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SUMMARY:Tergar Bozeman Practice Group
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, 5:30 – 7 PM (Mountain Time)\nTea Social Time: 5-5:25\nIn person and via Zoom\nGroup/Practice Co-Coordinator: Sheila\, Janet & Rex Email: bozeman@tergar.org \nNo Registration Necessary\nTer 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. \nGeneral Schedule\n5:00 – 5:25 Tea Social Time\n5:15 Newcomer Instruction\n5:25 Gather\n5:30 Opening Aspiration\n        Participants check in on their practice\n        Meditation (15-20 minutes)\n        Group discussions on particular questions related to the current topic.\n        Meditation (15-20 minutes)\n        Q&A\n7:00 Closing Dedication\n* We do two 10 min walking meditations every 3rd week in the Practice only session \n\n 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. \n\nMonthly Session Topics\nTergar’s Joy of Living With newly revised material and videos.\nTergar’s Joy of Living is a curriculum developed by Mingyur Rinpoche and Tergar International.  Our Leaders present these materials weekly. \nWe 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. \n\n“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 \n\nTopic for December:  Born to Flourish \nDec 3rd   Topic #3  Insight  – leader\, Janet \nDec 10th  Topic #4  Purpose – Life Worth Living –  leader\, Sheila \nDec 17th  Review and Practice session of the practices presented in this section\nleader\, Sheila \nDec 24th and 31st   No meeting – Christmas\, Hanukkah\, New Years Holidays  \nThe 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. \n\nNectar of the Path Practice\nSundays 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.  \n\nLearn more about Tergar International! Find more information on The Joy of Living course here. Learn more about Tergar Bozeman here.
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/tergar-bozeman-practice-group-4/2026-04-08/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Tibetan Lineage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260407T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260407T141500
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SUMMARY:Pali Canon Study Group
DESCRIPTION:Pali Canon Study Group\nTuesdays 1:15-2:15 PM\nIn person and via Zoom\nAlthough Bozeman Dharma Center houses groups from multiple lineages\, one thing we all have in common is a reliance on the teachings of the Buddha. The Pali Canon is recognized as the earliest written record of the Buddha’s teachings\, given before the Buddhist community divided into different schools. This peer-led study group will begin by tackling readings from the Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha. You do not need to own the book to participate and do not need to commit to attending every week. Already having a practice and familiarity with the Dharma will be helpful. \nBasic Schedule\n1:15 Short sit\n1:30 Read portion of Pali Canon with discussion afterward\n2:15 Close
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/pali-canon-study-group-2/2026-04-07/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Non-denominational/Secular
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260405T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260405T101500
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
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SUMMARY:Palyul Tibetan Sangha: First Sunday of the Month
DESCRIPTION:Palyul Tibetan Buddhist Sangha\nPractices held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month\n9 – 10:15 AM\n\nIn person and via Zoom\n \nThe Palyul Sangha aspires to nurture\, strengthen and serve our community through study\, practice and living the Buddhadharma. We follow the principle of Bodhicitta- loving kindness and concern for others- which brings happiness and benefit to all living beings. We are under the direction of His Holiness Penor Rinpoche and our spiritual guide Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche. All are warmly welcome to join us! \nNewcomers are welcome to come early. \nQuestions?\nPhone: 406-587-2907\nEmail: palyulmontanaus@gmail.com
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/palyul-tibetan-sangha-3/2026-04-05/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Tibetan Lineage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260404T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260404T123000
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SUMMARY:Buddhism Basics
DESCRIPTION:Buddhism Basics\nled by Katie Travis-Arnold and Nick Woodward\nSaturday\, April 4\n9 AM – 12:30 PM\nSenior 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. \nNote: This program will start promptly at 9 AM. \nThis event will be held online and in person at the Bozeman Dharma Center. \n \nDana to the teachers is covered in your registration. The BDC offers to split all registration fees evenly with the facilitator. \nCancellation Policy:\nWe understand that life happens and you may not be able to attend the event. If you are able to let us know more than two weeks before the event starts\, we are happy to provide a full refund to you minus a $10 admin fee. If you cancel less than two weeks before the event\, we can offer a 50% refund (no less than $10 withheld). If you have to cancel two days before the event\, we appreciate you letting us know but are unable to provide a refund. If you have to cancel\, you have the option to donate your partial or entire registration fee to the BDC scholarship fund. This would be much appreciated and help us make sure no one is turned away from BDC retreat’s due to lack of funds.
