After passing the crowds of people and the hectic bustle at the entrance, finally owning this colourful bracelet – shower-proved but fashionably really a taillight – I now was authorized to enter the holy halls of the congress house. The games could start now. So, straight ahead into the esoteric playgrounds!

There was a lot to discover on these 4 floors. Information regarding massage-techniques, channelled paintings next to meditation pillows and biological bread, furniture from Nepal and all kinds of gemstones along with the inimitable delicate cent of Yogi tea.

Many (more or less) convincing sounding stands with exhibitors ready to show up their methods, suggestions or accessories to implement the Rainbow Spirit into daily life.

Non-stop various events took place in rooms like ‚Lotussaal’, ‚Raum Cosmos’ or ‚One Spirit Auditorium’, workshops, lectures and concerts. One had to be well organized not to miss something and avoid possible overlapping.

Animating support of the weekend schedule were the advertised „highlights“ of the festival. These most promising proclamation was for events in which statistically and/or prognostic a lot of visitors were interested in. So of course also the meetings with Madhukar.

Sunday, May 27, 07, several hundreds of people were waiting for the arrival of the master in a huge lecture room-like conference hall with lots of blue comfortable cinema chairs. The Satsangs in Baden-Baden are of a very intensive, deep and at the same time cheerful up to a swinging humorous character.

Again I was totally touched, impressed and enthused. And apparently I was not the only one. Because when the Satsang ended with „Om Tat Sat“ the visitors applauded as if they wanted encores. People felt visibly (and I mean indeed visibly) ‚relieved’ or at least very good entertained and they expressed this. The only thing missing were standing ovations.

…and this day might come…

The many questions regarding God and the world & I have been answered in such a conclusive and comprehensive way that they seemed to be sold out already on Monday (the second meeting date of the festival).

Accordingly it was still – and this in this giant hall with these many people …oh, splendid … later on I even heard somebody saying: “Wow, I never experienced something like this. It almost knocked off my socks.”

Madhukar then invited the people to come in front of him, everybody who wanted to, one after the other. That was fantastic!

People were standing in line to be allowed to look into the Guru’s eyes for a moment and to get sight of oneself. Totally ecstatically and obviously deeply touched people bowed in front of the master and then stepped aside for the next lucky one.

The room was shaking with presence and clarity. Happy faces were beaming with joy. I mean, what else is left than beaming with joy? It just bursts out of one, without any announcement. But watch out! It could be infecting!

So it was a real holiday. The occasion: The festival of love and thankfulness for this wonderful life.

And it is distinctive that this intensive experience (and this really is not only an exception, but more the normal case in the presence of Masterji) cannot just simply be shuffled off again. That was noticeable at the Madhukar-Oasis, our stand on the second floor.

Our team of motivated happy people was very aware of their representative job of “representing God on … äh, in the congress house”. Authentic and convincing, the Oasis was gleaming on the top floor (…closest to heaven) as one of the brightest stands in the whole house.

On the one hand that was caused by this huge poster hanging with the invitingly attracting picture of Madhukar, and the excellent products an interested one could buy there, and on the other hand by the authenticity of the stand helpers and flyer distributors.

Not only the new book „Einssein- Klarheit und Lebensfreude durch Advaita” (Oneness – clarity and joy of life through Advaita) but also the DVDs, Satsang-CDs, photos, stickers – everything was presented optically very aesthetical and in a very appealing layout. A comment of a total inspired guest was: „One thing I have to tell you again – hot design!” – oh, thank you, we gladly forward this :o)

Something was fizzing. It was alive. And the visitors felt attracted as bees by honey – mmh, how sweet. For example one was saying: „You all are always laughing so beautifully, you all are really shining“, another one said: “You all are so carried by the master. It is so great to see you.“ Or: „Oh yes, I just had to come here. It feels soooo good to be with you (at the stand)“.

Honestly – that was the nicest “reward”.
Yes, exactly, it is possible to implement “clarity and joy of life through Advaita” in the daily life – simply like this!

I am looking forward to next year, when there will be again: Enter - Freedom - @ - Baden Baden. Fun !!!

Hope to see you there.

Suri in Love