Sunday, December 21, 2025, let us all come together to celebrate the World Meditation Day, promoted by the United Nations and embraced locally through the celebration of the World Meditation Day.The Zen Kannon Meditation Center opens its doors to all neighbors, newcomers, and long-time practitioners to share a space of silence, connection, and inner awakening.…
Health Fair in the Eixample District of Barcelona On Saturday, November 15, 2025, Zen Kannon took part for the first time in the Health and Wellness Fair of Barcelona’s Eixample District.Throughout the day, we hosted a Zen Kannon booth at the pedestrian crossroads of Consell de Cent and Girona streets, in a small square where…
In the Platform Sutra, Master Eno says: “Friends, my teaching of the Dharma is based on samādhi and prajñā. But do not make the mistake of thinking that samadhi and prajna are separate. Samadhi and prajna are of one and the same essence, not two. Samadhi is the body of prajna, and prajna is the…
When people speak of what is nirvana, it is most common to imagine a paradise — a place of eternal happiness, a goal to be reached, an objective to achieve. Sometimes people ask us: “What you aim for in Zen is to reach nirvana, right?” A question that cannot be answered simply with a yes…
Video Documentary of the Zen Kannon Center In this Video Documentary section, you will find a collection of video documentaries that capture essential moments in the life of the Zen Kannon Center of Barcelona. These are recordings that showcase retreats, ceremonies, teachings from the master, sangha activities, and shared experiences in Zen practice. These videos…
The video of the parable of the four horses was recorded at a summer camp in Lluçà. Many thanks to the people who filmed it and who acted as models in this short video in the forest. The video was created entirely by practitioners of Nansen’s sangha. The audio of the video is a recording…
Lluís Nansen Salas, 2025, La diferència és l’essència, Ensenyances zen a Lluçà 6, Barcelona, Edicions Zen Kannon The 6th volume of the collection “Zen Teachings in Lluçà”. “The difference is the essence” has been published. It corresponds to the kusen (oral teachings during zazen) and mondo (questions to the master) given at the retreats in…
In this section you will discover reels —short video capsules— featuring Master Lluís Nansen Salas, director of the Zen Kannon Center in Barcelona. Through everyday questions about Zen, meditation, daily life, and the spiritual path, each one offers profound and accessible answers. The aim is to provide brief and inspiring moments of reflection, so you…
Video by Coreixample This video produced by Coreixample about the Zen Kannon Centre in Barcelona is one of the first fruits of our Centre’s presence in the neighborhood. Special thanks to Maria Palomar for producing the video, to Albert Sagrera for his mediation, and to the entire Coreixample team for their warm welcome. This July,…
