Swami Vishwananda was born in 1978 in to a Hindu family on the island of Mauritius. Even as a child, he showed great interest in different spiritual traditions and religious practices. He was not very interested in the typical activities of a child, but instead spent every free minute concentrating on his own spiritual education.

Swami was given the Atma Kriya techniques by his Guru, Mahavatar Babaji when he was a young boy. Swami carried the knowledge of Atma Kriya with him for many years before the time was right to start teaching others. Swami Vishwananda and Mahavatar Babaji have given Atma Kriya to the World to help mankind connect to their true nature and experience deep devotion towards the Divine through meditation.

Who is Mahavatar Babaji?

Babaji is a mystical Himalayan yogi. He is an advanced spiritual soul who bestows yoga and meditation techniques to a small number of spiritual teachers and guru's across the world. Sri Swami Vishwananda tells us: "Babaji is the Guru of all the Gurus on Earth, The Teacher of Teachers."

That gives a glimpse of His Cosmic nature, which is unfathomable in any words we use. He is the grace and the guiding force that nurtures us through the spiritual awakening that Atma Kriya brings. Experiencing Him is the end result of dedicated and disciplined Atma Kriya practice. He is accessible for those seekers who truly want Him, you only have to chant his name three times and He will be there with you.

Why has Mahavatar Babaji given Atma Kriya to the World?

He gave the techniques of Atma Kriya to Swami Vishwananda to help mankind realise their true identity and to experience the essence of their human and Divine qualities. Babaji's sole interest is the spiritual development of all the people on our planet and he has given this yoga and meditation system to bring humanity closer to the truth within ourselves which is the Atma.

"The heart is pure in its totality.  Let it be so that it returns to the purity that is Love Divine through practice of Atma Kriya. Sit in meditation of Atma Kriya Techniques and relearn the answers to the four questions of life: Who am I? Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going? I have designed the Atma Kriya Techniques with the assurance that with diligent practice and Divine Grace you may answer these questions for yourself in this very lifetime." - Mahavatar Babaji 

To hear more from Mahavatar Babaji, please visit Swamini Vishwalakshmianandama's Virtual Babaji blog.