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/buddhism-basics-3/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Non-denominational/Secular
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260402T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260402T200000
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SUMMARY:Bozeman Insight Community
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, 6:30 – 8:00 pm\nIn person and via Zoom \nBozeman Insight Community (BIC) is a welcoming community that offers the Buddha’s priceless teachings on wisdom and compassion to all those who seek them. Centered on a commitment to personal practice  we support the development and expression of our inherent wisdom  and compassion for the benefit of all beings. \nThe program usually begins with a short teaching to introduce the practice and provide some instruction. Then there is a lightly-guided 30-minute meditation\, followed by tea\, Q&A\, and discussion. We open and close the evening with short chants\, which are provided and completely optional. \nAll are warmly welcome to drop in and join us. No prior experience necessary. If you’d like to talk to one of the leaders prior to attending for the first time\, please email us and we’ll connect. We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to our sangha. \nWhen in person\, service dogs\, lap babies and school-age children are welcome. There are places in the room and nearby where kids can hang out or do homework. Parents can relax about any disturbance this may cause – our community is not fussy about meditation rooms being super silent (ambient noise is a chance to practice with the conditions and cultivate equanimity). We’d rather have you with us than strive for “perfect” conditions (which don’t exist). \nBIC Leadership\nCouncil Member – Sandy Kindt\nCouncil Member – Megan Higgs\nCouncil Member – Marilyn Raffensperger \nFor leader and council member bios\, more information about this group\, and to see program updates\, please click this link to go to the BIC’s website.
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/bozeman-insight-community-2-2/2026-04-02/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Insight/Vipassana Theravadan lineage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260401T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260401T190000
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
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SUMMARY:Tergar Bozeman Practice Group
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, 5:30 – 7 PM (Mountain Time)\nTea Social Time: 5-5:25\nIn person and via Zoom\nGroup/Practice Co-Coordinator: Sheila\, Janet & Rex Email: bozeman@tergar.org \nNo Registration Necessary\nTer 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. \nGeneral Schedule\n5:00 – 5:25 Tea Social Time\n5:15 Newcomer Instruction\n5:25 Gather\n5:30 Opening Aspiration\n        Participants check in on their practice\n        Meditation (15-20 minutes)\n        Group discussions on particular questions related to the current topic.\n        Meditation (15-20 minutes)\n        Q&A\n7:00 Closing Dedication\n* We do two 10 min walking meditations every 3rd week in the Practice only session \n\n 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. \n\nMonthly Session Topics\nTergar’s Joy of Living With newly revised material and videos.\nTergar’s Joy of Living is a curriculum developed by Mingyur Rinpoche and Tergar International.  Our Leaders present these materials weekly. \nWe 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. \n\n“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 \n\nTopic for December:  Born to Flourish \nDec 3rd   Topic #3  Insight  – leader\, Janet \nDec 10th  Topic #4  Purpose – Life Worth Living –  leader\, Sheila \nDec 17th  Review and Practice session of the practices presented in this section\nleader\, Sheila \nDec 24th and 31st   No meeting – Christmas\, Hanukkah\, New Years Holidays  \nThe 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. \n\nNectar of the Path Practice\nSundays 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.  \n\nLearn more about Tergar International! Find more information on The Joy of Living course here. Learn more about Tergar Bozeman here.
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/tergar-bozeman-practice-group-4/2026-04-01/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Tibetan Lineage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260331T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260331T141500
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SUMMARY:Pali Canon Study Group
DESCRIPTION:Pali Canon Study Group\nTuesdays 1:15-2:15 PM\nIn person and via Zoom\nAlthough Bozeman Dharma Center houses groups from multiple lineages\, one thing we all have in common is a reliance on the teachings of the Buddha. The Pali Canon is recognized as the earliest written record of the Buddha’s teachings\, given before the Buddhist community divided into different schools. This peer-led study group will begin by tackling readings from the Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha. You do not need to own the book to participate and do not need to commit to attending every week. Already having a practice and familiarity with the Dharma will be helpful. \nBasic Schedule\n1:15 Short sit\n1:30 Read portion of Pali Canon with discussion afterward\n2:15 Close
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/pali-canon-study-group-2/2026-03-31/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Non-denominational/Secular
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260326T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260326T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
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SUMMARY:Bozeman Insight Community
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, 6:30 – 8:00 pm\nIn person and via Zoom \nBozeman Insight Community (BIC) is a welcoming community that offers the Buddha’s priceless teachings on wisdom and compassion to all those who seek them. Centered on a commitment to personal practice  we support the development and expression of our inherent wisdom  and compassion for the benefit of all beings. \nThe program usually begins with a short teaching to introduce the practice and provide some instruction. Then there is a lightly-guided 30-minute meditation\, followed by tea\, Q&A\, and discussion. We open and close the evening with short chants\, which are provided and completely optional. \nAll are warmly welcome to drop in and join us. No prior experience necessary. If you’d like to talk to one of the leaders prior to attending for the first time\, please email us and we’ll connect. We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to our sangha. \nWhen in person\, service dogs\, lap babies and school-age children are welcome. There are places in the room and nearby where kids can hang out or do homework. Parents can relax about any disturbance this may cause – our community is not fussy about meditation rooms being super silent (ambient noise is a chance to practice with the conditions and cultivate equanimity). We’d rather have you with us than strive for “perfect” conditions (which don’t exist). \nBIC Leadership\nCouncil Member – Sandy Kindt\nCouncil Member – Megan Higgs\nCouncil Member – Marilyn Raffensperger \nFor leader and council member bios\, more information about this group\, and to see program updates\, please click this link to go to the BIC’s website.
