Sastra Dana: Chris, here you are at the Hare Krishna Temple, could tell us how did you get here?
Chris: This lady had me help her do something at this hotel, Best Western, in downtown. As I walked inside there was an Indian man who owns the place. I looked to my right and I saw [...]

…if only ten percent of the world’s population becomes Krsna conscious, then it is guaranteed that we will have peace in the world. Why? Because ekas candrah — we do not require many moons in the sky. One moon is sufficient to drive away the darkness. Varam eko guni putro nirgunena satena kim. Canakya Pandita [...]

By Kristina Arriaga on 20 Jun 2009
According to news reports, the University of California in Los Angeles yielded to media pressure and agreed to allow a graduating student to thank Jesus in her personal statement. UCLA student Christina Popa claimed the school’s Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology was denying her freedom of speech [...]

We don’t know the story behind this picture. We ran into it somewhere on the Internet. We found it very blissful and wanted to share it with you. The shot was taken somewhere in Russia.

The second issue of the 16Rounds to Samadhi newspaper is printed! 20,000 copies are waiting to be distributed all over the San Diego and Los Angeles areas.
The printing cost was $1,983.10. To make a contribution towards covering this cost click the “contribute” button:

Bhaktin Sinai, a new devotee from San Diego, tells us how she got her first two books from a Sastra Dana rack at People’s food market in Ocean Beach, San Diego.

American civilization is finished, except that it can be saved if it takes to Krsna Consciousness. Try to become more convinced of this necessity for Krsna Consciousness

On Richard Dawkins’s irresponsible and irrational dogmatism.

The first issue of the paper was quite successful. Now we are ready to print the second issue. We have just received the best bit from a printer in San Diego who is willing to print 20,000 copies for only $1,983.10. This is an amazing price!

Questions we asked of Marc, the owner of the Propaganda tattoo parlor, are:

Why in the world do you have a Hare Krishna book-rack in your store?
Business gurus recommend not to keep religious materials in your business store. Do you find your business diminishing because of the rack?
How do people react when they see the rack?
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This is a really funny article written by Woody Allen. It does not rigidly fit within the range of themes covered by Sastra Dana, but we are sure you are going to enjoy it.