This is the story about Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha and his teaching.

As far as we know, Gautama's father, Suddhodana, was a Shakyan aristocrat, and some sources refer to him as a "raja". But contrary to the version of Gautama's life made public in legendary accounts, this did not mean that he was a king, these were called "maharajas".

Enjoy his story for going to sleep!

Bedtime Story to gently go to sleep.

This is the story about Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha and his teaching.

I set out on a journey, this time following the tracks of Siddhartha Gautama.

My journey begins at the Buddha's birthplace, today's Lumbini, in Nepal's lowland region of Terai.

The time and place into which Siddhartha was born, about 500 BC on the northern edge of the Gangetic plain was on the periphery of the developing north Indian civilisation.

This is where his story starts.

I made the sound for this sleep story in the german black forest at the Feldsee (fieldlake) during my hike from Freiburg to Oberammergau.

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Today I will take you to the enchanted forest near the little lake Hintersee, where I made this recording and the meditation.

Thousands of years ago, there was a rockfall in Berchtesgaden, in the bavarian alps, which shaped the surrounding area into a wildly romantic landscape of huge boulders, rustic root trees, the ice-blue stream and the Hintersee lake. The magic forest is considered one of the most beautiful geotopes in Bavaria and is surrounded by giant the rock mountain range.

I spent some time in Tibet and visited the Samadhi Caves. The Samadhi caves in Tibet are home to Buddhist monks who are said to have overcome death with a special meditation practice. The monks put themselves into a kind of hibernation, limit the body functions to a minimum and let their minds run low. Enjoy the sound recording that I did in that cave and join the relaxation exercise. Enjoy! This meditation includes Delta & Theta waves that give an extra soothing kick.