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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.

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:

Morning Zazen: Monday-Friday on Zoom

Silent meditation from 6:00 AM – 6:30 AM online. Short chant to begin and end – view here: Chants.

Sunday Morning Program on Zoom

Silent meditation plus a book study, from 8:00-9:15 AM online. We are currently reading Bring me the Rhinoceros by John Tarrant. 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).

Heather Iarusso with Branching Streams
Half-Day Retreat
Saturday October, 3, 8AM – Noon

More Info and registration coming soon!

Sesshin with Tim Burnett
November 12-15

This is a great chance to work with Zen forms including oryōki (formal eating practice) right in Bozeman! The sesshin will be Thursday, November 12 – Sunday, November 15. It would be wonderful if you can attend the whole retreat, and there are options for signing up for certain days only (except Sunday). Scholarships are available.

Register Here!

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

The Bozeman Zen Group invites you to join us in the practice of Zen meditation. Everyone, all identities, abilities, colors, shapes and sizes are welcome. Together we can settle our troubled hearts and minds, cultivating openhearted compassion for ourselves and our world. You are welcome to join us without attending instruction, or whether or not you’ve had previous experience with Zen practice. Contact us with any questions!