New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 07/31/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: Though the photo is a bit blurry, those familiar with New Vrindaban oxen programs, both in the 1970s and 2014, should be able to recognize the person driving the ox cart. Can you identify him? […]

Prosperity of the Earth Culture By Varsana Swami July 2014 In healthy families and communities, both male and female are valued equally. A flourishing child’s psyche is guided and protected by the father figure, while the mother figure nurtures growth and development. Without such a stable structure, children perceive a hostile world (lack of feminine […]

Srila Prabhupada Shares How He is Always “Thinking of” and “Anxious to See” New Vrindaban – November 1968. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. —————————————————————————– November 18, 1968 My Dear Kirtanananda, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for your short note […]

INTERVIEW ABOUT OX CULTURE WITH VARSANA SWAMI Lilasuka dasi (L): Haribol Varsana Maharaj. Can you please give us some background information about why you would want to bring back ox power to New Vrindaban? Varsana Maharaj (V) : First of all, I base my priorities on Srila Prabhupada’s most emphasized instructions for New Vrindaban, which […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 07/24/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: In addition to Srila Prabhupada, there are ten recognizable faces in this photo. How many can you identify? Extra credit: When and where was this photo taken? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, […]

Quickly becoming a favorite New Vrindaban festival, the Fourth Annual Pushpa Abhishek will be celebrated Sat. July 26, 2014. Their Lordships, Sri Sri Radha Vrindaban Chandra will be showered with thousands of fragrant flower petals of all colors and descriptions in the evening, accompanied by ecstatic Hare Krsna kirtan. Please join us if you’d like. […]

Srila Prabhupada Shares Insights During His First Visit to New Vrindaban – May 1969. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. ———————————————————————- May 25, 1969 My Dear Ananda, Please accept my blessings. I have learned from Mandali Bhadra and Vrndavanesvari that you have been disturbed in your […]

Paul Zimmerman, an expert rosarian who has been hired by the ECOV Board of New Vrindaban to help switch the Prabhupada’s Palace Rose Garden to an organic, sustainable garden, is keeping a blog on this project.  We published an initial article on the topic on the New Vrindaban website in June of 2014, entitled “Prabhupada’s […]

Parade begins at 11:00 am on McCrearys Ridge RoadOne Mile before the Palace of Gold.

This Sat. July 19, starting at 11:00 AM in front of Rupanuga and Vani’s house, the New Vrindaban Country Ratha Yatra Parade will begin! Bring your offerings of sweets for Their Lordships by 10:30 AM, to be offered  right at the cart along the route. And, as They do every year as a special added feature, […]