the practice\, the practice liturgy\, and the zoom link will be sent to you.  \n\nLearn more about Tergar International! Find more information on The Joy of Living course here. Learn more about Tergar Bozeman here.
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LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
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