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,…
What is Buddhism? Buddhism is a spiritual and philosophical tradition that was born in India more than 2,500 years ago, based on the experience and teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha. More than a religion in the theistic sense, Buddhism is a path of inner transformation that invites us to understand the nature…
Meditation for Peace: A Collective Action of Presence and Hope On May 25th, 2025, the Zen Kannon community gathered as part of the Festa Major of the neighborhood Dreta de l’Eixample in Barcelona to hold a Meditation for Peace—an open event that transformed Girona Street into a space of silence, awareness, and shared compassion. Peace…
The Way of Zen a walk to Awakening The way of Zen course is an educational offering within the Zen Buddhism program at the Zen Kannon Center. This course offers an in-depth look at different ways of living the Dharma. The curriculum is designed for meditators who wish to deepen their practice and for those…
