In this press section, we gather news. We mean media appearances of the Zen Kannon Center, including interviews with teachers and practitioners, features, and articles about the center’s activities. An open window to the world to share Zen’s presence in today’s society.
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,…
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…
A Scientific Study on the Zen Personality Can we talk about being a zen person? Or having a zen personality? It’s worth noting that in France, the expression “Être zen” (To be zen) has become fashionable. A whole range of self-help books can be found that offer lessons on how to “be zen” in just…
Zen for nothing. The film “Zen for Nothing” is a documentary directed by Werner Penzel. The film follows the journey of a Swiss woman as she spends several months in a Zen monastery called Antaiji. The documentary provides an immersion into Zen monastic life, capturing the monks’ daily rhythm marked by meditation, physical labor, and…
In this edition of the Night of Religions 2024, about fifty places of worship in Barcelona are open. They aim to promote interfaith dialogue and share cultural and spiritual diversity with the public. This includes spaces like the Zen Kannon meditation center. This initiative started in 2016. This initiative began in 2016. Now, the program…
Zen and Art Colloquium – Eight Zen Artists The Zen and Art Colloquium – Eight Zen Artists took place on Sunday, January 17, with the artists present at the dojo and the audience attending via Zoom. How does meditation influence sensitivity, inspiration, or creativity? Through the practice of zazen, the mind flows continuously and does…
Lo Tresor is the story of someone who entered a cave to practice Zen meditation many years ago. The text is an adaptation of a fragment from a poem by Jacint Verdaguer, and the music is by Chopin. A video created by the Sangha Kannon about meditation in the cave. YouTube “Zen Kannon” The YouTube…
Lluís Nansen Salas: Dharma Zen.El ojo de la maravillosa revelación, Ediciones Invisibles, Barcelona, 2019. A selection of texts from the great Zen Buddhist masters that helps us deepen our understanding of this ancient practice that connects body and mind. The Japanese master Taisen Deshimaru said:“Zen is not a philosophy; it is not something that can…
Gran Sangha Taisen Deshimaru: On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Taisen Deshimaru’s arrival in Europe, the Sangha Sans Demeure undertook the laborious task of creating a tree that illustrates the growth of Taisen Deshimaru’s Zen lineage in Europe. We thank our friend Stéphane for sharing this genealogical chart with us. To view the…
