Category Archives: Lineage

devon + nico hase at Bozeman Insight Community

Non-denominational

On Thursday, April 17th, 6:30-8:00 pm, the BIC will welcome devon and nico hase to discuss their latest book This Messy, Gorgeous Love: A Buddhist Guide to Lasting Partnership that just launched! Hybrid.

devon and nico are longtime Buddhist teachers (and married to each other for nearly 20 years) who bring humor, honesty, and deep practice to the messy reality of long-term relationships.

Join the BIC for an evening exploring how Buddhist wisdom meets the beautiful chaos of partnership. devon and nico will share key insights from the book and lead a practice together.

This is a free, open evening—all are welcome, whether you’re partnered, single, married, dating, or somewhere in between.

Want to go deeper? We’re also forming a book club to read and discuss the book together over the next 6 weeks. We will meet again on Wednesday, June 10th to discuss what we’ve discovered.

This book club is perfect for:

  • Anyone in a relationship wondering if it’s supposed to be this hard
  • Buddhist practitioners curious how the dharma shows up in partnership
  • Folks who want community around relationship questions

Space is limited to 25 people so we can have meaningful conversation.

Newcomer Orientation

Non-denominational

Come learn about meditation and the Bozeman Dharma Center at a newcomer orientation on Tuesday April 7,  from 5-6 PM. Free!

Receive basic meditation instruction and learn about what the Center offers. Bring your questions!  No registration necessary. In person.

Buddhism Basics

Classes, Non-denominational

Saturday April 4, 9 AM to 12:30 PM, Hybrid!

Senior BDC practitioners, Katie Travis-Arnold and Nick Woodward, explore central teachings of our 2600 year old Buddhist tradition. The class will discuss the different lineages of Buddhism, the life of the Buddha, the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path and the precepts. Great for those new to meditation and Buddhist practice; seasoned practitioners are warmly encouraged as well.

Breaking the First Fetter: Seeing Through the Self-Illusion

Half-Day Retreat, Insight

With Brittany and James Nepenthe, Saturday March 28, 9 AM-12:30 PM. Zoom only!

This half-day workshop offers practical tools for directly investigating the sense of self. Through guided inquiry and experiential exercises, participants will learn how to look closely at present-moment experience and examine whether a separate self can actually be found. The emphasis is on active investigation rather than philosophy, supporting clear seeing in everyday life.

Brittany & James Nepenthe are dharma practitioners specializing in the intersection of relationship as spiritual path, transcendent awakening, and trauma healing. With years of extensive silent retreat experience, they are committed to deep realization in the midst of ordinary life. As a married couple and expectant parents, they are devoted to awakening as householders, with no part of life excluded from the path.

SoundGate with Yamama!

Non-denominational, SoundGate

Yamama! is back on Friday, March 20 from 7- 8 PM.

Explore meditation and connection through sound. Yamama! will offer a meditative soundscape using drums, percussion and vocals. No registration necessary. Donations welcome! Any funds collected will be split evenly with the artists. In person.

Newcomer Orientation

Classes, Non-denominational

Come learn about meditation and the Bozeman Dharma Center! The first Tuesday of every month, we host a newcomer orientation. Receive basic meditation instruction and learn about what the Center offers. The next one is on Tuesday March 3,  from 5-6 PM. Bring your questions!  No registration necessary. In person.

Dharma Book Club

Non-denominational

The Dharma Book Club will meet on Monday March 2 from 1-2 PM to discuss the book, “The Power of Awakening: Mindfulness Practices and Spiritual Tools to Transform your Life” by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer. All are welcome to join this informal discussion. Come even if you haven’t finished the book! Free. No registration necessary.

Our Inmost Request with Karen DeCotis

Daylong Retreat, Weekend Retreat, Zen

Karen DeCotis will be in Bozeman in early March! She will be giving a public talk on Friday, March 6 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm and a Daylong retreat on Saturday, March 7 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Our Inmost Request: Consciousness and Ethics in Buddhist Practice

Suzuki Roshi encourages us to be fully who we are, not to try to figure out who we are or have an idea of how to be.

What is an authentic life? How does Mind help or hinder our authentic self? What does this mean for our approach to how to be in the world?

To be fully who we are, we look to realize our inmost nature, our inmost request of ourselves. As we identify this, we must find how to maintain this, to have a continuous practice and have this deep request inform our effort in all of our arenas of practice – meditation, relationships, parenting, activism, art, service.

This weekend we will explore the quest of our inmost aspiration and how it relates to being upright in a wonderful and troubled world. It will include meditation, instruction, Dharma talks, writing and reflection and group conversation.

Community Meeting

Non-denominational

The Bozeman Dharma Center’s annual community meeting is an opportunity for the board members and staff of the BDC to share the organization’s goals and get feedback from the community. On Friday February 20th, join us to hear about actions taken based on last year’s community meeting feedback, get updates about the finances and direction of the organization and connect with the current members of the Board of Directors. Come at 5:30 to socialize, the meeting will start at 6 PM. www.bozemandharmacenter.org. 406-219-2140. Free! Open to all.