In this section video doc you will find audiovisual recordings that document meaningful moments in the life of Zen Kannon Center. Videos about retreats, ceremonies, teachings, and activities shared with the sangha.
All these documents are living testimonies of Zen practice and path.
Those videos allow us to relive collective experiences and to convey the spirit of silence, presence, and compassion beyond the dojo.
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…
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…
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…
On Saturday, June 1, the 14th Buddhist Conference of Catalonia was held at Torre Jussana, under the title “Plum Blossom. Buddhism and Sustainability.” Objective of the Conference on Buddhism and Sustainability The goal of the conference was to provide a space where different organizations and individuals interested in Buddhism could exchange opinions, share perspectives, and…
Video Art is a space zen where seeing becomes a meditative practice and art becomes a form of silence.Here we explore video as a tool for contemplation —a way of inhabiting the present through light, movement, and sound. The works you’ll find below are inspired by Zen practice —a path of presence, simplicity, and deep…
Lived Testimonies In the Testimonies project, practitioners from Zen Kannon answer a questionnaire in front of the camera. The goal is to show the wide range of professions, personal characteristics, and motivations that can lead us to meditation. A diversity of people come together for a common action: the practice of zazen, seated meditation —…
In 2019 the Dojo Zen Barcelona Kannon launched the project Zen Action in the City, with a series of meditations in different parts of Barcelona. With this type of action, the aim is to bring meditation closer to people, and that is why we go down to the street, where the people are, because we…
Meditating Every Day The video Meditating Every Day, was created and produced by the sangha of the Zen Kannon Center in Barcelona. This document is a living expression of the spirit of Zen practice in our time. Through simple and mindful images, it reveals the natural rhythm of life in the dojo, where every breath…
