Talk:Neem Karoli Baba/Archive 1


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don't move. &mdash; Nightst a  llion  (?) Seen this already? 14:01, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

Proposed Move
To maintain factual integrity, I propose that this page be moved to Lakshmi_Narayan_Sharma, Neem Karoli Baba's birthname, and this page redirect to that new page. Please discuss.


 * Oppose - the subject is best known by the name Neem Karoli Baba and is refered to by this name in all books about and referencing him. By way of Google, "Lakshmi Narayan Sharma" returns 87 hits and "Neem Karoli Baba" returns 45,500 . All his ashrams and endowments bear the name Neem Karoli Baba. &mdash;Hanuman Das 14:22, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose per Hanuman Das. Feel free to add any missing info to article. &mdash; goethean &#2384; 14:40, 12 April 2006 (UTC)


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Previous move discussion: Neeb Karori Baba -> Neem Karoli Baba

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move. &mdash; Nightst a  llion  (?) Seen this already? 07:56, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Requested move
Neeb Karori Baba → Neem Karoli Baba – the requested name is the more usual spelling and is attested in works by Ram Dass and Dada Mukerjee -- Adityanath 17:36, 28 March 2006 (UTC)


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 * Support, this is the more usual spelling in English-speaking countries and should therefore be used on the English language Wikipedia. Google shows about 46,000 hits for "Neem Karoli Baba" vs. 270 hits for "Neeb Karori Baba" . The spelling "Neem Karoli Baba" is even used in India when written in English. I have a recent photo of my sister-in-law in front of one of his ashrams (Vrindavan, I think) in India and the sign says "Neem Karoli Baba." &mdash;Adityanath 18:05, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Support &mdash; goethean &#2384; 18:10, 28 March 2006 (UTC)


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Re Sainthood
LordSuryaofShropshire, I removed the assertion that Neem Karoli Baba is a "saint" because this is POV and not a fact. Andries 20:13, 31 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Speaking as someone who was blessed with Maharaji's Darshan in Kainchi in 1973, I can state with full certainty HE IS A SAINT. LordSuryaofShropshire should not take it upon himself to judge without experience.

People keep trotting out the story that Neem Karoli Baba took LSD without effect when Ram Dass gave it to him. Baba was not soft on drugs--he hated drugs. The first rule at his ashram in India is "Don't take intoxicants" that is the real Baba.

The publisher for the edition being quoted on the page is Hanuman Foundation. The ISBN has been changed to match this edition.

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Fair use rationale for Image:Maharaj-ji.jpg
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Steve Jobs
Jobs wasn't a devotee. See, where it states "After Reed, Jobs went to India with a friend, Dan Kottke. They went to meet Neem Karoli Baba, a popular Indian ashram. But he had died." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 32.97.110.142 (talk) 15:49, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Also Steve_jobs says he traveled to India in 1974, after becoming involved in the Homebrew Computing Club and working for Atari -- not 1973 as it says in this article. Rtfisher (talk) 11:48, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

Ram Dass and LSD?
Is this the guru whom which was given an incremental and extraordinary dose of the hallucinogen LSD by Ram Dass- only to report no effect due to his complete connection with 'the All' and therefore complete control over his own mental state/existence on this plane?

Things that make one go HMMM. ResearchALLwars (talk) 06:44, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Yes, it is the same Guru. Actually, the second story of how Neem Karoli Baba read Ram Dass's mind while he was in back in America is even more incredible. Check out "Miracle of love" for the full story Joe Cicero — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.166.181.49 (talk) 22:01, 8 October 2011 (UTC)