Vishnu & Lakshmi

The last materialisation Swami Vishwananda undertook in relation to me happened while I was in Mauritius with him. He had come out of his room holding a brass statue depicting Vishnu and Lakshmi. It was the size of the palm of my hand. In a cheeky way he said, “Hmmm…. good sign,” and smiled. When I asked him what he meant he explained that the Goddess Lakshmi signifies spiritual and material wealth among other virtues. At the time my business was going through a very difficult phase financially: his message promised improvements in the near future. A little over two months later, the company was self-sufficient, sustainable and out of financial distress. The statue now forms part of the altar in our temple at Steffenshof.

Diamond

Shortly after I met Swami Vishwananda, he materialized something that looked like a diamond . When he gave it to me casually, at first I was disappointed. Inwardly I thought it was a simple little glass stone. What was I to do with a seemingly worthless piece of glass? 

In retrospect I feel ashamed of my attitude back then. How could I even have considered that he’d give me something that wasn’t precious? Many years later, after not treating the little stone with due respect, it dawned on me that I may have been wrong about it. I asked some people for their assessment, and as I carefully scratched a little bit of glass I started to realise that it was very possibly a diamond. While I could have taken it to an expert and really found out, I didn’t do that. The point here is that regardless of whether it was a genuine diamond or not, I hadn’t treated it as something precious. It is a symbol of how I treated myself and symbolically how most of us treat ourselves. We’re eagles and diamonds, sons and daughters of the heavens, but we often walk through life regarding ourselves mistakenly to be chickens and fake diamond glass stones. (by Vishwakuruananda)

“You don’t need Ring”

Drishti from Germany tells us her story about the ring that Swami Vishwananda materialised for her:
"During the next few months I tried to visit Him as often as I could. I found that many people received a materialised little gift from Him, except me, and I was quite sad about it. I thought He didn’t love me as much as He loved the others. When I went for a consultation in Switzerland, He gave some things to others and I dared to ask Him: “I would also love to have a ring from you.” He smiled at me and answered: “But you don’t need one!” I thought, OK, and went back home feeling a bit sad. Arriving at home, I called a friend who consoled me with the words that it was wonderful that I didn’t receive a ring because I didn’t need one! I should be happy about it, and I was finally all happy again!

Four weeks later, I met Visham again in Switzerland. He had me called as He wanted to speak to me urgently. He said: “Last time I felt sorry that I didn’t give you a ring.” I sat before Him and answered: “But please, don’t feel sorry, I don’t need a ring, I am happy without it.” He smiled at me and said: “Now I make you one!” and He materialised a ring with a big stone on it. The whole atmosphere was filled with Love. The big stone always touched my finger with its top, like permanent acupuncture. Swami told me that the stone was like an antenna which receives the kind of energy that I needed. Sometimes the ring hurts a bit. This is due to the receiving of energy, Swami explained."

Shirdi Sai Baba Silver Ring

Around the world Swami Vishwananda materialised many rings for devotees. They are a protection for the personn who wears it. Vishwakuruananda remembers the ring that Swami manifested for him:

"The description of the items that Swami materialized for me all serve to explain their deeper significance to me and overall.. They all happened in 1998, that is within a few months after first meeting him. 

When I met Swami, he was materialising vibhuti, rings and other things on a regular basis. I had never worn a ring in my life, so when he materialised a silver ring for someone, I believe it was Urs and said to him, “If you were ever to give me a ring, I would like to have a silver one like the one you’ve just materialized.” That same evening he materialised a Shirdi Sai Baba silver ring for me which I wear on my right-hand middle finger. I love Shirdi Sai Baba, as he represents humility and simplicity for me. I resonated with these qualities and felt a particular connection to him, even though I couldn’t fully grasp it. Later I met several individuals who seemed to have a similar connection with this saint: all of us shared a mutual feeling that we might have been with him in his lifetime". 

Polishing the shoes?

Small miracles happens around Swami Vishwananda. A devotee wrote us this story:

Whenever I needed guidance or help, I asked Swami Vishwananda in my meditations, and help and guidance was unfailingly given. There was no doubt in my mind that Swami was assisting me whenever I meditated and asked for help. Yet Swami Vishwananda is very subtle and never takes credit for any help or guidance that I received.

