Guest Insight teacher, Melissa McKay, reviews the core skills of a meditation practice in this four week class on Wednesdays from 7:15 – 8:45 PM beginning September 20. Designed to be both an intro for beginners and a tune-up for those with experience, this course will clarify your home practice. Re-fuel and get inspired. Early Bird Pricing through September 6!
Bozeman Zen Group invites the entire BDC community to help clean up Bozeman Ponds or any nearby location needing work. We will gather at 5 PM at the Dharma Center, sit for a short period and then start cleaning. We will provide bags for trash and recycling. Please bring gloves and your good practice.
Melissa McKay will be coming to Bozeman next month. She will be offering four weeks of teaching on Developing the Qualities of the Heart on Thursdays at 7PM starting September 21.
Melissa will guide a meditation, offer teachings and take questions on these four consecutive Thursdays. Each week will explore one of the four Brahma Viharas or “noble abodes of the heart.”
Sept 21: Metta, kind-hearted warmth and friendliness
Sept 28: Compassion, for self and world
Oct 5: Resonant Joy, being available for Delight
Oct 12: Equanimity; staying balanced, present and wise through life’s ups and downs.
No registration needed. Drop in, in person or over zoom as per usual on Thursdays
In appreciation of our wonderful donors who sustain the BDC with monthly giving, we have put aside the date of Friday, September 22 at 4:30 pm for an Appreciation Tea.
The BDC has so much gratitude for all who support us through dana and our two fundraising campaigns each year. We are especially grateful for monthly donors who pledge to provide a reliable source of income to sustain both the practice and the practice place.
They have inspired us to give form to the monthly giving by naming it the Growing Dharma Circle.
We invite you to join us as we unveil our Growing Dharma Circle and celebrate the current members for their sustaining generosity.
Please join us for refreshments, good company, dharma sharing and brief updates on how all contributions sustain our practice.
Please RSVP by September 15 by emailing Karen at karen@bozemandharmacenter.org. We so look forward to seeing you there. We would not be here without you!
All are invited and welcome to join for our first annual Mahasangha Picnic: a Sangha building event on Sunday August 13 at 3:30 PM. Bring a dish to share and spend time connecting with Dharma friends old and new.
Wondering what to bring? Here are some suggestions based on your last name:
A-C: Appetizer/Snack
D-G: Salad (e.g. green, pasta, bean, etc.)
H-L: Main (e.g. chili, pasta, etc.)
M-O: Side Dish
P-S: Dessert
T-Z: Beverages
Not sure how to begin your practice or what the BDC is about? Join us at 5 PM on the first Tuesday of each month for a newcomer orientation to the Center and basic meditation instruction! That’s coming up next week on August 1. Stay for the 5:30 drop-in sit if you like!
We know summers in Montana are short and you are busy trying to get in as much as you can! Remember to take the opportunity to pause, breathe, and get present to get the most enjoyment out of whatever you are doing. If you’re looking for summer dharma opportunities, we have six sitting groups and three drop-in sits! Check out our calendar for what’s coming up this week!
Join the Bozeman Zen Group on Saturday, July 8 for a half-day retreat and koan practice.
Practiced by Zen students since the 600s, the study of koans encourages us to leave our beliefs and biases at the gate when we enter its space. While there are many fine collections of traditional koans, we will keep company with examples presented in a contemporary collection referred to as “the miscellaneous koans.” All welcome; no prior experience necessary! $20 donation to the Bozeman Zen Group is requested. Register here.
Join guest Insight teacher, Tempel Smith in a daylong retreat on Saturday, June 3, exploring the wise perspectives and helpful practices of Buddhist practitioners to meet the anger, anxiety, grief or fear that can arise from our current social and political conditions. Learn more here.
Beginning May 24, learn practices from the Insight, Zen and Tibetan traditions. Meditation can help to calm the mind, open the heart, and awaken wisdom. It is a means to study ourselves by contacting our inner life. When we know ourselves well, we are better able to relate to others in the world with integrity and confidence. In the Buddhist tradition there are several meditation styles that can aid us in developing the qualities of peacefulness and wisdom. Join us for any or all of this series, if you would like to begin a meditation practice or renew the one you already have.
