New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

By Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on 18 Nov 2011     Originally launched as Krishna Camp in 2006, when younger ISKCON devotees from New Vrindaban established a presence at just two alternative festivals—West Virginia’s Rainbow Gathering and Nevada’s Burning Man—Krishna Kitchen has since evolved into a full scale prasadam catering company that hit fifteen […]

Palace Restoration Committee  Minutes – Conf call October 14, 2011 Present:           Gaura Shakti, Gopisa, Jaya Krsna, Tripad Absent:           Malati, Ramesvara Agenda: 1. Minutes last meeting 2. Update on the repair on the roof, the planning for the gift shop 3. Project manager, how to proceed 4. General planning for the overall restoration 5. Miscellaneous – […]

The goal for 2012 is to not buy any flowers for the Deities during the growing season. An area has been set aside for this in the Garden of Seven Gates. Despite an unusually wet autumn,  some progress has been made. Here is Jayadevi standing in an area that has been covered with compost and […]

The Brijabasi Spirit now has its own Fan page on Facebook for the convenience of our readers who prefer to have everything there.  Gotta keep up with the times. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brijabasi-Spirit/228623307204522 We have an ongoing desire for anyone wanting to write for the Brijabasi Spirit.  So much is going on in New Vrindaban and each person […]

Community Vision and Planning Team Meeting Tuesday 15 Nov at 6 pm. Hare Krsna Devotees Please accept my humble obeisances; all glories to Srila Prabhupada.  We will have a public meeting for Community Vision and Planning next Tuesday, 6 pm, in the Lodge (weather/temperature permitting- if it’s too cold, we’ll gather in the prasadam room). […]

By Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on 5 Nov 2011 Tapahpunja Dasa teaches students at the Small Farm Training Center garden in New Vrindaban A New Vrindaban devotee’s efforts at organic gardening have inspired the general public, educational institutions, and leaders in the local town of Wheeling, West Virginia to support sustainability, eat local produce […]

  Thanks to our reader Vajresvari who pointed out that the video was titled wrongly on YouTube and it is actually from 1972.  I have corrected the post title here at least.  

Dear Brijabasis, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I am happy to announce that Bhakta Adam has taken up the service as Promotion Manager. He started his service on Monday, November 7, 2011. The promotion manager is responsible to attract more buses and visitors to the Palace of Gold and the […]

• Experience with cows preferred but not necessary (training provided by International Society for Cow Protection ISCOWP) • Familiar with and practicing Vaisnava behavior and principles. • Motivated, Competent, Mature, Balanced, Self-Starter Duties Include: • Working with Oxen • Transporting milk from barn to temple kitchen (serve as substitute milker) • Hauling • Forestry (logging, […]

Dear Prabhus, Please accept our respectful obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. On the request of H.G Malati prabhu, the venue has been changed from the apartments to Sri Sri Vrindaban Chandra Temple hall, so that we could all come together at the abode of our Dear Lordships Sr Sri Radha Vrindaban Chandra. Everyone is […]