A small incident happened to show the subtleness He displays. We had a function at a house, and I arrived just on time. I thanked the Lord for the new tradition I had adopted of leaving my shoes outside the house, as they were filthy dirty! It would have been embarrassing walking into the function with my dirty shoes. I left my shoes outside with thirty other pairs (I noticed that most of them were dirty) and went inside. Later on during the night, we were making a mould for Swami’s feet and I noticed that the mould began to crack slightly. I began filling in the cracks and Swami walked in and jokingly said, “Don’t change the size of my feet.” Later on I had to collect something from my car. I went outside and was about to put on my shoes, when I noticed that they had been beautifully polished. Everyone else’s where dirty but mine were shining! I thanked the owner of the house for cleaning my shoes but she replied that she had no idea what I was talking about and that she did not have time to polish my shoes. I knew that Swami had acknowledged me for fixing the mould. Although this is a small almost inconsequential incident, it showed me the humility of this great Avatar.
There are many levels to Swami Vishwananda and I have only just seen the tip of the iceberg. I thank the Divine Mother for giving me an opportunity to have a Guru that has qualities that I can only aspire to.  I know that my life journey has only just begun.  

Who is Swami Vishwananda?

Pari told me:"Many friends ask me: Who is Swami Vishwananda? Actually this is a very difficult question and is nearly impossible to find an answer. If you look at the life of Swami Vishwananda, his teachings and how he behaves with people whom are around, you can see only pure love and light. It doesn’t matter, what he is doing, he does everything with much love and patience. Swami Vishwananda has patience with everyone and loves everyone in the same way. He would never judge or talk bad behind your back. Some people judge him because they don’t understand who he really is. They have an image about a Guru in their mind and think he has to be like they want him to be. 
He loves to laugh and to be together with people and act like everyone else but he is always aware of his mission. He is doing the prayers and pujas with so much love that you feel Gods presence in you and all around you. If you look at him with physical eyes you see him as a “normal” human being, but he is not human at all. He is a direct incarnation of God in a human body. He is here to uplift and to help us find the way back home to God. I’m eternally grateful to have Swamiji in my life. I love him with all my heart and all my soul". 

Impossible dreams coming true

We know that Swami Vishwananda helps people around the world. This ability began very early with friends and at school in Mauritius. One of his old friends, Arwin remembers how Swami was on his side during his studies:

"In 1996, I completed college and was waiting for my final grades; then I got an interview for a nursing officer position. When Swami Vishwananda and I were discussing it one afternoon, I expressed it was my dream job. “Why are you worrying about it?” he asked. I said there was much competition for the position and he reassuringly said, “Don’t worry, you already got the job”. I became carefree, trusting in what he’d said.  
Later I interviewed before the board responsible for approving the prospective candidates and their concluding words to me were, “Consider the job yours”. The next time I saw Swami Vishwananda, I happily said I‘d got the job and he said, “This is just the beginning. Take my word for it; you are going to be a doctor very soon”. His statement was completely unexpected and seemingly impossible to me because my finances did not permit further study.  
So I continued with my job as a nursing officer and in my spare time worked as a first aid officer. I devoted all my time to this work, but soon had some problems with the organisation which forced me to leave. I felt completely crushed and lost. This was such a big part of my life and I didn’t know what to do.  
Then a friend called one day to suggest that since I’d done so well on the first aid training course, I could apply to medical school to become a doctor. I told him I didn’t have the money. He suggested I attend school in Russia and pay annually: He said he’d arrange it for me at the University of St. Petersburg. So I contacted St. Petersburg University, sent in my application and was accepted. At the time, I was working as a nursing officer at a hospital and couldn’t break my contract. No one was being granted a leave, but I wrote the hospital a letter requesting leave-without-pay to further my studies and bought my airline ticket to Russia. The date of the flight was growing nearer and no answer had come from the hospital ministry. I simply trusted what Swami Vishwananda had told me and thought whether they accepted or rejected my request for leave, I didn’t care. The date of my flight arrived and I left for St. Petersburg. It was a Saturday. Two days later on Monday, the letter approving my leave application arrived.
As a student in Russia, I was very fortunate and bonded with my new professor. I was staying with him, which was very unusual. The other students had begun their course two years earlier. Despite this obstacle, I scored first in my final exam, which I put down to my professor’s faith in me".
Arwin – Mauritius