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 studying the XinXinMing. 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
“Who Am I?” Half-Day Retreat
Saturday October, 3, 8AM – Noon
Who am I? These three little words have been contemplated for millennia by prominent philosophers and psychologists, spiritual teachers, and by us (extra)ordinary folk. It’s a perennial question with innumerable responses. Siddartha’s spiritual quest to investigate and end human suffering resulted in his awakening to the profoundly liberating experience of “not-self.” Or as Suzuki Roshi poetically said: “What we call ‘I’ is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale and exhale. It just moves, that is all.” We’ll alternate sitting and walking meditation while contemplating who we are. Receive a discount when registering before September 20th. The retreat will be offered in person and via Zoom.
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.
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
