The Brief History of Gaia

The Earth - Gaia - is about 4,6 billion years old. For an easier understanding, let's cut this time-span down to 46 years. The early years of Gaia's existence are clouded in the mists of history.

It wasn't until the age of 42 that the earth started to bloom.

After about 44 years, dinosaurs inhabited the planet. Some eight months ago the first mammals evolved,

and during this last week the first hominids entered the scene.

Modern man has existed for only about four hours; some sixty minutes ago he took up agriculture,

and a minute ago the industrial revolution began.

During these very last sixty seconds man has managed to turn Gaia into a garbage dump,

to exterminate thousands of plant and animal species, to kill an uncountable number of his own kind,

to loot the planet's resources, to pollute soil, air and water and to leave radiating waste for future generations.

Within the next few seconds, all of us will decide whether we are going to make life on Gaia impossible,

or develop a consciousness that allows us a future existence with Gaia.

Lovelock and Margulis named their theory for the earth goddess "Gaia", because Earth and its

atmosphere have the ability to regulate and sustain the necessary conditions for life.

It would be wrong, however,

to interpret these findings to mean that if we continue to go on as we have so far,

that Gaia - Spaceship Earth - would live on though,

without its human passengers.

There are great news !

The message of love is spreading more and more. Now, after Russia, comes Italy.

Shortly the Italian translation of the book ERWACHEN IN FREIHEIT (ISBN 3-363-03054-1) will be published; and just now the Italian publisher Macro Editioni (www.macroedizioni.it) has issued the book "Che cos è l´Illuminazione" (ISBN 88-7507-795-9) from the artist Siddhi (Dafna Moscati).

It includes 10 interviews with enlightened people (illuminati) of the whole world, one of them is our beloved master.

In the package along with the book the impressing DVD "Il Fiore del Nirvana" (ISBN 88-7507-796-7) has been published. It tells the story of the movie maker, how she came in contact with enlightened people.

Madhukarji holds a central role in this movie, which is also available with German and English subtitles.

I wish you much fun reading, watching and enjoying it!
To celebrate this I now indulge in a glass of Italian red wine!

Dearest greetings
Your Sybille

The retreat Dolce Vita was great as always, to be with the Master and the Sangha.

Starting my trip in Roma meeting friends, driving on to Florence to meet our beloved Master.

Celebrating my birthday in Florence with those precious beings, sitting outside till deep in the night full of life in this beautiful city.

Coming home in Tuscany with its overwhelming nature, olive trees and cypress, arriving at the idyllic retreatplace, with lovely people welcoming and serving us. Everything was taken care of, as always in the presence of the Master. Enjoying Silence, inner Joy and Dance in the Meetings with Madhukar.Loving and strong words from the Master to wake us up from our mindstories.

The Sangha was very close together, we had some really nice evenings, especially the party for Sita's birthday was great, dancing under million stars, loving, laughing and enjoying.

Time to relax and swim in the Azur blue sea with the ever shining sun at the wild beach. Playing beachball and going out in a local bar, having fun with the waitress, drinking an 'aperativo' and having our daily garlicshot, with the orange light from the sunset and a view on the locals, who never seem to move from their place under the tree . Coming home for a delicious dinner at La Magia, made by loving Premarta, the best cook ever.

Even more than other years we experienced the thankfullness and loving heart energy from the people of La Magia, as if they took in the grace of being with the Master as well.

To live and embrace Dolce Vita is great! Love, Thankfullness and inner Joy of being with Madhukar.

La Magia, the magic place where we stayed for ten days and where we will be in July next year for 2 weeks.

Yes Dolce Vita is and will always be.. wow wow wow...

Lohita in Love

Imagine deciding and buying a ticket 2 days before flying, smoothly landing in warm, sunny Pisa before you know it, getting picked up as a surprise in a convertible by a beautiful good friend of yours (men read:..a hot hot lady!!! ) Enjoying under the burning sun the 3 hour drive making our hair look like newly windstyled superstar hair, living through the one hour meltdown on the road as the consequence of italian traffic jam and no aircondition in the oh so hip convertible... but it was quickly forgotten when 2 guys whistled when surpassing... we are so easy to make happy;-)

Imagine this driving being hardly remembered when arriving to an authentic little roadcross cafe in the middle of an italian "movie", having the privilege of being met by the beloved Master there, slowly realising you have arrived and that you are sitting with friends, laughter and a cool delicious drink...not to forget the charming , smily waitress we all love and the obligatory 4 wrinkled men sitting always on the same bench every day, every time, any time...

