New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

DEAR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, & WELL WISHER’S: As each of you must know by now, Bhakta Seva departed this mortal world within the past few days (the exact time and date are not certain). As is often the case, one’s glories become sung only after they are no longer with us. His earthly body was […]

Some evidence of frost is to be found around the community. It was a light frost so depending on microclimate considerations of elevation, exposure, and protection, some tender plants got fried. The forecast of a frost sends residents of New Vrindaban off on last minute chores. for example, those with tomato plants either cover them, […]

PAMHO. AGTSP. My name is Siksastaka dasa. I lived in New Vrindaban 1977-1994, except for a few years at the Tucson and NY satellite preaching centers. Currently I live in Pittsburgh, with my wife, Jennifer, although we are seriously thinking about moving back to the farm and becoming self sufficient due to the precarious, immanently […]

This Sunday is Govardhana Puja! The hill is up and being redecorated by Santendriya Mataji and Alysia in time for Sunday’s celebrations. Caitanya Prabhu has organized seminars for both Saturday and Sunday from morning to evening (schedule to follow). On Sunday, the Govardhana Puja program will begin at noon. The schedule is as follows: Go-puja […]

Inspired by H.H. Varsana Swami’s desire to see the New Vrindaban residents come closer together in a more personal setting, a weekly get-together has started. Caitanya das is responsible for the organization of the weekly program which consists of Kirtan, a possible class or talk, and lots of great prasadam. Varsana Swami spoke at the […]

submitted by Jiva Gosvami das (Jesse) In the late ‘70s, one Bhakta Jesse, having just read “The Bhagavada Gita As It Is,” by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, approached the Hare Krsna Temple in Columbus Ohio, with the intention of becoming just like The Devotees. One of the first Devotees Jesse saw was […]

submitted by Kripamaya das Disease and old age are real. I was hoping they might skip over me. July 10th was my reality check when I checked into a hospital and had a chest X ray taken. The doctor found a small hole in my lung where the Ravana like bacteria had eaten away. Now […]

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Sri Sri Radha Vrindavan Candra Slideshow from Saradiya Rasa-yatra

submitted by Tapahpunjah dasa Braving a steady rain, two graduate students and two professors from West Virginia State University assisted Bhakta Jason and Tapahpunja Dasa in harvesting 50 bushels of winter squash from the site called the Garden of Seven Gates. The harvesting crew counted, weighed, measured and recorded production data on thirteen squash varieties. […]