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/bozeman-insight-community-2-2/2026-03-26/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Insight/Vipassana Theravadan lineage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260325T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260325T190000
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
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SUMMARY:Tergar Bozeman Practice Group
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, 5:30 – 7 PM (Mountain Time)\nTea Social Time: 5-5:25\nIn person and via Zoom\nGroup/Practice Co-Coordinator: Sheila\, Janet & Rex Email: bozeman@tergar.org \nNo Registration Necessary\nTer 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. \nGeneral Schedule\n5:00 – 5:25 Tea Social Time\n5:15 Newcomer Instruction\n5:25 Gather\n5:30 Opening Aspiration\n        Participants check in on their practice\n        Meditation (15-20 minutes)\n        Group discussions on particular questions related to the current topic.\n        Meditation (15-20 minutes)\n        Q&A\n7:00 Closing Dedication\n* We do two 10 min walking meditations every 3rd week in the Practice only session \n\n 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. \n\nMonthly Session Topics\nTergar’s Joy of Living With newly revised material and videos.\nTergar’s Joy of Living is a curriculum developed by Mingyur Rinpoche and Tergar International.  Our Leaders present these materials weekly. \nWe 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. \n\n“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 \n\nTopic for December:  Born to Flourish \nDec 3rd   Topic #3  Insight  – leader\, Janet \nDec 10th  Topic #4  Purpose – Life Worth Living –  leader\, Sheila \nDec 17th  Review and Practice session of the practices presented in this section\nleader\, Sheila \nDec 24th and 31st   No meeting – Christmas\, Hanukkah\, New Years Holidays  \nThe 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. \n\nNectar of the Path Practice\nSundays 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.  \n\nLearn more about Tergar International! Find more information on The Joy of Living course here. Learn more about Tergar Bozeman here.
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/tergar-bozeman-practice-group-4/2026-03-25/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Tibetan Lineage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260324T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260324T141500
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
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SUMMARY:Pali Canon Study Group
DESCRIPTION:Pali Canon Study Group\nTuesdays 1:15-2:15 PM\nIn person and via Zoom\nAlthough Bozeman Dharma Center houses groups from multiple lineages\, one thing we all have in common is a reliance on the teachings of the Buddha. The Pali Canon is recognized as the earliest written record of the Buddha’s teachings\, given before the Buddhist community divided into different schools. This peer-led study group will begin by tackling readings from the Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha. You do not need to own the book to participate and do not need to commit to attending every week. Already having a practice and familiarity with the Dharma will be helpful. \nBasic Schedule\n1:15 Short sit\n1:30 Read portion of Pali Canon with discussion afterward\n2:15 Close
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/pali-canon-study-group-2/2026-03-24/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Non-denominational/Secular
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260319T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260319T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
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SUMMARY:Bozeman Insight Community
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, 6:30 – 8:00 pm\nIn person and via Zoom \nBozeman Insight Community (BIC) is a welcoming community that offers the Buddha’s priceless teachings on wisdom and compassion to all those who seek them. Centered on a commitment to personal practice  we support the development and expression of our inherent wisdom  and compassion for the benefit of all beings. \nThe program usually begins with a short teaching to introduce the practice and provide some instruction. Then there is a lightly-guided 30-minute meditation\, followed by tea\, Q&A\, and discussion. We open and close the evening with short chants\, which are provided and completely optional. \nAll are warmly welcome to drop in and join us. No prior experience necessary. If you’d like to talk to one of the leaders prior to attending for the first time\, please email us and we’ll connect. We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to our sangha. \nWhen in person\, service dogs\, lap babies and school-age children are welcome. There are places in the room and nearby where kids can hang out or do homework. Parents can relax about any disturbance this may cause – our community is not fussy about meditation rooms being super silent (ambient noise is a chance to practice with the conditions and cultivate equanimity). We’d rather have you with us than strive for “perfect” conditions (which don’t exist). \nBIC Leadership\nCouncil Member – Sandy Kindt\nCouncil Member – Megan Higgs\nCouncil Member – Marilyn Raffensperger \nFor leader and council member bios\, more information about this group\, and to see program updates\, please click this link to go to the BIC’s website.
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/bozeman-insight-community-2-2/2026-03-19/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Insight/Vipassana Theravadan lineage
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260318T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260318T190000
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
CREATED:20250303T171253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T171150Z
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SUMMARY:Tergar Bozeman Practice Group
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, 5:30 – 7 PM (Mountain Time)\nTea Social Time: 5-5:25\nIn person and via Zoom\nGroup/Practice Co-Coordinator: Sheila\, Janet & Rex Email: bozeman@tergar.org \nNo Registration Necessary\nTer 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. \nGeneral Schedule\n5:00 – 5:25 Tea Social Time\n5:15 Newcomer Instruction\n5:25 Gather\n5:30 Opening Aspiration\n        Participants check in on their practice\n        Meditation (15-20 minutes)\n        Group discussions on particular questions related to the current topic.\n        Meditation (15-20 minutes)\n        Q&A\n7:00 Closing Dedication\n* We do two 10 min walking meditations every 3rd week in the Practice only session \n\n 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. \n\nMonthly Session Topics\nTergar’s Joy of Living With newly revised material and videos.\nTergar’s Joy of Living is a curriculum developed by Mingyur Rinpoche and Tergar International.  Our Leaders present these materials weekly. \nWe 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. \n\n“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 \n\nTopic for December:  Born to Flourish \nDec 3rd   Topic #3  Insight  – leader\, Janet \nDec 10th  Topic #4  Purpose – Life Worth Living –  leader\, Sheila \nDec 17th  Review and Practice session of the practices presented in this section\nleader\, Sheila \nDec 24th and 31st   No meeting – Christmas\, Hanukkah\, New Years Holidays  \nThe 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. \n\nNectar of the Path Practice\nSundays 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.  \n\nLearn more about Tergar International! Find more information on The Joy of Living course here. Learn more about Tergar Bozeman here.
