Bhikkhu Sukhacitto was born in Germany in 1963. He first came into contact with Buddhism in 1986 in Thailand by attending a meditation retreat, offered through Wat Suan Mokkh. He ordained there as a novice in 1989 and as a Bhikkhu in 1990. He moved to the West in 1993. Since then he has lived at various monasteries in the West, including Dhammapala Monastery in Switzerland for six years. He first visited Amaravati as a monk several times in the 1990s. He stayed at Amaravati for the 2007 and 2008 winter retreats and came to live at Amaravati, Buddhist monastery in the tradition of Ajahn Chah and Ajahn Sumedho, in April 2009.

Bhante Sukhacitto is a trained Insight Dialogue teacher. On his first Insight Dialogue retreat in 2005, he was amazed by the powerful experience of meditating together with other people in dialogue and subsequently joined many more Insight Dialogue retreats. In 2010 he began his teacher training with Gregory Kramer and other teachers. In his experience, interpersonal meditation is an extremely helpful aid for the development of wholesome qualities. It bridges the gap between traditional silent meditation and our everyday lives and relations with other people. Bhikkhu Sukhacitto sees Insight Dialogue as an important tool for liberation.

In 2016, Bhikkhu Sukhacitto founded Kalyana Mitta Vihara or "House of Noble Friendship," where relational practice is part of daily life.