Govardhan Giri Dasa

But we can look at it this way too... The modern Indian youth is more interested in this rock stuff, so let us try and make them hear the Holy Names this way at least....

I have not heard anyone say he was the first to spread Vedanta. Vivekanda spread Advaita Vedanta and helped pave the way for other eastern Gurus to come west, like Yogananda, and Prabhupada. Prabhupada spread the Gaudiya Vedanta teachings, which have some differences with the Advaita-Vedanta perspective. So they probably mean he was the first to spread Gaudiya Vedanta in the west?

I do not think Vivekananda's visit helped Prabhupad as quoted here. Srila Prabhupad did not go to the west because Vivekananda had already gone there. Srila Prabhupad was just trying to fulfill the wishes of his spiritual master. Whether Vivekananda had gone or not, Prabhupad would still have gone because it was his guru's order

Where in the authorised scriptures does it say that Sathya Sai Baba is Narayana Himself ?? Please do not get carried away with your statements. Respect and love for your Guru is natural, but please do not make him equal to Narayana.

I was chanting Narayana from my birth and Lord Chaitannya visited me after my birth and also later. I was looking for Narayana. Sathya Sai Baba (later revealed to me) who came to my work place at Bangalore 10 yrs back and initiated me keeping His identity secret with Hare Krsna mohamantra and told me that I am His Chela. During this initiation I did not asked His identity but He given me hints saying, come to my Ashram at Whitefield though I forgotten. Later many demigods including Krsna, Chaitannya and Narayana gave darshan to me.

So Sathya Sai Baba is prefect spiritual Guru and Narayana Himself. I had seen His subtle Body as Narayana. Sathya Sai Baba's birth name is Sathya Narayana and Sirdi Sai Baba worshiped Narayana to get His blessing and Sirdi Sai entered within the body of Sathya Narayana and became Sathya Sai Baba. Sirdi Sai was Lord Shiva Himself.

So there is no doubt that anybody who worships Sathya Sai Baba will get blessing of Shiva and Narayana both. Sathya Sai Baba is authorized Guru by lord Krsna and every body must get His blessing, if possible initiation of Hare Krsna mohamantra.

This argument is like the chicken and the egg story. We can argue till we leave our bodies, so come one people.....................

stop fighting and start chanting.....

Tell Dalai Lama to chant Hare Krishna and purify himself