Site Archives

Damodar Prayers (An English Version)


Dearest Vaishnavas, During Kartik I greatly relish singing daily this English song glorifying Lord Damodar, and this year I thought I might humbly share this poem with others who might not be familiar with this superb rhymed verse originally penned in 1990 by my godbrother True Peace, and sung at New Vrindaban during Kartik for […]

Sunday School


Haribol everyone, This Sunday at 1:00 pm I will be starting a Sunday School for children 3 years and up. I apologize for the long delay. Ruci has taken on the new school and can no longer do her class, so I am trying to see if consolidating two classes will work. We will give […]

Editorial Quandry


The following comment, was placed on the post titled Confessions of the Prasadam Addict: Section 6 (final) “His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktipada?!” (the comment questions the use of this name in the article) Thank you for pointing this out. These articles were written in the 1970s. That was his ISKCON approved name at the time. […]

Confessions of the Prasadam Addict: Section 6 (final)


In The Well by Taru das My dear readers, it is time to come to an understanding of the motivation behind these articles. We have attempted to be a little amusing and in this respect, there may have been a certain amount of success. But actually what we are trying to do is to describe […]

Midday Jappa


Hare Krishna Midday Jappa sessions have begun at the RVC temple Monday-Friday 12:45 pm. Some devotees chant and briskly walk as did Srila Prabhupada for exercise. All are welcome. In addition Damodar prabhu is willing to offer yoga sessions twice a week, Mon/Thur, following the jappa period. Again all are welcome. Any questions or suggestions […]

The Great Mantra


Courtesy of The Post, the student newspaper at Ohio University, check out this article about the recent visit by the kids from the Global Leadership Center, run by Dr. Greg Emery, a longtime friend of the New Vrindaban Community. Click this link to read the article.

“Burn Ravana! Burn Lust!”


This past weekend was chock-full! We here at the New Vrindaban Community celebrated Ramacandra Vijayotsava (“The Burning of Ravana”) in our usual harvest style, as a 15-foot high wooden sculpture of Ravana was expertly cut, painted, and assembled by the hands of HG Rupanuga Prabhu, all with the intention of shooting a flaming arrow into […]

Halloween Harinama!


  HALLOWEEN   HARINAMA!!!   starring Lord Jagannath!   The fun happens this Saturday night, October 27th in Athens, Ohio, home of Ohio University. Dress in devotional gear or your most transcendental costume. For all the info, please see Chaitanya Das or Bhakta-Chris. We will be leaving early Saturday evening and arriving around 8pm. Bwahahahaha! […]

Bhakta Seva’s Kacchori Recipe:


by Gokulataruni d.d In memory of,Bhakta Seva Prabhu, I thought I’d write down and share the kacchori recipe that he taught me many years ago, to the best of my memory it went something like this. Filling: 2  large potatoes (peeled and boiled) 1/2 head of cabbage (chopped into tiny cubes and fried) Chaunce: (Heat […]

The Library at New Vrindaban (aka Sanctuary Library)


by Malati dd Located adjacent to Room 3 and next to the Ladies Bathroom on the ground floor of the Guest Room Wing First of all, it is still “The Library.” In spite of a clandestine effort to convert it into a facility for excess deity clothes and sewing, complete with a sewing machine, by […]