Golden Ruptures – Golden Connections (35th Conscious Connection of the IQBC)
April 30, 2025

Title: Golden Ruptures – Golden Connections

with facilitators Dr. Jampa Wurst (IQBC.org) and Konen (Jodo-Buddhistische Gemeinschaft e.V.)

This will be an exciting connection between art by Jampa, inspired by Japanese art (keywords: “Wabi-Sabi” and “Kintsugi”), and Jodo Shu monk Konen and his insight about Japanese culture, tradition, and art and the connection to Buddhism.

Golden Ruptures – Golden Connections (PDF)

Konen (he, him) holds a diploma in Japanese Language and Translation and has been ordained as a Buddhist monk of the Pure Land tradition of Honen Shonin in Tokyo in 2019. After studying Japanese language from 1993 to 2000 in Bonn and Tokyo, he has been working for Japanese companies and finished a training as Shiatsu practitioner. He aims to serve all beings in finding their natural way of life towards their personal “Pure Land” and come to peace of heart and mind with themselves and with others, guided by the Great Compassion of Amida Buddha.

“Birth in the Pure Land is possible without exception.” (Honen Shonin)

More information at www.jodobuddhismus.org

Jampa (they, them) is a learning coach, rapper, and artist or painter with more than 100 paintings in their digital atelier.
Realizing the need for a safe space for queer Buddhists, having been bullied in their Buddhist communities worldwide, they founded the International Queer Buddhist Conferences shortly before the pandemic. Since 2021 the IQBCs have become an annual event.

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German

Hi, ich bin Jampa (they, them). Gerne möchte ich eine Inter Gruppe ins Leben rufen für all jene, die sich zwischen allen Stühlen fühlen. Für die, die immer das Gefühl hatten und haben, dass sie nicht passen oder gar nicht existieren, sei es in Familie, Gesellschaft, Beruf, medizinisch.
Inter ist eine Facette unter so vielen. Und innerhalb der Intersexualität gibt es wieder unterschiedliche racetten. Aber wir sind da, wir existieren, egal, ob andere Menschen meinen, es gebe nur "Mann" und "Frau" Nope. Das Leben ist bunt!
Ich hoffe auf eine bunte Mischung von 18 Jahren bis 100. Erst einmal als Möglichkeit, sich auszutauschen, über Erfahrungen oder Informationen zu teilen (Stichwort "queerfreundliche" Arzt*innen).
Aber dann hoffentlich mehr, z. B. etwas gemeinsam unternehmen oder Musik machen, Bücher zum Thema "inter" lesen, Stand-up Comedy oder, oder, oder.
Lust, mitzumachen? Ich freue mich auf Eure Ideen!

English

Hi, I am Jampa (they, them). I would like to offer an intersex group for those who always had the idea that they didn't or don't fit. For all of us who never felt at home. Or they felt that they don't exist, whether it has been in family, society, job or finding a medical who understands.
Inter is one of many facets. And among intersexuality there are also different facets. But we are here, we exist, no matter whether people say, that there would be only "men" and "women" Nope. Life is colorful!
I hope that we will become a colorful mixture from18 years onwards to 100. First as a chance for exchanging experience and sharing info (keyword "queerfriendly" doctors).
But then hopefully for more like making music or reading books about being intersex, stand-up comedy and much more.
Already ideas? Great! Looking forward to seeing you.

Questions? Feel free to send us an email and we will get back to you.

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