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Shankari the Cow’s Recovery
When we last reported on Shankari, she had just broken her leg & had been shipped up to OSU Vet Hospital to have metal plates/screws & a cast put on her leg. In June, doctor’s came out & x-rayed her again & decided the red cast could be taken off & a weight-bearing blue cast […]
Srila Prabhupada Expresses Eagerness to Visit His Newly Proposed Palace in New Vrindaban – July 1973
“I shall go to New Vrindaban as soon as your Palace is finished. Jaya!” Click here to read the rest of the letter at the Vanipedia website.
New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 09/25/14
This week’s challenge: Who are the two people and what are they doing? Extra credit: When and where was this photo taken? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, when, where & why” in the comment section at the Brijabasi Spirit website.
TALES FROM THE GARDEN: Brijabasi Spirit newsletter – April 29th, 1974
Below is an article transcribed from the second (ever) Brijabasi Spirit newsletter, published April 29th, 1974.The author is “Bhakta Mark,” who is none other than New Vrindaban’s very own Madhava Gosh prabhu. This article was published in April, 1974 and Gosh was formally initiated by Srila Prabhupada at Bahulaban just a few short months later […]
ECO-Vrindaban Board Meeting Minutes 08/31/2014
ECO-Vrindaban Board Meeting Minutes 08/31/2014 Mission Statement: ECO-Vrindaban promotes a simple, sustainable lifestyle centered on the care and protection of cows, local food production and the loving service of Lord Krishna, as envisioned by Srila Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON New Vrindaban. Participating Members of the ECOV Board of Directors: Anuttama (partial attendance), Bhima, Chaitanya […]
Srila Prabhupada Highlights the “Main Business” of New Vrindaban – June 1968
“Krishna by His practical example taught us to give all protection to the cows and that should be the main business of New Vrindaban.” Click here to read the rest of the letter. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material.
New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 09/18/14
This week’s challenge: Who are the two main people and what are they doing? Extra credit: Can you name the other five people? Extra, extra credit: When and where was this photo taken? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, when, where & why” in the comment section at the New Vrindaban Facebook Page.
The Essence of Srila Prabhupada’s New Vrindaban Vision in One Sublime Sentence – January 1973
“You are actually learning in New Vrindaban the self-sufficient mode of living, simple living, high thinking, that is our policy, and as long as Krsna remains in the center of all these activities, then you are actually in Vrindavan.” Click here to read the rest of the letter. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material.
New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 09/11/14
This week’s challenge: Where is the sacred spot described on this rock? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, when, where & why” in the comment section at the New Vrindaban Facebook Page.
Srila Prabhupada Outlines the Essence of His New Vrindaban Vision in Two Sublime Sentences – July 1973
“Agriculture and protecting the cow, this is the main business of the residents of Vrindavan, and above all simply loving Krishna. The cows, the trees, the cowherd men and Gopis, their chief engagement was loving Krishna, and in New Vrindaban we want to create this atmosphere and thereby show the whole world how practical and sublime our […]