Imagine your slight stress disappear the moment you lay your eyes on the surroundings of the retreat place and see that you are in the middle of fields, Silence, space, the view to an old village on the mountain, sheep, the oh so very Toscana trees that are either very tall and skinny or very round and full...like the trees themselves have their masculine and feminine forms reminding how well some forms and shapes go together :-)

Imagine you getting your head blown away in Satsang through one single sentence from Masters mouth even though you have already been in satsang for who knows how many years...and as the dark comes you find out that the milky way must be right above this place because you have never seen it so close before.

Imagine your friends kidnapping you to the beach in the daytime between satsangs and that the trees over the road to the sea naturally form a roof that makes the road look like a tunnel where the light is waiting in the end. When you step out the car the insects are singing surprisingly loudly and happily, and from this wave of sound you are lead to cooling soft water of the turquoise sea awaiting at the end.

Imagine everyone in this retreat welcoming you as if they are so truly happy and thankful that you came and you notice it makes you feel totally at home and equally truly happy and thankful to be there with the Sangha and Master in Satsang.

Imagine that they make a surprise party for you because they want to celebrate your being with you, and that they do it all together, silently, enjoyingly with a clear outcome showing that really everyone of them happily had given their all in contributing to this dancing under the stars-party kickstarted by the song: " When you came into my life, I got oh so happy".

Imagine Master saying a few words about you that reveal and touch the inner most inner in yourself that has never been spoken out or touched before in that very way and that the words keep warming inside for a very, very long time - seemingly reflected in everyones eyes.

Imagine that you stay just a few days in this place, you just begin to get a taste of the Dolce Vita , italian wine and orgasmic cappucino... and because you getting intoxicated the very first moment by the eyes of Master, these few days are so rich, so full of Love and touching moments that you never would have thought you should live to see this..Eventhough you have to leave before the others there is not a single sign of regret or wish for it to be differently. Just a big smile within...and small one on the lips.

This toscanian dream happened to me and 24 others in real life not long ago. Toscana is a gorgious, welcoming place to enjoy and satsang takes care of the magic, mindblowing, extra delicious spice that I have only experienced with Madhukar. It has been confirmed to me again that being with this Mystery meets my inner most Inner and surprises, surprises and surprises from Love. Unimaginable really.

Real Love Sita

Namaste dear ones,

A devotee called my attention to a very special day, the "Purnima-Day". With the following explanation I want to inform you about the meaning of this day.

Guru Purnima


The full moon day of the month of Ashad (July/August) is the very special blessed holy Guru Purnima-Day.

This day, the day of the special worship of the Guru, is a day of pure joy. A day on which the loving disciple is offering his reverential homage to his beloved Guru. For it is the Guru who severs the attachment and frees the devotee from the chains of material existence. The Guru is the only help there is for the human being to experience the consciousness of reality.

Worldwide the Guru is honored on this day, and the special connection between Guru and disciple is renewed and strengthened, also by the disciple showing his trust, his loyalty and devotion to the Guru by homage and veneration.

With other words – Guru Purnima also is the day for us to reflect our spiritual evolvement/opening and to realize the privilege we have to devote our life to a deeper and deeper awakening. It is pure reflection on the endless grace of the Guru to whose Lotus feet we are allowed to sit.

A day of pure thankfulness; thankfulness, obeisance and joy, because adoration of the Guru is the true adoration of the highest there is. It is pure reflection on the endless grace of the Guru - who, in his absolute love, donates the peace of limitless awareness.

Jaya Madhukarji ki jai!
Guru Purnima: 29/30.07.07
Full moon: 30.7.07 = 02:47:42 a.m.

Guru Purnima is the brightest full moon of the year.
With Love
Rita

Namaste dear ones,

As promised I want to give you an insight into the atmosphere of the Satsangs in St. Petersburg and Moscow today. From Keike who was also travelling to Russia I received a description written with that much of ardency that I cannot describe it any better. I just want to add something which personally touched me very much. It was the way how the people in St. Petersburg and Moscow said goodbye to Madhukar. This was full of humbleness, and in their eyes was hope, confidence and gratefulness. I experienced this as a holy moment.
The organizers in St. Petersburg were very hearty and thoughtful, and when Madhukar left they adjured him to come back.
The mood in Moscow was totally different. It was exuberant and in the beginning a bit restive. But soon could be felt a spirit of astonishment, internalization and wonderment which finally culminated in love and silence. Also here Madhukar was intensely asked to come back again.
In St. Petersburg we had circa 60 participants and in Moscow circa 140. Many young people were there. For me it was astonishing that there were more men than women.

Now I wish you lots of joy reading the report from Keike.

Cordially
Rita

Well recovered and strengthened, emerging from the luxuries and from the intensive retreat „Herzensfreude“ in the Bregenzer Wald, which is always deeply touching me, I am landing in St. Petersburg, luckily in the kind company of Gesa.

After two days of tourist life in St. Petersburg we step into a very special atmosphere.

