Tergar Bozeman Practice Group
Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Practices/Teachings
Meeting Times:
Wednesdays: 5:30-7 PM (Mountain Time)
Tea Social Time: 5:00-5:25 PM
In person and via Zoom
Co-Leaders: Sheila, Janet, & Rex
Email: bozeman@community.tergar.org
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.
Wednesdays 5:30 – 7 PM (Mountain Time)
Please arrive in the meditation hall by 5:25.
If you are new to meditation, please come at 5:15 to receive instruction. The practice coordinator for the evening can update you on what the group is currently studying and practicing. Each evening there are two guided meditations, which will give beginning instructions of meditation.
We look forward to meeting you.
All are welcome!
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.
Whether you are new to meditation or a seasoned practitioner wanting to deepen your practice, please join us. Each session will include guided meditation and group discussion. Our meetings are free and open to all.
Monthly Session Topics
Joy of Living
We are currently presenting some of the teachings and practices from this Tergar program and from the book The Joy of Living by Mingyur Rinpoche.
The Joy of Living is a path of meditation study and practice that can be followed by anyone, regardless of religious or cultural background. It was designed by Mingyur Rinpoche . Though rooted in the ancient Buddhist teachings of Tibet, it is not religious in nature.
The goal of this program is to help us discover a lasting contentment that is not subject to the fluctuating conditions of our lives and to nurture the qualities of wisdom and compassion that naturally manifest from awareness itself.
Lasting, fundamental well-being is what is meant by “joy” in the Joy of Living.
Joy is not the absence of suffering, the absence of challenges, or the absence of anything else. Living with joy means developing a sense of inner well-being that allows us to embrace whatever the present moment offers.
For more information go to: Tergar Joy of Living Path
We encourage those interested to subscribe to this online course. However, it is not required in order to attend our sessions.
We look forward to meeting you and sharing practice with you.
Our practice leaders are certified by Tergar International to lead our practice sessions. All are long time practitioners of Buddhism.
Each three weeks we present another topic related to the online course and/or to The Joy of Living book.
We are currently studying the 6 Paramitas – the Path of Compassion Action. In this course, we are exploring the Bodhisattva path and practicing the key points of the six paramitas: generosity, ethical conduct, patience, joyful effort, meditation and wisdom. We are investigating the meaning and logic of each of the paramitas and learning how to bring them alive in our everyday lives. While much of the presentation of this course is being offered through the Buddhist lens, we will be borrowing from a variety of traditions and disciplines. The training in love, compassion and wisdom and caring for the world is at the heart of all great philosophic and spiritual traditions and is a natural calling in all of us.
We hope you will join us for this exploration of the path of compassionate action ” the intention alone to benefit all beings, has such power that as you work with it, your mind will become stronger, your mental afflictions will diminish; you’ll be more skillful in helping other beings; and in so doing, you’ll create the causes and conditions for your own well-being.” -Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Nov 4 – Review and Practice Session of the first two paramitas – Generosity and Ethical Conduct.
Nov 11 – Patience
Nov 18 – Joyful Effort
Nov 25 – NO SESSION – Happy Thanksgiving Holiday to you all.
Dec 2 – Review and Practice Session of Patience and Joyful Effort
Dec 9 – Meditation and Wisdom
Dec 16 – Review and Practice Session
Dec 23 and 30 – NO SESSIONS – We wish you all Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy New Years Holidays.
Coming in January 2027 –
Study and practice of the teachings in the book Joyful Wisdom by our teacher Mingyur Rinpoche.
We hope you will join us.
Learn more about Tergar International!
Find more information about Tergar’s online, self guided Joy of Living 18 month online course, click here (requires a monthly membership fee).