Early Practice (1997–2000)
- Began Buddhist meditation in 1997.
- Met Dzogchen teacher Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche on Monte Amiata; received direct transmissions including Green Tara.
- Preferred silent meditation over noisy group settings–>interest in silent retreats
- Completed short Vipassana retreats in Beatenberg; deeply impressed by teacher Arya Nani.
- Attended a 15-day advanced retreat with Mahasi Bhante Sujiva in Valais; studied Anapana, Vipassana, Metta; appreciated humor and clarity; experienced profound meditative states.
Meditation Deepening (2001–2012)
- Faced choice between ordination and family; chose family, married, had two children.
- Traveled to India in 2004 to study Dhrupad (North Indian classical music); integrated music and meditation as core practice.
- Practiced intensively at Goenka Vipassana centers near Pune and Bhopal.
Life, Teaching, and Music (2012–2016)
- Returned to Switzerland: managed family and music company, worked as engineer, taught singing.
- Stage performer since 2009; gained momentum in 2020 after separation.
- Studied Pali Canon and Buddhist texts with Martin Kalff from 2016 onward.
- Discovered Ayya Tathaaloka; visited monastery and hermitage in Sonoma Beach (2017).
- Lived briefly in forest hermitage; practiced blue kasina and systematic Metta meditation.
- Faced challenges maintaining regular practice in everyday life.
Pandemic Period and Music Projects (2020–2022)
- COVID disrupted concerts and professional life.
- Composed electroacoustic works based on suttas, mantras, Therigathas; premiered in 2022.
- Returned to engineering after financial constraints despite cultural funding.
Return to Formal Meditation (2024–Present)
- Resumed meditation focusing on Metta, Mudita, and Vipassana.
- Studied under Pa Auk’s methodology: systematic 40 meditation objects and mastering of jhanas for deep concentration.
- Traveled to Pa Auk monasteries in Thailand and Sri Lanka; son temporarily ordained in 2025.
- Inspired by life in large communities of nuns and disciplined practice in the jungle.
Current Life and Work
- Offers meditation teaching and spiritual coaching online, by phone, or in person at Arbon loft on Lake Constance, also in Zurich or Bern on request.
- Lives and works along Arbon–Zurich–Bern axis, Switzerland.
- Professionally: urban planner in senior management.
- teaching more intensely, specially meditation and engagement in palliative care.
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