We enter the Satsang room in St. Petersburg and everything is forgotten because we immerse into a Krishna energy, an atmosphere which until then I only experienced in India, in cathedrals. Immediately being touched, love is there, trust and being comfortable.
Gesa and I experience a very hearty welcome with the organizers, which we got to know the evening before. The participants are coming late, shortly before 7:00 pm. The rows fill up quickly, without a lot of talking, without a lot of unrest. Restrained joy can be felt.

In the background on the stage a Krishna statue, Indian divinity, a decent decoration, nothing is too much, nothing too less. In front of this divine arrangement the seat is prepared for the master, for Madhukar.
Is there anything left to add?

Like floating, soundless, fine, without announcement, Madhukar is walking thru the rows, towards his seat, sits down just as soundless, lovingly smiling, silently.

Immediately submerging happens, submerging into a wonderful Satsang, into silence. I am surrounded and connected with lovingly, hearty, humble and thankful people. Thankfulness for being allowed to be here.

Questions and answers, dialogs, in all-embracing love and humbleness, highest esteem. A wonderful time in a wonderful energy amidst St. Petersburg, in Russia, in the world. Interested, expertly and very personal questions are asked. I feel like enshrouded in cotton wool, but the name of this wool is love, pure love. The hearts overflow, filling the room. Again and again silence. No music, and it is not missed at any moment. No words can describe these experiences because for this there are no words. Each one of you knows how Satsang, to be with Madhukar, touches, changes, fills.

Understanding, perceiving moments during the break. Hearty words and hugs between people which never met before.

After the break again questions and questions, sceptical, begging, despaired and seeking help. An impressing sentence from the master, that he has made this journey for one person, which will experience awakening. A short moment of disbelief, the thought is perceptible in the room, who will that be, and then again silence, listening, sensing, BEING.

Time moves into the background. May this Satsang last forever.
Suddenly a heavy curtain falls, covering the Krishna statue. The symbolism is obvious, the Satsang is coming to its end.

Madhukar, words of thanks towards the lovingly Russian women and men, wants to leave the room just as soundless floating as he came. Shaking hands here and there, looks, lingering. It does not hold the visitors on their seats. No, each by each they go to our beloved master to personally say goodbye to him, with shaking hands, deep looks, highest esteem and thankfulness.


What is the value of time and space when hearts are touched? Deeply touched!

After the Satsang in St. Petersburg Gesa and I are ready to experience Moscow – no matter how. Thankfulness, love, yearning and joy fill me in the back and forth of the waves of bliss.







Short 30 minutes before the first Satsang in Moscow starts the room is opened for entering. Within only a couple of minutes it is about to burst at the seams. The number of visitors is much higher than expected. The participants are standing, sitting, laying relaxed, no matter how and where, on chairs, cushions, yoga mats, leaning against the door frame. Amidst all the people there is just enough room left for our beloved master and the translator. The entire bustle appears to be chaotic and confusing. In fact it is an expression of joyful waiting, of a tangible curiousness to meet the announced master, Madhukar.

Almost unnoticed Madhukar enters the room, sending an outright look around, striking out his way. A total different Satsang than in St. Petersburg is starting. Not comparable with any other Satsang in Europe or India. Is there ever any comparability in the Here and Now?

The participants are interested, relaxed, restive, and they like to look at „the one in front there“. After the preluding phase of silence, not too long, the first cameras are flashing. Here and there people move closer to each other to enable everybody to sit further in front so each one can look into the eyes of Madhukar. Silence, long moments of looking into Madhukar’s eyes. Madhukarji responses questions with loving answers and information. Very quiet moments are possible in a restive room. Time passes very fast.

An atmosphere appears like immersing into the youth of Moscow. Music and sights touch so deeply that love can come into the hearts of apparently all participants. The people sitting in front of me sink down in humbleness and devotion. They hold each others hands and look at each other full of deep love. Bliss all over.



The master thanks, points out the Intensive taking place the next day and leaves. Happy and filled we remain in the room. A short moment of reflection and inner sight, then astir activity fills the room.

In a night full of dreams,and also in the morning I am in “another world”. Satsang has already started again, one proof more that it never ends. I feel so close to my master, bound in the most wonderful energy and love. I am enshrouded and full of joy for the Intensive taking place that day.




Intensive with Madhukar in Moscow May 19, 2007

What was expecting me today is impossible to describe with words, just as so many experiences I had before with my master.

Satsang is taking place in another room which is much more beautiful. The waiting is different, totally different than the day before. The participants are focused on Madhukar, love and truth. Many want to sit directly in front of the big master, at least in front to be very close to him. Nothing is left of the idea to just have a look at a master. No, what matters now are desires, yearnings, resolving issues, experiencing joy and oneness, answering serious questions. What matters are miracles. Tenseness and expectation are perceptible until finally Madhukar enters the room.