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/tergar-bozeman-practice-group-4/2026-03-18/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Tibetan Lineage
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260317T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260317T141500
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
CREATED:20241219T164007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T194941Z
UID:10004190-1773753300-1773756900@bozemandharmacenter.org
SUMMARY:Pali Canon Study Group
DESCRIPTION:Pali Canon Study Group\nTuesdays 1:15-2:15 PM\nIn person and via Zoom\nAlthough Bozeman Dharma Center houses groups from multiple lineages\, one thing we all have in common is a reliance on the teachings of the Buddha. The Pali Canon is recognized as the earliest written record of the Buddha’s teachings\, given before the Buddhist community divided into different schools. This peer-led study group will begin by tackling readings from the Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha. You do not need to own the book to participate and do not need to commit to attending every week. Already having a practice and familiarity with the Dharma will be helpful. \nBasic Schedule\n1:15 Short sit\n1:30 Read portion of Pali Canon with discussion afterward\n2:15 Close
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/pali-canon-study-group-2/2026-03-17/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Non-denominational/Secular
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260312T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260312T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
CREATED:20250220T220824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T205527Z
UID:10007195-1773340200-1773345600@bozemandharmacenter.org
SUMMARY:Bozeman Insight Community
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, 6:30 – 8:00 pm\nIn person and via Zoom \nBozeman Insight Community (BIC) is a welcoming community that offers the Buddha’s priceless teachings on wisdom and compassion to all those who seek them. Centered on a commitment to personal practice  we support the development and expression of our inherent wisdom  and compassion for the benefit of all beings. \nThe program usually begins with a short teaching to introduce the practice and provide some instruction. Then there is a lightly-guided 30-minute meditation\, followed by tea\, Q&A\, and discussion. We open and close the evening with short chants\, which are provided and completely optional. \nAll are warmly welcome to drop in and join us. No prior experience necessary. If you’d like to talk to one of the leaders prior to attending for the first time\, please email us and we’ll connect. We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to our sangha. \nWhen in person\, service dogs\, lap babies and school-age children are welcome. There are places in the room and nearby where kids can hang out or do homework. Parents can relax about any disturbance this may cause – our community is not fussy about meditation rooms being super silent (ambient noise is a chance to practice with the conditions and cultivate equanimity). We’d rather have you with us than strive for “perfect” conditions (which don’t exist). \nBIC Leadership\nCouncil Member – Sandy Kindt\nCouncil Member – Megan Higgs\nCouncil Member – Marilyn Raffensperger \nFor leader and council member bios\, more information about this group\, and to see program updates\, please click this link to go to the BIC’s website.
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/bozeman-insight-community-2-2/2026-03-12/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Insight/Vipassana Theravadan lineage
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260311T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260311T190000
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
CREATED:20250303T171253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T171150Z
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SUMMARY:Tergar Bozeman Practice Group
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, 5:30 – 7 PM (Mountain Time)\nTea Social Time: 5-5:25\nIn person and via Zoom\nGroup/Practice Co-Coordinator: Sheila\, Janet & Rex Email: bozeman@tergar.org \nNo Registration Necessary\nTer 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. \nGeneral Schedule\n5:00 – 5:25 Tea Social Time\n5:15 Newcomer Instruction\n5:25 Gather\n5:30 Opening Aspiration\n        Participants check in on their practice\n        Meditation (15-20 minutes)\n        Group discussions on particular questions related to the current topic.\n        Meditation (15-20 minutes)\n        Q&A\n7:00 Closing Dedication\n* We do two 10 min walking meditations every 3rd week in the Practice only session \n\n 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. \n\nMonthly Session Topics\nTergar’s Joy of Living With newly revised material and videos.\nTergar’s Joy of Living is a curriculum developed by Mingyur Rinpoche and Tergar International.  Our Leaders present these materials weekly. \nWe 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. \n\n“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 \n\nTopic for December:  Born to Flourish \nDec 3rd   Topic #3  Insight  – leader\, Janet \nDec 10th  Topic #4  Purpose – Life Worth Living –  leader\, Sheila \nDec 17th  Review and Practice session of the practices presented in this section\nleader\, Sheila \nDec 24th and 31st   No meeting – Christmas\, Hanukkah\, New Years Holidays  \nThe 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. \n\nNectar of the Path Practice\nSundays 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.  \n\nLearn more about Tergar International! Find more information on The Joy of Living course here. Learn more about Tergar Bozeman here.
