Overview

• Langhans marks his 85th birthday on June 19 after living with prostate cancer for years and reports feeling very well with no current symptoms.
• He views the diagnosis as an opportunity to intensify daily meditation and encourages others to approach illness as a path to personal and spiritual growth.
• He has declined surgery and chemotherapy in favor of palliative hormone therapy that he describes as “chemical castration” to reduce his testosterone levels.
• He resides in Schwabing, Munich, with three women—Christa Ritter, Gisela Getty and Brigitte Streubel—in a self-styled commune that emphasizes shared intellectual and spiritual bonds.
• As a founding member of Kommune1, Langhans maintains his radical lifestyle through vegetarianism, minimal possessions and a continued commitment to his 1968 countercultural ideals.