Swami Vishwananda pilgrimage in Shirdi

In Shirdi Swami Vishwananda venerated Sri Shirdi Sai Baba but also his disciple Shri Upasani Maharaj who through the grace of his Guru, Shirdi Sai Baba became a Satguru himself and helped thousands of people on their way to God realisation. It was not an easy task for Shirdi Sai Baba. To find out how he did it read on: http://www.vishwanandateachings.blogspot.com

We venerate the place where the body of Christ was put after his death

The golden pilar of the Mookambika temple

Swami Vishwananda in the yard of the temple a golden pilar at he entrance of the Sanctorum.

Swami vishwananda with one of the priest of the Mukambika Temple

This very nice and devoted priest performed puja for Swami and the pilgrimers inside the Temple.

Swami regains his energy

Swami likes to visit holy places, a close devotee of Swami told us:

"Swami was visiting us at our summer home in Greece. One day in May 2004, we went to Athens and returned home at about four in the afternoon. It was a very hot day and we were all tired. Swami was visibly fatigued and said he thought he would take a nap to refresh himself. Zoe, my wife, mentioned that the monastery, St. Ephraim, including the tomb of the saint, is near our home. In hearing about the saint, Swami suddenly appeared completely revived and fresh as if he had just gotten up from a nap. “Let us go and visit,” he responded with great enthusiasm. Zoe changed into proper attire for a monastery and off they went in the heat of the afternoon."

Visit to Ramdas

In Maui, we went to visit Ramdas, a disciple of Nam Kaoli Baba. As we followed the sea, Swami Vishwananda looked at it and said: “Maybe we’ll see whales!” - “Really?” I asked and then remembered that an afternoon in 2005, when we were in the garden that Yogananda planted on top of a cliff, above the sea in Encinitas. Swami Vishwananda also had told me that dolphins were nearby and a few minutes later we had seen dolphins jump and disappear again.  - “Look at the whales, there!” He exclaimed. - “I have never seen whales jumping like that!” I said. - “They gather to breed,” He told me. After following a winding road in the hills, we eventually reached Ramdas’ villa, in Hawaii’s countryside. - “Tell me, was Nam Kaoli Baba an Avatar?” I asked. - “Yes, he was an incarnation of Hanuman. In fact he was an incarnation of Shiva. Shiva very rarely incarnates directly on earth. When he incarnates, he does so under the face of Hanuman. When Rama came on earth, Shiva incarnated as Hanuman to be the greatest of all his devotees, “ He said.   After a warm welcome, Ramdas asked Swami to speak about His youth and about Babaji. We then sang Bhajans in front of his altar. In front of the picture of Nam Kaoli Baba, Ramdas then told us the following story: - On a trip with Nam Kaoli baba and other devotees, they had a car accident. Passengers of the car then saw a huge hairy hand protecting them. The car was no longer of use after the accident, but none of the passengers got hurt.  On the altar were a lot of photos of Saints and deities. Swami asked Him : - “You have a lovely altar, but tell me why do you have the photo of George Bush on your altar? Are you worshiping him?” - “No, but you know, to all these saints and deities I can say I love you. The day I can say to George Bush, I love you, I know that I will be a good person.”  The day after Swami Vishwananda gave a Darshan where Ramdas and his family came. We went back to his place afterwards. When Ramdas arrived on his wheelchair, the little group of devotees greeted him. Then they saw the altar with pictures of gurus, saints, and deities. Ramdas followed and we sang the Hanuman Chalisa and some Bhajans.  It was a Divine moment. The presence of Hanuman was very strong when Swami Vishwananda and Ramdas were together.