February Retreat in Barcelona: Zen Meditation, Zazen The Zen Kannon Center in Barcelona is organizing a Zen meditation retreat, Zazen, this upcoming February. Zazenkai is an opportunity to deepen your Zazen practice (seated meditation) in a calm and harmonious environment. The retreat is open to participants of all levels, from beginners in Zen to more…
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This Bright pearl koan is one of the many paradoxical stories or enigmas that form part of the Zen tradition. Koans are used in Zen practice to help practitioners transcend rational thought and access a deeper understanding of their true nature and reality. Origin and Meaning of the Bright Pearl Koan of Ikka This koan…
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The Ten Stages of Ox Herding: A Zen Teaching The Ten Stages of Ox Herding is a well-known Zen teaching, and perhaps one of the first stories we encounter when beginning the study of Zen. In a conventional academic career, we acquire knowledge, complete courses, and earn degrees. However, in the Zen tradition, the use…
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Zen Action: Open-Air Meditation After the positive experience of celebrating the World Meditation Day, Zen Kannon proposes a new open-air meditation. An activity open to everyone, offering a space to share silence, presence, and connection with nature in the city. We will meet at the center and walk together to a nearby park, where we…
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Tribute to Hui-Neng (Eno, jp.): In mid-February, in the Fort Pienc neighborhood, as in other places, the arrival of the Chinese New Year is celebrated. Along with the Chinese community, cultural organizations from Catalonia also take part. Zen originates in China The teaching of Zen began in China with the arrival of Bodhidharma. During the…
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March Retreat in Barcelona – Zen Meditation, Zazen The Zen Kannon Center of Barcelona invites you to participate in the monthly zazenkai meditation retreat that will take place in March. This zazenkai offers a unique opportunity to deepen your Zen practice and experience the silence and serenity that meditation provides in a peaceful and harmonious…
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Koan on the Teaching Never Explained The teaching never explained is a Zen koan that conveys a teaching of the Buddha. In a moment close to his death, the Buddha confessed to his disciples that he had explained nothing. What is this teaching that he never explained? A koan is a Zen riddle that challenges…
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The Eight Awakenings of the Great Beings Before his death, the Buddha gave his disciples one final teaching so they could continue on the path of full awareness eternally: the Eight Awakenings of the Great Beings. The great beings are the Buddhas, the awakened ones, those who follow the path of full awareness. Practicing these…
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Advanced Zen Meditation Course Zen master Lluis Nansen Salas will lead an advanced Zen meditation course at the Zen Kannon Center. This courses, designed for practitioners with prior meditation experience who wish to deepen their journey into Zen, will take place over three Sunday afternoons from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Each session will cover…
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The Easter retreat is a Zen practice stay. This means that, in a countryside house surrounded by nature, we will dedicate ourselves to intensive Zen meditation practice, while the rest of the activities are carried out in silence and with full awareness. In this way, we harmonize the Zen mind—calm and focused—with all moments of…
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