Berthold Madhukar Thompson

Formerly a successful businessman from Germany, Thompson met his first teacher, Sri Osho Rajneesh, in 1980. When his master died in 1990, Madhukar went on to meet Sri H.W.L. Poonja, becoming one of his closest disciples and personal assistant. On several occasions, Poonjaji publicly declared that Madhukar was enlightened. Feeling that his search was still incomplete, Thompson left Poonjaji in 1993 and traveled throughout India in search of a guru who could help him realize final and total...See more

Formerly a successful businessman from Germany, Thompson met his first teacher, Sri Osho Rajneesh, in 1980. When his master died in 1990, Madhukar went on to meet Sri H.W.L. Poonja, becoming one of his closest disciples and personal assistant. On several occasions, Poonjaji publicly declared that Madhukar was enlightened. Feeling that his search was still incomplete, Thompson left Poonjaji in 1993 and traveled throughout India in search of a guru who could help him realize final and total enlightenment. During this time he met and studied with Ramesh Balsekar, staying with him until 1996. From here he went on to interview more than ten other enlightened adepts throughout India and in the U.S. See less