16 Rounds at Smoke This

One of the obstacles in spreading Krishna consciousness is the tendancy to stay disconnected from the people we are trying to extend Krishna consciousness to. We may consider those people unqualified, fallen, strange, or we may simply have difficulty understanding their situation. If we consider ourselves to be missionaries in the service to Srila Prabhupada, then we should not allow oursleves to fall into this trap. As compassionate missionaries, lovers of God and His parts and parcels, lovers of the living souls that are embodied and conditioned in a wide varieties of ways, we can’t afford ourselves ever getting disconnected from the people who we share the world with.

Srila Prabhupada’s glory stands above all other Vaishnavas because he took the time and truoble to understand the people of America, live in their midst, feel with them, and eventually share the beauty of Krishna consciousness with them. Most of Srila Prabhupada’s godbrothers wrote Westerners off because we were too weird and too wild to them. They were not able to understand or relate to us. Some perhaps dreaded the thought of having to live with us and elevate us to the platform of Krishna consciousness. Sure, many have continued to maintain their purity and that was for their good. Luckily Srila Prabhupada was different. He took the instruction of his spiritual master to bring Krishna consciousness to the Westerners much more seriously. He forwent the personal considerations and difficulties. A 70 year old gentleman took the trobule to live with the crazed youth of America’s 60’s. What compassion! From Srila Prabhupada’s example we must learn to not condemn those that are different, distanced, strange. We need to leave our comfortable situations and extend our Krishna consciouss hands of friendship and love to our neighbors.Otherwise they will stay on one side and we on the other, thus the mission will fail. Srila Prabhupada definitely did not have that in mind for us.

Here at Sastra Dana we are constantly trying to reach out to our contemporary American brothers and sisters. Smoke shops are churches for the modern man. To have such an establishment accept our newspaper is a clear sign to us that we must be doing something right. Two young men, managers of the smoke shop called Smoke This, read our paper, found it interesting, informative, and helpful. At a simple request they let us plant one of our newspaper racks in their shop. How wonderful!

To learn more about it check out this video:

To sponsor the production and distribution of the 16 Rounds newspaper and Srila Prabhupada’s books, go to sastradana.com/donate.

Hare Krishna

 

Your Contributions

San Diego Sponsors:

• Dhamesvara Gaura Dasa $1,714.60
• Bhaktivedanta Cultural Center $660.00
• Jnana Bhakti Dasa $200.00
• Lalit Agarwal $125.00
• Yamunapati & Jayasri $101.00
• Randy & Kripa Mayi $51.00
• Kanka Devi Dasi $25.00
• Anonymous $25.00
• Anonymous $25.00
• Nitin & Jayasri Patel $22.00
• Debbie Nieto $20.00
• Bhaktivedanta Memorial Library $16.01
• TOTAL: $2,984.61 

Los Angeles Sponsors:

• Esekiel Jaggernauth $601.00
• Rafael A. Palma $100.00
• Justin Connor $62.00
• Jiten Patel $42.00
• Balai Devi Dasi $42.00
• Vamsi Dasa’s family $40.00
• Paul & Rosa Wallace $20.00
• Anonymous $5.00
• TOTAL: $912.00 

GRAND TOTAL: $3,896.61 

Distribution to Institutions

5,837 books!!! have been placed in the following institutions:

