The same woman, once with a wig, once without. Is a woman only a woman if she wears long hair? Can this unsettle the person’s self-perception, who feels like a woman and wants to be […]
2025
Evening mood on Falckenstein beach
When evening comes and people leave the beach, it becomes quiet. Every now and then a bird can still be heard in its nest. Then it gets dark. The sun goes down. 2025, watercolor, 30 […]
རླུང་རྟ་
The title in Tibetan characters means “wind horse”, in transcription “rlung rta”. In German and English, people like to talk about Tibetan or Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags. But wind horses are something else. They are […]
Asanga and the Dog
During the Seven-year Systematic Study of Buddhism (1991-1998) at the Tibetan Center in Hamburg with Geshe Thubten Ngawang, I heard the story of the Buddhist teacher Asanga for the first time. Asanga meditated for 12 […]
Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Buddhist Teacher, Pastoral Counselor
This portrait is a tribute to Ayo Yetunde. She is not only an impressive woman, Buddhist teacher and theologian, feminist and author, but also works intersectionally and in interreligious dialog. However, like any portrait, this […]