Madhukar (Sanskrit, literally: “Beloved, sweet as honey”)

Madhukar was born and raised in Stuttgart. 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 awakening experience. Upon completing his training as a yoga and meditation teacher, he came to realize that his search was far from being over. He heard reports on the “lion from Lucknow” in India in 1992, about a guru who personified the message of Advaita. Immediately he undertook a 42-hour journey across the subcontinent and met up with H.W.L. Poonja, a disciple of the great Indian sage, Ramana Maharshi. Madhukar had arrived to his master.