The Abbey Cape Breton

The abbey offers programs to residents and or to the public including.

The abbey cape breton.

The abbey also has ties to the local cape breton shambhala sangha. Address phone number gampo abbey monastery reviews. Gampo abbey is the only tibetan buddhist monastery for westerners. We are located 1 2 hour from kalapa valley on the atlantic side of cape breton and we are a shambhala business.

Approximately 30 monastics both men and women live in community and practice traditional monastic discipline under the guidance of the abbot. In house retreats where people can experience abbey life for a week or two. The yarne winter retreat. Founded in 1984 by renowned tibetan buddhist teacher and meditation master chogyam trungpa rinpoche it is located near pleasant bay on cape breton island nova scotia canada.

Additionally there are hiking trails to the camping destinations of otter brook and pollet s cove further north from the abbey. However much of the land around the abbey is still open. Gampo abbey s guiding teacher is the well known author buddhist nun and teacher pema chödrön. Cabot shores is the ideal place to begin a tour of kalapa valley the stupa of enlightenment at gampo abbey and the cape breton national highlands park in between.

Ani pema served as the director of the karma dzong in boulder until moving in 1984 to rural cape breton nova scotia to be the first director of gampo abbey. If you are planning a visit to cape breton island you are welcome to walk the nature trails around gampo abbey as well as visit the stupa of enlightenment. David sawler pastor of lighthouse church and executive director of undercurrent youth centre stands outside the former vespers by the sea. Gampo abbey monastery cape breton island.

Gampo abbey is a buddhist monastery founded in 1983 near the northern tip of cape breton in pleasant bay. Gampo abbey monastery cape breton island. Dec 21 2017 at 11 16 p m.