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/tergar-bozeman-practice-group-4/2026-03-11/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Tibetan Lineage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260310T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260310T141500
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
CREATED:20241219T164007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T194941Z
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SUMMARY:Pali Canon Study Group
DESCRIPTION:Pali Canon Study Group\nTuesdays 1:15-2:15 PM\nIn person and via Zoom\nAlthough Bozeman Dharma Center houses groups from multiple lineages\, one thing we all have in common is a reliance on the teachings of the Buddha. The Pali Canon is recognized as the earliest written record of the Buddha’s teachings\, given before the Buddhist community divided into different schools. This peer-led study group will begin by tackling readings from the Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha. You do not need to own the book to participate and do not need to commit to attending every week. Already having a practice and familiarity with the Dharma will be helpful. \nBasic Schedule\n1:15 Short sit\n1:30 Read portion of Pali Canon with discussion afterward\n2:15 Close
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/pali-canon-study-group-2/2026-03-10/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Non-denominational/Secular
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260307T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260307T163000
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
CREATED:20260212T185107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T185157Z
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SUMMARY:Our Inmost Request with Karen DeCotis
DESCRIPTION:Retreat Description\nIn this weekend with Karen Decotis\, we 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. \nZen Master 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. \nTo 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. \nThis retreat will be offered online and in person. The intention is to record it and send a link to the recording to registered participants. \n \n \nAbout the Teacher\nKaren DeCotis is the Abiding Teacher of San Antonio Zen Center. Karen received priest ordination in the Soto Lineage in 2016 from Sojun Mel Weitsman; transmission in 2019. She practiced at the Berkeley Zen Center and San Francisco Zen Center beginning in 1986. She practiced with and taught the Bozeman Zen Group for 20 years and was the first Executive Director of the Bozeman Dharma Center. Devoted to service and engaged learning\, Karen brings knowledge of and experience with the Buddhist traditions along with a clear-eyed view of human life\, suffering and transformation. She is known for her humor and warmth\, bringing her intelligence\, wit and humility to every teaching opportunity
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/our-inmost-request-with-karen-decotis/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Zen Lineage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260306T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260306T203000
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
CREATED:20260212T185355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T185355Z
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SUMMARY:Dharma Talk with Karen DeCotis
DESCRIPTION:Retreat Description\nIn this weekend with Karen Decotis\, we 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. \nZen Master 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. \nTo 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. \nThis retreat will be offered online and in person. The intention is to record it and send a link to the recording to registered participants. \nThe retreat begins with a stand-alone talk on Friday night and continues with a daylong on Saturday. \n \n \nAbout the Teacher\nKaren DeCotis is the Abiding Teacher of San Antonio Zen Center. Karen received priest ordination in the Soto Lineage in 2016 from Sojun Mel Weitsman; transmission in 2019. She practiced at the Berkeley Zen Center and San Francisco Zen Center beginning in 1986. She practiced with and taught the Bozeman Zen Group for 20 years and was the first Executive Director of the Bozeman Dharma Center. Devoted to service and engaged learning\, Karen brings knowledge of and experience with the Buddhist traditions along with a clear-eyed view of human life\, suffering and transformation. She is known for her humor and warmth\, bringing her intelligence\, wit and humility to every teaching opportunity
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/dharma-talk-with-karen-decotis/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Zen Lineage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260305T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260305T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
CREATED:20250220T220824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T205527Z
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SUMMARY:Bozeman Insight Community
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, 6:30 – 8:00 pm\nIn person and via Zoom \nBozeman Insight Community (BIC) is a welcoming community that offers the Buddha’s priceless teachings on wisdom and compassion to all those who seek them. Centered on a commitment to personal practice  we support the development and expression of our inherent wisdom  and compassion for the benefit of all beings. \nThe program usually begins with a short teaching to introduce the practice and provide some instruction. Then there is a lightly-guided 30-minute meditation\, followed by tea\, Q&A\, and discussion. We open and close the evening with short chants\, which are provided and completely optional. \nAll are warmly welcome to drop in and join us. No prior experience necessary. If you’d like to talk to one of the leaders prior to attending for the first time\, please email us and we’ll connect. We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to our sangha. \nWhen in person\, service dogs\, lap babies and school-age children are welcome. There are places in the room and nearby where kids can hang out or do homework. Parents can relax about any disturbance this may cause – our community is not fussy about meditation rooms being super silent (ambient noise is a chance to practice with the conditions and cultivate equanimity). We’d rather have you with us than strive for “perfect” conditions (which don’t exist). \nBIC Leadership\nCouncil Member – Sandy Kindt\nCouncil Member – Megan Higgs\nCouncil Member – Marilyn Raffensperger \nFor leader and council member bios\, more information about this group\, and to see program updates\, please click this link to go to the BIC’s website.
