New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

All devotees, friends, and members of New Vrindaban are invited to Gaura Arati followed by Lila-Kirtans (kirtans interspersed with lila narations) this coming  Friday and Saturday from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. Friday will feature H H Lokanath Swami and H H Radhanath Swami. Saturday will feature H H Govinda Maharaja and his Khazakstan Band […]

This is a certified VTE Bhakti-sastri program being taught by HH Bhakti Charu Swami, HH Jayadavaita Swami, and HG Siddhi-lalasa devi dasi. Classes will be held Monday-Friday from June 11-July 20. There is no course fee for New Vrindaban residents (a nominal charge for materials, etc. will apply).      If you’d like to join the […]

by Taru dasa (from an undated Brijabasi Spirit, sometime from 1976 thru 77) I remember walking into the barn here for the first time. In those days the cows were using only half of it. When you came in the front door there were 3 or 4 horses standing in their stalls. The horses always […]

After taking lunch Prasadam Sunday afternoon, I was told that Parampara prabhu had been taken to a hospital in Wheeling last evening. Last evening sometime, Parampara had phoned Rasa Caitanya & asked him to help at the lodge tomorrow, as he had become extremely ill and was going to the hospital tomorrow if he wasn’t […]

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, […]

( 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 Bhavisyat dasa (from June 1981 Issue of the Brijabasi Spirit)      We learn from Bhagavad-gita that the material world is a combination of the three modes of material nature. A liquor shop is in the mode of ignorance, a city is in the mode of passion, and the forest is in the mode of […]

by Raghunatha das from the April 1979 Issue of the Brijabasi Spirit So, before I begin, let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master, His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, and then unto his perfect servant Srila Kirtanananda Swami, and thirdly unto all the great souls and Vaisnavas who have […]

Dear Devotees, You may be aware of the memorial service for H.G. Muktakesa Prabhu on 13 May 2007, 3 PM onwards. We would like to gather any digital footage of Muktakesa Prabhu, pictures or movies,  from any devotees that may have. Kindly email me the pictures soon. If you have many pictures, upload them on […]

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