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: bozemantergar@gmail.com
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
Tergar’s Joy of Living
With newly revised material and videos.
“All that we are looking for in life — all the happiness, contentment, and peace of mind — is right here in the present moment.”
Over 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
Topic for March:
5th – Anytime Anywhere – Since awareness is always with us, we can meditate anywhere, and anytime, even in challenging or chaotic situations.
Waterfall of Thoughts – When we begin to meditate, one of the meditation experiences we have is what we call the “waterfall experience.” This means that you might feel like your meditation is getting worse. So now what’s happened?
12th Introduction to Waterfall of Thoughts
19th Deepening
26th Guest Teacher Tim Olmsted– We welcome Tim Olmsted via zoom to give a teaching and to host a Q&A session. Tim is a skilled Senior Tergar International Instructor, and co- founder of Tergar International. He spent 11 years in his youth in Nepal studying with Tulku Urygen Rinpoche, father of our guiding teacher Mingyur Rinpoche. He is the spiritual guide of the Buddhist Center of Steamboat Springs CO. Tim’s teaching style is warm and inviting and very heart felt. Please join us for this wonderful opportunity.
The program includes recorded video teachings from Mingyur Rinpoche and other Tergar instructors.
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, 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 about Tergar’s online, self guided Joy of Living 18 month online course, click here (requires a monthly membership fee).