The phase of silence, the energy and my theme, so „time-, space-, generation-overlapping“ that I just inwardly „watch“ what happens, wondering and breathlessly. A sensation of liberation and easiness comes its way, happiness and joy for that what the beloved master is for me, for us, the world, the universe, for what he does and aligns.

Clarity the whole day, love and nearness. Until the break a mildness, after the – shortened – break a lovingly strict master, uncrompising and exhorting, evocative, smiling full of love, deep gazes and open hearts. Incidental music letting us melt and cry.



The thought of this wonderful world – immediately answered with music. Yes, what a wonderful world we live in. What a blessing. The present to be allowed to participate Satsang with Madhukarji, being love and Self, being allowed to think but not having to think.


Hearty goodbye at the end of the meeting. Serious questions, whether a life changes when being with Madhukar I answer with the counter-question: Where may I start to tell? It will last some time, or is the short answer enough: Yes, my life!

Saying the ususal „see you“ for goodbye, and then suddenly severe: Yes, hopefully we see each other again. Yes, this is Moscow, Russia, not Europe, not Germany. It does not matter. Time and space are so nonsignificant.

Unreal being and seeing continues for moments, hours, days and weeks and is still present also now. It keeps me away from being the way I have been until now. There is no return.... wanted or not…..






And now, weeks later, I experience that new encounters are taking place, new or secretly kept subjects unclose. I realize the games life is playing, the leela, in a different way. Due to my story again and again the themes of war, Russia, relations, family come up. And suddenly it is easy to speak, to tell, to be together.

In me the realization, why life led me to St. Petersburg and Moscow, why I could not run from the desire to travel there and why I was grazy enough not resisting it.



I bow in deep thankfulness and love!
Love
Keike

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Your Madhukar organization

It is May 24, 2007, 08:00 pm in Tübingen (Germany):

The 53 graduates of the Leibniz-College are curious: Unusual visit for the evening’s event: One of the students invited Madhukar for the scientific colloquium.

A lot of bustle going on in the vestibule. In the seating corner exciting discussions about the newest movies, the best movies, favorite movies. The motto here is living and working together under one roof. Very busy ones quickly have a meal before the event starts. Other ones help to put tables and chairs in the right place. Until just now people were still dancing in the room, now it gets rebuild and some fresh air comes in.

Dressed in short trousers, T-shirt and cap, an imposing Gentleman enters the rooms of the college, together with his attendant, and makes jokes about football. The students are not ready yet for the message of Madhukar: Everything starts 15 minutes later here – the academic quarter hour.

„What kind of equipment does he need of which we have here for speakers? A high desk? The screen? The overhead projector? A stool? Flipchart?“ The assistant smiles: „The best is an armchair and a glass of water.“

With a fable he starts his speech. With the fable of the lion raised up together with donkeys by a launderer in India. With the fable of the lion who believes to be a donkey.

Just as incidentally Madhukar slides off his shoes and sits comfortably in the armchair in cross-legged position. It is not traditional Satsang today, otherwise he would not have started with speaking but with silence. Still a short explanation what Advaita means and that he actually has no message at all.

He tells of the Indian Sage Sri Ramana Maharshi, who, after years of keeping silent, answers the question of a searcher by writing with a stick into the sand: „Because everyone wants to be happy”.

Then he invites the group to be together in silence. Also here not the usual „Om“-sound as the closure of the short phase of silence, but a clear audible word. Then he reads out of his new book Einssein.

The questions of the students do not stop. What does he have to say regarding morale. Whether he can describe his path. What he actually had planned to say today if the students would not have had so many questions. What he has to say about the suffering there is in this world. What does an awoken one do all day. Why he is using quantum physics and brain researching to describe experiences.

„I see that your interest is growing. I have to continue traveling tonight. Two of your questions I still can answer.“ Said, done – and after resounding applause Madhukar is leaving again. The daily routine turns back to the students: catching up on the missed meal, meeting the sweetheart in the stairway, compliments while passing each other: „Somehow you look very good today.“

The students of the Leibniz-College are used to look beyond one’s own nose. It is written on the flags each year to offer insights in many academic subjects to approximately 50 students as an entrance in scientific work. Working interdisciplinary, broadly based spectrum of knowledge, flexibility and willingness for dialogs are some of the mottos of this university-near institution, which is unique in Germany.


Author: Shivani

Author reading with Madhukar of his new book::



The bliss of oneness, freedom as true nature, love in absence of mind, in the simple happiness of being, hearts are peace, always present presence, the imperative desire for freedom, culmination of joy of life, the symphony of the universe, the everlasting beyond any states of mind, the incomprehensible oneness, the untouched pure beingness; absolute consciousness as the source of beingness always here, no personal I, oneness as essential realization, Satsang as the shining of the Self.

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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.