Guanyin stands for compassion universal – a figure that I can hardly imagine more comforting. As a source of unconditional love, she turns to us, tenderly, lovingly and accessible, comforts like a mother and responds…
How do we know about enlightenment? It is above all a person whom we associate with enlightenment. This is Shakyamuni of the Gautama family, who was later called Buddha, the fully enlightened one.…
Amitabha. This gilded altar figure fascinates me. It seems alive to me – in deep meditation. When I sit in front of it, it almost automatically puts me in this special state. Amitabha is the…
What comes after death? Do we go to heaven? Tibetan buddhists speak of a pure land named Sukavati. It is also shown in pictures. Here we are talking about a tibetan scroll painting – thangka…
Heart Sutra. It is about what Buddhists call emptiness. Things exist, but they are empty – just as a dream can feel very real, but is only a dream. In other words, things are not…