Ursache | Wirkung is the only independent magazine in German-speaking countries that deals with relevant topics in the areas of society, health, spirituality, Ecology, culture and politics from a Buddhist point of view. Founder and publisher is Univ. Prof. Dr. Peter Riedl. Cause & effect appears 4 times a year, the circulation is 10,000 pieces. U & W thus reaches an active readership of more than 30,000 people.