1-2-3 octobre- Nature de l'esprit et ses environments
Massimo Guerrera
The Oddiyanna Retreat House
Massimo Guerrera
Massimo Guerrera est un pratiquant et enseignant bouddhiste, qui chemine depuis 2003 dans la tradition contemplative Shambhala fondée par Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoché, issue des lignées Kagyü et Nyingma du Bouddhisme Tibétain. Massimo est un étudiant du Sakyong Mipham Rinpoché depuis 2009. Il est également un artiste chercheur en art contemporain depuis plus de trente ans.
The Oddiyanna Retreat House
Massimo Guerrera
The Oddiyanna Retreat House
The Oddiyanna Retreat House
The Oddiyanna Retreat House
In 2015, Bonnie Vanasse, inspired by a pilgrimage throughout India and Sri Lanka bought a small camp, previously used as a log driver's headquarters, on a 4 acre island on the Paugan Reservoir, of the Gatineau River. Her intention of building a meditation retreat centre was, and remains, to build a place to host intimate meditation retrea
In 2015, Bonnie Vanasse, inspired by a pilgrimage throughout India and Sri Lanka bought a small camp, previously used as a log driver's headquarters, on a 4 acre island on the Paugan Reservoir, of the Gatineau River. Her intention of building a meditation retreat centre was, and remains, to build a place to host intimate meditation retreats for small groups and solitary retreats for individuals.
With the help of John Godwin (Tenzin Dorje), a fellow practitioner and student of Anyone Rinpoche, as well as many volunteers who laboured and contributed funds for materials, the construction for the retreat house began, and has since been underway.
Every building season, more steps are taken to completing the project and soon the building will be finished. In the meantime it is a place for simple retreats for those who are willing to 'rough it', without indoor plumbing or electricity.
In 2020, Bonnie bought the island from Hydro Quebec, which until this point, had been leased with a 100 year lease.
The island plans include the construction of a small cabin to house an attendant. A person to care for and support solitary retreatants.