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The Hero’s Journey in New Vrindaban – April 3-5, 2015


Prabhupada’s Vision For New Vrindaban


Open Invitation Reminder: March 13, 14 & 15, 2015


     The board members of ISKCON New Vrindaban and ECO-Vrindaban humbly invite all New Vrindaban residents and well-wishers to participate in the upcoming weekend activities. Weekend schedule: Friday, March 13th. 7:00 to 8:00 pm: Dinner Prasadam with Board Members & GBCs (at Radha Vrindaban Chandra’s Temple) Saturday, March 14th. 9:45 am to 1:30 pm: Department […]

Prabhupada’s Vision for New Vrindaban: Holy Pilgrimage


“Therefore, I may once more request you to try your best to construct New Vrindaban an exact duplicate of Vrindaban, and that will give me the highest pleasure.” – Srila Prabhupada, 1970. Click here to read the rest of the letter at the Vanipedia website.

Prabhupada’s Vision for New Vrindaban: Protected Dairy


“I am always thinking of your New Vrindaban. The milk which we are taking here is not at all comparable with New Vrindaban milk.” – Srila Prabhupada, 1969. Click here to read the rest of the letter at the Vanipedia website.

Prabhupada’s Vision for New Vrindaban: Spiritual Education


“To systematically propagate spiritual knowledge to society at large and to educate all people in the techniques of spiritual life in order to check the imbalance of values in life and to achieve real unity and peace in the world.” Srila Prabhupada, Seven Purposes of ISKCON, 1966. Click here to read the other purposes at the […]

Prabhupada’s Vision for New Vrindaban: Community Outreach


“I am sure this Prasadam attraction will make our neighbors friendly and surely they will come in number in future so that New Vrindaban will be ideal place for visiting from the neighboring provinces [&] counties.” – Srila Prabhupada, 1968. Click here to read the rest of the letter at the Vanipedia website.

The Bhagavat Dharma Experience: Prabhupada’s Second Visit to New Vrindaban – 1972


Written by Madhava Smullen. Archival Research by Chaitanya Mangala. New Vrindaban, August 31st, 1972 – Just as he had three years prior in 1969, Srila Prabhupada arrived at New Vrindaban in a black Lincoln Continental, winding down the country road towards the excited group of waiting devotees. But this time, the group was much larger, […]

Eco Village / Plain Living and High Thinking


Eco Village / Plain Living and High Thinking by Vyasasana dasa There has been an ongoing discussion here at New Vrindaban about the possibility of establishing a Vedic or Eco Village, where people would be able to live simply, and practice Krishna Consciousness. Establishing cottage industries based on agriculture, dairy, arts and crafts, etc., and […]

Salagram-Sila appears at New Vrindaban


Salagram-Sila appears at New Vrindaban by Henry Doktorski (Hrishikesh dasa) During May 1977, the first Salagram-Sila appeared at New Vrindaban. Salagram-Sila is a Vaisnava murti in the form of a spherical, usually black-colored stone found in the sacred river Gandaki, a tributary of the Ganges and one of the major rivers of Nepal and India. […]