The Abbey Cape Breton

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The abbey cape breton.

Gampo abbey is the only tibetan buddhist monastery for westerners. The abbey offers programs to residents and or to the public including. In house retreats where people can experience abbey life for a week or two. Dec 21 2017 at 11 16 p m.

It follows the shambhala school of buddhism which is practiced across nova scotia. 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. Additionally there are hiking trails to the camping destinations of otter brook and pollet s cove further north from the abbey. Approximately 30 monastics both men and women live in community and practice traditional monastic discipline under the guidance of the abbot.

Chögyam trungpa rinpoche gave her explicit instructions on establishing this monastery for western monks and nuns. Gampo abbey monastery cape breton island. The abbey also has ties to the local cape breton shambhala sangha. 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.

However much of the land around the abbey is still open. The yarne winter retreat. We are located 1 2 hour from kalapa valley on the atlantic side of cape breton and we are a shambhala business. 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 s guiding teacher is the well known author buddhist nun and teacher pema chödrön. 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.