New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

  Srila Prabhupada Emphasizes the Value and Practicality of Engaging Oxen in New Vrindaban – January 1974. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. —————————————————————————– 7th January, 1974Dear Kirtanananda Maharaja,Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated December 30, 1973.I […]

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 […]

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, […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 07/17/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: There are at least nine recognizable faces in this photo. How many can you identify? Extra credit: What are they doing and when were they doing it? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, […]

Spiritual Fun Coming Up This Summer in New Vrindaban: Two Festivals and A Seminar: 1.  Lord Jagannatha’s Ratha Yatra/Festival of the Chariots on Sat. July 19, 2014. 2.  Then, the 4th Annual Pushpa Abhishek on Sat. July 26, 2014. 3.  On Pushpa Abhishek  weekend July 26/27, our esteemed guest His Grace Gauranga prabhu from ISKCON […]

Srila Prabhupada Sees Deity Worship in New Vrindaban as Being of “the Highest Standard” in ISKCON – December 1974. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. ———————————————————————- December 19, 1974 Bridesville, Canada My dear Bahudak, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of […]

New Vrindaban Garden Manager Takes Step Closer to Sustainable Vision By Madhava Smullen Back when she started visiting New Vrindaban at age sixteen, admiring the Rose Gardens at Prabhupada’s Palace and thinking it would be her dream job to work there, Kacey Orr could never have predicted how all the pieces would fall into place. […]

Srila Prabhupada Repeats His “Simple Living, High Thinking” Message for a New Vrindaban Resident – August 1974. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. ———————————————————————- August 19, 1974 New Vrindaban My dear Madhukara das, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter […]

Srila Prabhupada Describes His Bhagavat Dharma Discourses Held in New Vrindaban – Sept 1972. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. —————————————————————— September 02, 1972 Denver, Colorado My dear Radha Damodara, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for your letter dated August […]

Srila Prabhupada Offers Guidance on Acceptable Foods, Yogurt  Making and Sees New Vrindaban Devotees as Experts – February 1970. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. —————————————————————— February 11, 1970 Boulder, Colorado My Dear Harer Nama, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your […]