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/bozeman-insight-community-2-2/2026-03-05/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Insight/Vipassana Theravadan lineage
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260304T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260304T190000
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
CREATED:20250303T171253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T171150Z
UID:10005035-1772645400-1772650800@bozemandharmacenter.org
SUMMARY:Tergar Bozeman Practice Group
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, 5:30 – 7 PM (Mountain Time)\nTea Social Time: 5-5:25\nIn person and via Zoom\nGroup/Practice Co-Coordinator: Sheila\, Janet & Rex Email: bozeman@tergar.org \nNo Registration Necessary\nTer 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. \nGeneral Schedule\n5:00 – 5:25 Tea Social Time\n5:15 Newcomer Instruction\n5:25 Gather\n5:30 Opening Aspiration\n        Participants check in on their practice\n        Meditation (15-20 minutes)\n        Group discussions on particular questions related to the current topic.\n        Meditation (15-20 minutes)\n        Q&A\n7:00 Closing Dedication\n* We do two 10 min walking meditations every 3rd week in the Practice only session \n\n 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. \n\nMonthly Session Topics\nTergar’s Joy of Living With newly revised material and videos.\nTergar’s Joy of Living is a curriculum developed by Mingyur Rinpoche and Tergar International.  Our Leaders present these materials weekly. \nWe 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. \n\n“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 \n\nTopic for December:  Born to Flourish \nDec 3rd   Topic #3  Insight  – leader\, Janet \nDec 10th  Topic #4  Purpose – Life Worth Living –  leader\, Sheila \nDec 17th  Review and Practice session of the practices presented in this section\nleader\, Sheila \nDec 24th and 31st   No meeting – Christmas\, Hanukkah\, New Years Holidays  \nThe 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. \n\nNectar of the Path Practice\nSundays 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.  \n\nLearn more about Tergar International! Find more information on The Joy of Living course here. Learn more about Tergar Bozeman here.
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/tergar-bozeman-practice-group-4/2026-03-04/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Tibetan Lineage
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260303T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260303T141500
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
CREATED:20241219T164007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T194941Z
UID:10004188-1772543700-1772547300@bozemandharmacenter.org
SUMMARY:Pali Canon Study Group
DESCRIPTION:Pali Canon Study Group\nTuesdays 1:15-2:15 PM\nIn person and via Zoom\nAlthough Bozeman Dharma Center houses groups from multiple lineages\, one thing we all have in common is a reliance on the teachings of the Buddha. The Pali Canon is recognized as the earliest written record of the Buddha’s teachings\, given before the Buddhist community divided into different schools. This peer-led study group will begin by tackling readings from the Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha. You do not need to own the book to participate and do not need to commit to attending every week. Already having a practice and familiarity with the Dharma will be helpful. \nBasic Schedule\n1:15 Short sit\n1:30 Read portion of Pali Canon with discussion afterward\n2:15 Close
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/pali-canon-study-group-2/2026-03-03/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Non-denominational/Secular
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260301T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260301T101500
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
CREATED:20250120T185351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T183719Z
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SUMMARY:Palyul Tibetan Sangha: First Sunday of the Month
DESCRIPTION:Palyul Tibetan Buddhist Sangha\nPractices held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month\n9 – 10:15 AM\n\nIn person and via Zoom\n \nThe Palyul Sangha aspires to nurture\, strengthen and serve our community through study\, practice and living the Buddhadharma. We follow the principle of Bodhicitta- loving kindness and concern for others- which brings happiness and benefit to all living beings. We are under the direction of His Holiness Penor Rinpoche and our spiritual guide Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche. All are warmly welcome to join us! \nNewcomers are welcome to come early. \nQuestions?\nPhone: 406-587-2907\nEmail: palyulmontanaus@gmail.com
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/palyul-tibetan-sangha-3/2026-03-01/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Tibetan Lineage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260226T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260226T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
CREATED:20250220T220824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T205527Z
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SUMMARY:Bozeman Insight Community
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, 6:30 – 8:00 pm\nIn person and via Zoom \nBozeman Insight Community (BIC) is a welcoming community that offers the Buddha’s priceless teachings on wisdom and compassion to all those who seek them. Centered on a commitment to personal practice  we support the development and expression of our inherent wisdom  and compassion for the benefit of all beings. \nThe program usually begins with a short teaching to introduce the practice and provide some instruction. Then there is a lightly-guided 30-minute meditation\, followed by tea\, Q&A\, and discussion. We open and close the evening with short chants\, which are provided and completely optional. \nAll are warmly welcome to drop in and join us. No prior experience necessary. If you’d like to talk to one of the leaders prior to attending for the first time\, please email us and we’ll connect. We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to our sangha. \nWhen in person\, service dogs\, lap babies and school-age children are welcome. There are places in the room and nearby where kids can hang out or do homework. Parents can relax about any disturbance this may cause – our community is not fussy about meditation rooms being super silent (ambient noise is a chance to practice with the conditions and cultivate equanimity). We’d rather have you with us than strive for “perfect” conditions (which don’t exist). \nBIC Leadership\nCouncil Member – Sandy Kindt\nCouncil Member – Megan Higgs\nCouncil Member – Marilyn Raffensperger \nFor leader and council member bios\, more information about this group\, and to see program updates\, please click this link to go to the BIC’s website.
