I am a traveler, pilgrim, artist, (buddhist) yogi and my passion is to work for personal and social freedom for all beings

I am both on an inner and outer pilgrimage, the inner is mostly happening in my heart and mind and the outer pilgrimage is mostly happening in India, Nepal, Sikkim and Europe

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To explore more of what it means to be a pilgrim on planet earth

Interests

Buddhism: specially the tibetan tradition with an emphasis on Dzogchen (the great perfection or Maha Ati teachings)

the History and transmission of tantric yogas in india, nepal, Bhutan and Tibet

The western hermetic traditions

Renaissance Art

• arts
• folklore
• running
• buddhist
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
I love Jazz, good 60ties rock, modern folk magicians like Joanna Newsom etc. Also classcal music (westerna nd indian) as well as the Dohas of Kabir as sung in the folk tradition of rajasthan and well Sufi music in general

Movies: almost everything of Jean-Luc Godard that he made in the 70ties, Movies by Wim Wenders, Tarkovsky, and many more

Books: too many to name... literature: all of Herman Hesse and many others, Dharma: Ju Miphams writings and Longchenpas writings and Jigme Lingpas writings and... and... (I read a lot)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I moved to India to study Buddhism and Tibetan Language - and discovering inner and outer freedom doing so

Teach, Learn, Share

I am allowed to share Dharma with interested people, I know a lot about the history of traditional Tantra in India, Nepal etc. so people who are interested in that kind of scholarship - well we can spend some evenings discussing spirituality - I usually don't run our of words and energy doing so

I know a thing or two about Renaissance painters, paintings and also techniques of those masters

I know body work in the school of wilhelm reich

What I Can Share with Hosts

alot of joy and a big interest of learning from and listening to anybody and everything

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Germany, India, Italy, Nepal, Netherlands, Sri Lanka

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Germany, India, Nepal