Michael von Brück is a German theologian, Zen and Yoga teacher, and the chair of religious studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich. Since 1979 he has published 1,15 books per year on topics ranging from “Authentic Consciousness” (1984) to “Leben in der Kraft der Rituale” (2011). Prof. von Brück is a regular discussion partner of the XIVth Dalai Lama.