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/bozeman-insight-community-2-2/2026-02-26/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Insight/Vipassana Theravadan lineage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260225T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260225T190000
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
CREATED:20250303T171253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T171150Z
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SUMMARY:Tergar Bozeman Practice Group
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, 5:30 – 7 PM (Mountain Time)\nTea Social Time: 5-5:25\nIn person and via Zoom\nGroup/Practice Co-Coordinator: Sheila\, Janet & Rex Email: bozeman@tergar.org \nNo Registration Necessary\nTer 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. \nGeneral Schedule\n5:00 – 5:25 Tea Social Time\n5:15 Newcomer Instruction\n5:25 Gather\n5:30 Opening Aspiration\n        Participants check in on their practice\n        Meditation (15-20 minutes)\n        Group discussions on particular questions related to the current topic.\n        Meditation (15-20 minutes)\n        Q&A\n7:00 Closing Dedication\n* We do two 10 min walking meditations every 3rd week in the Practice only session \n\n 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. \n\nMonthly Session Topics\nTergar’s Joy of Living With newly revised material and videos.\nTergar’s Joy of Living is a curriculum developed by Mingyur Rinpoche and Tergar International.  Our Leaders present these materials weekly. \nWe 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. \n\n“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 \n\nTopic for December:  Born to Flourish \nDec 3rd   Topic #3  Insight  – leader\, Janet \nDec 10th  Topic #4  Purpose – Life Worth Living –  leader\, Sheila \nDec 17th  Review and Practice session of the practices presented in this section\nleader\, Sheila \nDec 24th and 31st   No meeting – Christmas\, Hanukkah\, New Years Holidays  \nThe 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. \n\nNectar of the Path Practice\nSundays 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.  \n\nLearn more about Tergar International! Find more information on The Joy of Living course here. Learn more about Tergar Bozeman here.
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/tergar-bozeman-practice-group-4/2026-02-25/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Tibetan Lineage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260224T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260224T141500
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
CREATED:20241219T164007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T194941Z
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SUMMARY:Pali Canon Study Group
DESCRIPTION:Pali Canon Study Group\nTuesdays 1:15-2:15 PM\nIn person and via Zoom\nAlthough Bozeman Dharma Center houses groups from multiple lineages\, one thing we all have in common is a reliance on the teachings of the Buddha. The Pali Canon is recognized as the earliest written record of the Buddha’s teachings\, given before the Buddhist community divided into different schools. This peer-led study group will begin by tackling readings from the Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha. You do not need to own the book to participate and do not need to commit to attending every week. Already having a practice and familiarity with the Dharma will be helpful. \nBasic Schedule\n1:15 Short sit\n1:30 Read portion of Pali Canon with discussion afterward\n2:15 Close
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/pali-canon-study-group-2/2026-02-24/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Non-denominational/Secular
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260219T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260219T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
CREATED:20250220T220824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T205527Z
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SUMMARY:Bozeman Insight Community
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, 6:30 – 8:00 pm\nIn person and via Zoom \nBozeman Insight Community (BIC) is a welcoming community that offers the Buddha’s priceless teachings on wisdom and compassion to all those who seek them. Centered on a commitment to personal practice  we support the development and expression of our inherent wisdom  and compassion for the benefit of all beings. \nThe program usually begins with a short teaching to introduce the practice and provide some instruction. Then there is a lightly-guided 30-minute meditation\, followed by tea\, Q&A\, and discussion. We open and close the evening with short chants\, which are provided and completely optional. \nAll are warmly welcome to drop in and join us. No prior experience necessary. If you’d like to talk to one of the leaders prior to attending for the first time\, please email us and we’ll connect. We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to our sangha. \nWhen in person\, service dogs\, lap babies and school-age children are welcome. There are places in the room and nearby where kids can hang out or do homework. Parents can relax about any disturbance this may cause – our community is not fussy about meditation rooms being super silent (ambient noise is a chance to practice with the conditions and cultivate equanimity). We’d rather have you with us than strive for “perfect” conditions (which don’t exist). \nBIC Leadership\nCouncil Member – Sandy Kindt\nCouncil Member – Megan Higgs\nCouncil Member – Marilyn Raffensperger \nFor leader and council member bios\, more information about this group\, and to see program updates\, please click this link to go to the BIC’s website.
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/bozeman-insight-community-2-2/2026-02-19/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Insight/Vipassana Theravadan lineage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260218T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260218T190000
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
CREATED:20250303T171253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T171150Z
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SUMMARY:Tergar Bozeman Practice Group
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, 5:30 – 7 PM (Mountain Time)\nTea Social Time: 5-5:25\nIn person and via Zoom\nGroup/Practice Co-Coordinator: Sheila\, Janet & Rex Email: bozeman@tergar.org \nNo Registration Necessary\nTer 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. \nGeneral Schedule\n5:00 – 5:25 Tea Social Time\n5:15 Newcomer Instruction\n5:25 Gather\n5:30 Opening Aspiration\n        Participants check in on their practice\n        Meditation (15-20 minutes)\n        Group discussions on particular questions related to the current topic.\n        Meditation (15-20 minutes)\n        Q&A\n7:00 Closing Dedication\n* We do two 10 min walking meditations every 3rd week in the Practice only session \n\n 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. \n\nMonthly Session Topics\nTergar’s Joy of Living With newly revised material and videos.\nTergar’s Joy of Living is a curriculum developed by Mingyur Rinpoche and Tergar International.  Our Leaders present these materials weekly. \nWe 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. \n\n“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 \n\nTopic for December:  Born to Flourish \nDec 3rd   Topic #3  Insight  – leader\, Janet \nDec 10th  Topic #4  Purpose – Life Worth Living –  leader\, Sheila \nDec 17th  Review and Practice session of the practices presented in this section\nleader\, Sheila \nDec 24th and 31st   No meeting – Christmas\, Hanukkah\, New Years Holidays  \nThe 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. \n\nNectar of the Path Practice\nSundays 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.  \n\nLearn more about Tergar International! Find more information on The Joy of Living course here. Learn more about Tergar Bozeman here.
