sˌæsɪnɐndˈɑːnə swˈɑːmi fˈɜːst kˈeɪm ɪn kˈɑːntækt wɪð ɡˈɔːdɪjə vˈeɪʃneɪvˌɪzəm ˈæftɚ sˈiːɪŋ hˈɛɹ kɹˈɪʃnə dˌɛvoʊtˈiːz ˌɔn dʒˈɜːmən tˌiːvˈiː ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z.
Sacinandana Swami first came in contact with Gaudiya Vaishnavism after seeing Hare Krishna devotees on German TV in the late 1960s.