Searching for Buddha on the network,I found the Fifth Noble Truth.

"I was born and raised in Germany, and, as long as I remember, I was drawn to art and loved to paint, take photographs and write poetry. After finishing school, I wanted to go to the art school (Kunstakademie) in Karlsruhe, Germany. Though I was admitted, I did not choose that path.

"More than the serious resistance of my family, the argument of a good artist friend of mine was responsible for this decision: "If you want your creativity stifled and bent to the ideas of other artists, go [to art school]."

"I didn't. Instead, I studied Indology (Eastern Indian languages, religions and philosophy) and received my Ph.D. from the University of Heidelberg in 1979. More than 13 years of post-graduate research in India followed, which brought me in contact with spiritual masters and many, great Indian musicians and artists..."

Hans-Georg Türstig