New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

Dear Devotees, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! As you may know, the International Governing Body of ISKCON will be meeting in New Vrindaban from June 3-7. We are hosting this meeting after twenty-one years and hope to provide the GBCs with a pleasant and memorable stay. In order to do […]

Our final installment, as we gaze lovingly upon the devotees who gave their all in the transcendental loving service of the Lord…. ACTS OF DEVOTION The Lodge Snack Bar is the place to see and be seen. Our beloved Atmarama Prabhu is here demonstrating the fine and careful art form of preparing unique and family-friendly […]

by Kaviraja Goswami dasa (from the June 1981 Issue of the Brijabasi Spirit)         As I walked along, I tried to understand how the woods surrounding me were actually non-different from the forests in which Lord Krishna exhibited His childhood pastimes. I remembered reading in one of Srila Prabhupada’s purports that New Vrindaban, Gokula Vrindaban, […]

Kunti Guy, daughter of Ramlila dasi of New Vrindaban, and Hanuman das of Wheeling, was one of two Limestone Elementary students who won awards in the recent Marshall County Elementary Art Show. The art teacher who supervised the Limestone students chose only three works from each classroom to be entered in the county-wide competition. The […]

By Srila Jiva Goswami dasa I think when there is a choice, the True Path may be known by its simplicity. You might know if you have strayed by how complicated things seem to be getting. It was the start of one of those most beautiful days at Old New Vrindabana. The Morning Program had […]

To make room at the temple barn for the new jerseys, 4 of the 5 Holstein heifers have moved to the pasture below the state road at Bahulaban. To get maximum growth it is best to supplement pasturage with grain. What to speak of, they like eating grain, as their eagerness with Jayaprabhupada in this […]

( from the Deity Cookbook compiled in the 1970’s) Make a Chaunce With: 2 Tbsp. Ghee 11/2 Tsp. Salt 1/2 Tsp. Pepper 1  Tsp. Asafoetida 1/2 Tsp. Thyme 2 Tbsp. Chopped Coriander Leaves In a Pan of Ghee, Deep Fry 6 Potatoes Until Golden.  Add Potatoes to Chaunce.  Add 1 Cup Steamed Peas. Mix Well, […]

by Will Lewis We have been very busy in the garden the last couple of weeks, trying to catch up from the bad weather and all. Mostly what we have been doing is getting the beds ready for planting, planting, weeding, mulching, manuring, tilling, and a little bit of harvesting. In the educational garden we […]

Continuing with our photographic journey through the 2007 Festival of Inspiration, today we gaze upon some of the sweetly expressive faces and deeds of the transcendental personalities whose dust we were all lucky to walk upon throughout the entire Festival weekend. DEVOTEES PAR EXCELLENCE Did I say sweetly expressive faces?…As I have said, in the […]

“The control of the Lord is everywhere, and if the Lord is pleased, every part of nature will be pleased. The river will flow profusely to fertilize the land; the oceans will supply sufficient quantities of minerals, pearls and jewels; the forest will supply sufficient wood, drugs and vegetables, and the seasonal changes will effectively […]