Madhukar (* 1957 Stuttgart, Germany, Sanskrit, literally translated: “Beloved, sweet as honey“) is Advaita-Master, Jnana-yogi and author.
Madhukar was born and raised in Stuttgart. His childhood and youth was strongly influenced by internal dialogues with Jesus Christ. After his university studies in economics and philosophy he worked as a TV journalist in Germany. After a near death experience in the 80's, while on his search for answers to life’s philosophical and spiritual questions, he had a powerful enlightenment experience. Upon completing his training as a yoga and meditation teacher, he came to realize that his search was far from being over. He became a disciple of the Tantric-Buddhist Dzogchen-Master Namkhai Norbu. On his spiritual search he further travelled to Shamans in Siberia, Africa and the South Sea, but he did not find any knowledge of ultimate reality which was satisfactory to him.
In 1992, during a stay in India, he heard reports about the “Lion of Lucknow”, a Guru in the Advaita tradition. He immediately went on a 42 hour journey across the sub-continent to meet H. W. L. Poonja, an ardent devotee of the famous Indian Sage Ramana Maharshi. Madhukar had come to his Master, who embodied the message of Advaita.
Advaita-Vedanta (A-dvaita: not two = “Non-Duality“) is the mystical direction of Hinduism, a Monism philosophy (Monism = All is one), which is in its origins, among others, going back to Shankara (788 - 820 AD). Sri Poonja gave him his name, and he awakened to the understanding “who he really is."
Since returning to Europe in 1997, he has been spreading the essential knowledge of Advaita through public meetings called Satsang (Sat = truth and Sangha = community). Today Madhukar carries on the Master lineage Ramana Maharshi/H.W.L. Poonja by encouraging the people in public meetings to consequently focus on the question “Who am I?” His loving and radical clarity made Madhukar – together with his fashionable appearance and his love for popular music and football – a modern Guru and representative of Advaita.
In the meetings which are dialogs and silence, besides specific life’s questions mainly philosophical-psychological themes are introduced and handled. Main subjects are questions of the conception of our “I“, the existence of personal freedom of action and free will, the relationship between body and mind and the ability to experience cosmical consciousness. The sensed reality is egologically questioned and determined for its truthfulness. The meetings shall serve self-awareness and inner peace.
Being a practicing philosopher Madhukar bridges spirituality with modern sciences like neuro- and cognitive sciences, quantum physics, applied philosophy and biology. Madhukar has his residence in Amsterdam and spends the winter months in India and Nepal.
Madhukar was born and raised in Stuttgart. His childhood and youth was strongly influenced by internal dialogues with Jesus Christ. After his university studies in economics and philosophy he worked as a TV journalist in Germany. After a near death experience in the 80's, while on his search for answers to life’s philosophical and spiritual questions, he had a powerful enlightenment experience. Upon completing his training as a yoga and meditation teacher, he came to realize that his search was far from being over. He became a disciple of the Tantric-Buddhist Dzogchen-Master Namkhai Norbu. On his spiritual search he further travelled to Shamans in Siberia, Africa and the South Sea, but he did not find any knowledge of ultimate reality which was satisfactory to him.In 1992, during a stay in India, he heard reports about the “Lion of Lucknow”, a Guru in the Advaita tradition. He immediately went on a 42 hour journey across the sub-continent to meet H. W. L. Poonja, an ardent devotee of the famous Indian Sage Ramana Maharshi. Madhukar had come to his Master, who embodied the message of Advaita.
Advaita-Vedanta (A-dvaita: not two = “Non-Duality“) is the mystical direction of Hinduism, a Monism philosophy (Monism = All is one), which is in its origins, among others, going back to Shankara (788 - 820 AD). Sri Poonja gave him his name, and he awakened to the understanding “who he really is."
Since returning to Europe in 1997, he has been spreading the essential knowledge of Advaita through public meetings called Satsang (Sat = truth and Sangha = community). Today Madhukar carries on the Master lineage Ramana Maharshi/H.W.L. Poonja by encouraging the people in public meetings to consequently focus on the question “Who am I?” His loving and radical clarity made Madhukar – together with his fashionable appearance and his love for popular music and football – a modern Guru and representative of Advaita.
In the meetings which are dialogs and silence, besides specific life’s questions mainly philosophical-psychological themes are introduced and handled. Main subjects are questions of the conception of our “I“, the existence of personal freedom of action and free will, the relationship between body and mind and the ability to experience cosmical consciousness. The sensed reality is egologically questioned and determined for its truthfulness. The meetings shall serve self-awareness and inner peace.
Being a practicing philosopher Madhukar bridges spirituality with modern sciences like neuro- and cognitive sciences, quantum physics, applied philosophy and biology. Madhukar has his residence in Amsterdam and spends the winter months in India and Nepal.
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