• 6382 / Lady of The Lake / 3102 University Ave / San Diego
• 6383 / Whole Foods Market / 8825 Villa La Jolla Drive / La Jolla
• 6384 / Trader  Joe / 1200 Hornblend / Pacific Beach
• 6385 / Spiz Café / 5501 Clairmont Mesa Blvd / San Diego
• 6386 / Sri Ganesh Sweet & Spice / 5440 Clairmont Mesa Blvd / San Diego
• 6387 / Cottage Art / 18619 S. Pioneer Blvd. / Artesia
• 6388 / Shreeji Jewellers / 16828 Pioneer Blvd. / Artesia
• 6389 / Dr Jeff Lynn / 3242 Riverside Drive / Chino
• 6390 / ISKCON Laguna Beach Temple / 285 Legion Street / Laguna Beach
• 6391 / India Sweets & Snacks / 23371 Golden Springs Drive / Diamond Bar
• 6392 / Safron Spot / 18744 Pioneer Blvd. / Artesia
• 6393 / Mandir / 16540 Aston street / Irvine
• 6394 / India International Bazaar / 717 South Harbour Blvd. / Fullerton
• 6395 / Radha Raman Vedic Temple / 1022 N. Bradford Ave / Placentia
• 6396 / Diet Nutrition Center / 710 N. Brea Blvd. / Brea
• 6397 / Dr. Whelan Lok / 710 N. Brea Blvd. / Brea
• 6398 / Marty’s Hairline / 710 N. Brea Blvd. / Brea
• 6399 / Bock Orthodotics / 420 W. Central Ave / Brea
• 6400 / XT Message Spa / 710 N. Brea Blvd. / Brea
• 6401 / Dr. Kevin Kuwabara / 340 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6402 / Cottage Art / 18619 S. Pioneer Blvd. / Artesia
• 6403 / ISKCON Laguna Beach Temple / 285 Legion Street / Laguna Beach
• 6404 / ISKCON Laguna Beach Temple / 285 Legion Street / Laguna Beach
• 6405 / India Sweets & Snacks / 23371 Golden Springs Drive / Diamond Bar
• 6406 / Radha Raman Vedic Temple / 1022 N. Bradford Ave / Placentia
• 6407 / Dr. Kevin Kuwabara / 340 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6408 / Safron Spot / 18744 Pioneer Blvd. / Artesia
• 6409 / Radha Raman Vedic Temple / 1022 N. Bradford Ave / Placentia
• 6410 / Domino Pizza / 103 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6411 / James Andrew / 295 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6412 / Dr. K-R Chang / 340 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6413 / S & H Premium Cigars / 101 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6414 / Care more / 340 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6415 / Dr. Luke Haung / 340 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6416 / Dr. Kevin Kuwabara / 340 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6417 / Dr. James Lin / 340 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6418 / EZ Mail / 101 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6419 / Brea Body Care / 385 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6420 / Steve Michael’s Hair & Skin Care / 385 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6421 / Dr. Terri Pierce / 385 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6422 / NHC Medical Supply / 379 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6423 / Plumage Hair Design / 295 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6424 / Brea Diagnostic / 379 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6425 / Fleetwood Cleaners / 103 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6426 / Sy Donuts / 103 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6427 / India International Bazaar / 717 South Harbor Blvd. / Fullerton
• 6428 / Dr. Subash Gharmalkar / 1530 Baker Street / Costa Mesa
• 6429 / Dr. Godbole / 12675 La Mirada Blvd. / La Mirada
• 6430 / Hi Thai Asian Cuisine / 9500 Gilman Dr. / La Jolla
• 6431 / Food Coop at UCSD / 9500 Gilman Dr. #0323 (Old Student Center) / La Jolla
• 6432 / Price Center, Food Court at UCSD / 9500 Gilman Dr. #0323 (Old Student Center) / La Jolla
• 6433 / Jitters Express / 510 N Coast Hwy / Oceanside
• 6434 / Swiv Tackle Circus / 530 S Coast Hwy / Oceanside
• 6435 / Santanas Restaurant / 2303 Garnet Ave. / San Diego
• 6437 / Palm Sprongs Liquor / 4301 Palm Ave / La Mesa
• 6438 / Peoplles Organic Market / 4765 Voltaire Street / Ocean Beach
• 6439 / Cottage Art / 18621 S. Pioneer Blvd. / Artesia
• 6440 / Shreeji Jewellers / 16828 Pioneer Blvd. / Artesia
• 6441 / ISKCON Laguna Beach Temple / 285 Legion Street / Laguna Beach
• 6442 / ISKCON Laguna Beach Temple / 285 Legion Street / Laguna Beach
• 6443 / Dr. Subash Garmalker / 1530 Baker Street / Costa Mesa
• 6444 / Safron Spot / 18744 Pioneer Blvd. / Artesia
• 6445 / Safron Spot / 18744 Pioneer Blvd. / Artesia
• 6446 / Safron Spot / 18744 Pioneer Blvd. / Artesia
• 6447 / Dr. Kevin Kuwabara / 340 W. Central Ave. / Brea
• 6448 / Radha Raman Vedic Temple / 1022 N. Bradford Ave / Placentia
• 6449 / Artesia cleaners / 11831 Artesia Blvd. / Artesia
• 6450 / Woodlands Cuisine / 11833 Artesia Blvd. / Artesia
• 6451 / Farm Fresh / 18612 Artesia Blvd. / Artesia
• 6452 / Palm Springs Deli / 8309 Hercules  / La Mesa
• 6453 / Controversial Books / 3063 University Ave / San Diego
• 6454 / Lady of the Lake / 3102 University Ave / San Diego
• 6455 / Sri Ganesh Swet & Spices / 5440 Claimont Mesa Blvd. / San Diego