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/tergar-bozeman-practice-group-4/2026-02-18/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Tibetan Lineage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260217T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260217T141500
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
CREATED:20241219T164007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T194941Z
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SUMMARY:Pali Canon Study Group
DESCRIPTION:Pali Canon Study Group\nTuesdays 1:15-2:15 PM\nIn person and via Zoom\nAlthough Bozeman Dharma Center houses groups from multiple lineages\, one thing we all have in common is a reliance on the teachings of the Buddha. The Pali Canon is recognized as the earliest written record of the Buddha’s teachings\, given before the Buddhist community divided into different schools. This peer-led study group will begin by tackling readings from the Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha. You do not need to own the book to participate and do not need to commit to attending every week. Already having a practice and familiarity with the Dharma will be helpful. \nBasic Schedule\n1:15 Short sit\n1:30 Read portion of Pali Canon with discussion afterward\n2:15 Close
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/pali-canon-study-group-2/2026-02-17/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Non-denominational/Secular
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260215T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260215T101500
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
CREATED:20250120T185058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T172217Z
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SUMMARY:Palyul Tibetan Sangha: Third Sunday of the Month
DESCRIPTION:Palyul Tibetan Buddhist Sangha\nPractices held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month\n9 – 10:15 AM\n\nIn person and via Zoom\n \nThe Palyul Sangha aspires to nurture\, strengthen and serve our community through study\, practice and living the Buddhadharma. We follow the principle of Bodhicitta- loving kindness and concern for others- which brings happiness and benefit to all living beings. We are under the direction of His Holiness Penor Rinpoche and our spiritual guide Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche. All are warmly welcome to join us! \nNewcomers are welcome to come early. \nQuestions?\nPhone: 406-587-2907\nEmail: palyulmontanaus@gmail.com
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/palyul-tibetan-sangha-2-2/2026-02-15/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Tibetan Lineage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260214T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260214T150000
DTSTAMP:20260504T154327
CREATED:20260113T224231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T224231Z
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SUMMARY:Parenting and Caregiving as the Path
DESCRIPTION:Parenting and Caregiving as the Path\nwith Cara Lai\nSaturday\, February 14\n9:30 AM – 3:00 PM MST\nAbout the Retreat\nThe number of parents  in the world is tremendous (everyone exists because of them!)\, and yet it’s easy to believe that parenthood\, or caregiving more broadly\, presents a barrier to deep practice. The lack of sleep\, the constant attention to others\, the endless list of agenda items\, and the obstacles to going on retreat all might lead to the belief that one has to choose between having a serious practice and becoming a parent or caregiver. And yet\, parenthood and caregiving are clearly abundant with opportunities for practice in metta\, generosity\, patience\, and letting go. This day of practice and connection will explore and celebrate the many ways that being a caregiver has tremendous potential to be its own path to awakening. We will share stories\, practice\, reflect\, grieve\, and laugh together; and we will remember the wisdom of parents walking the path before us\, to recognize the richness of our awakening as caregivers. \nIt is important to Cara and to the BDC that everyone who is interested has access to this retreat. If finding or paying for childcare becomes a barrier to taking this class\, please reach out to info@bozemandharmacenter.org. \nCara Lai will be online via Zoom. You are welcome to come to the BDC to participate in community or to practice in the comfort of your home. \n \nAbout the Teacher\n \nCara Lai is a meditation teacher\, artist\, and writer who helps people step out of the cycle of suffering and into the fullness of life. She spent most of her life trying to figure out how to be happy\, or at least avoid total misery\, which ultimately led her to spend the majority of her adulthood meditating. She’s explored what it means to be alive through many adventures in consciousness\, including a full year of solitary retreat\, living with chronic illness\, and having two whole humans come out through her vagina. \nShe once worked as a wilderness guide\, social worker\, and psychotherapist\, but traded it in for an all-out mindfulness rampage. She’s a working mom whose teaching is relatable\, authentic\, funny and sometimes crass\, and is accessible for many people. She is authorized to teach in the Theravada Buddhist Lineage through IMS/Spirit Rock\, and she teaches at centers across the country\, for the Happier app\, Ten Percent Happier\, Hatch\, and more. She lives with her husband\, toddler\, and new infant in Hinesburg\, Vermont\, ultimately hoping to get woke enough to bend spoons with her mind in front of large audiences. And to help everyone get free. \nLearn more about Cara and her offerings here.
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/parenting-and-caregiving-as-the-path/
LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Insight/Vipassana Theravadan lineage
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