We are a sangha of lay and ordained practitioners in Bozeman, Montana and part of Bozeman Dharma Center. We practice in the Sōtō Zen lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi.
Welcome to the Bozeman Zen Group
We are a sangha of lay and ordained practitioners in Bozeman, Montana and part of Bozeman Dharma Center. We practice in the Sōtō Zen lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi.
Practice with us, in-person and virtually:
Sunday Morning Program on Zoom
Silent meditation plus a book study, from 8:00-9:15 AM online. We are currently reading Inside Vasubandhu’s Yogacara: A Practitioner’s Guide by Ben Connelly. You do not need to have the book to participate. Join us any Sunday.
Sunday Evening Program, in-person
5:00-6:30 PM at the Bozeman Dharma Center. Program consists of Zazen, Service, Tea and a Dharma Talk or dialogue. Usually the first Sunday of the month is traditional practice – with two periods of zazen, kinhin and an extended service (chanting and bowing).
Half-Day Retreat
Sunday April 26, 8AM – Noon
The Bozeman Zen Group offers a half-day of practice including sitting and walking meditation with an emphasis on zen forms including musical instruments used in Zen practice. There will be opportunities to practice and receive instruction with chanting (kokyo), bell ringing (doan), altar-care (chiden).
To study the Buddha Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things.
-Eihei Dōgen
