Tergar Bozeman Practice Group

Wednesdays, 5:30 – 7 PM (Mountain Time)

Tea Social Time: 5-5:25

In person and via Zoom

Group/Practice Co-Coordinator: Sheila, Janet & Rex Email: bozeman@tergar.org

No Registration Necessary

Ter 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.

General Schedule

5:00 – 5:25 Tea Social Time
5:15 Newcomer Instruction
5:25 Gather
5:30 Opening Aspiration
        Participants check in on their practice
        Meditation (15-20 minutes)
        Group discussions on particular questions related to the current topic.
        Meditation (15-20 minutes)
        Q&A
7:00 Closing Dedication
* We do two 10 min walking meditations every 3rd week in the Practice only session

Under 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. If 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.

Monthly Session Topics

Tergar’s Joy of Living With newly revised material and videos.

Tergar’s Joy of Living is a curriculum developed by Mingyur Rinpoche and Tergar International.  Our Leaders present these materials weekly.

We learn, contemplate and meditate to become familiar with our mind, to open our hearts and to fully develop the wisdom of knowing we are whole and complete just as we are…we are not broken, in knowing this we see its true also of all others.

“We are not training in order to learn about objects. We are training to learn about our mind, because our mind holds the source of all possibilities—good and bad, happy and sad, sane and neurotic. Freedom exists within our very own heart and mind.” ~Mingyur Rinpoche

Topic for September & October:  Continue with Module –Everything is Meditation

Over the these two months we will present, discuss and practice meditations that enable us to practice awareness with whatever occurs in our life.

Section Topics:

• The Problem is the Solution
• Energy Movement
• The Ups and Downs of Meditation
• The Key Points of Meditation

The program includes recorded video teachings from Mingyur Rinpoche and other Tergar instructiors. All are welcome to join us in this exploration of these beautiful teachings and practices. Those who are subscribed to our weekly newsletter will receive additional information and practice tools related to the topic.

Nectar of the Path Practice

Sundays 8 am to 8:45 am – online (NOT the BDC zoom link)    What is this practice about?  This 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. If 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. 

Learn more about Tergar International! Find more information on The Joy of Living course here. Learn more about Tergar Bozeman here.