Nansen’s Zen Retreat Podcasts
Welcome to our digital Zen podcast space dedicated to the recordings from Zen meditation retreats guided by Zen master Lluís Nansen. This is a place where you can immerse yourself in the depth of Zen practice and access transformative teachings directly from the master’s voice, perfect for anyone interested in starting a Zen podcast.
What will you find in this podcast?
Kusen – Recordings of the oral teachings given during the retreats. These kusens are reflections and explanations on essential themes of Zen, connecting the thousand-year-old tradition with the challenges of contemporary life. They serve as a guide to deepen your practice and to better understand the Way of Zen. These recordings are ideal to integrate as part of your Zen podcast experience.
Mondo – Direct conversations between students and the master, where questions, doubts, and personal reflections are raised. Mondos are a unique opportunity to learn from living dialogues that illuminate both practical and spiritual aspects of daily life. Combining such dialogues makes any collection of Zen podcasts diverse and enriching.
Who is this Zen podcast for?
For Zen practitioners who wish to consolidate their practice.
For those interested in meditation and contemplation, seeking inspiration and guidance in a zen podcast.
For anyone who desires to deepen their path of self-knowledge and inner harmony.
Everyone can benefit from this Zen podcast.
How to access the Zen retreat podcasts
The Zen podcasts are available on this page to listen to anytime, anywhere. All you need is a quiet space and an open mind to immerse yourself in the teachings. Explore, listen, and let yourself be inspired by the Way of Zen through the voice of Master Nansen, bringing a true zen podcast experience to your life.
Podcast of the First Kusen of the Summer Camp in Lluçà 2025 – “Doing Nothing.” Comments on Punyamitra’s Teaching
From August 2 to 10, 2025, we held the August retreat, the ango or summer camp — an intense Zen practice with great transformative power. This was the first kusen of the retreat and an essential part of creating such a unique Zen podcast.
The audio is a live recording, edited to remove the preliminary instructions on the zazen posture and some silences in order to shorten the listening time. Catalan original version.
Podcast of the New Year’s Eve Ceremony of the 108 Bells
On December 30, 2024, we celebrated the New Year’s ceremony of the 108 bells. This podcast features the kusen—the oral teaching during meditation—given by Master Nansen. Catalan original version, forming an integral part of our Zen podcast series.
Podcast of the December 5–8, 2024 Retreat in Lluçà
From December 5 to 8, 2024, we held a Zen meditation retreat in Lluçà. The late autumn forests and atmosphere accompanied us in a very intense retreat, where we devoted ourselves to practicing zazen and sharing the community’s tasks. These unique moments contribute significantly to our Zen podcast collection. Thanks to all the work teams and to everyone who participated.
Kusen: Oral Teaching during Meditation
This was the oral teaching from the first morning zazen of Saturday, during the December retreat in Lluçà. Very often, these teachings refer to things that happened during the retreat, or that came up in the mondo dialogues, or in interviews with the master. When listening, we should keep in mind that it is a live, unedited recording, with some pauses in between. These teachings make the zen podcast richly credible. Catalan original version.
Mondo: Dialogue of Question and Answer between Master and Disciple
A question about artistic passion and Zen, from the Mondo on Friday, December 6, in the afternoon. A live, unedited recording of a student’s spontaneous question and Master Nansen’s immediate response. It truly exemplifies a real Zen podcast element. Catalan original version.
