New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

We have some great news! In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Brijabasi Spirit, 34 issues from 1974 have been digitized and are now available online (with additional years soon to follow). The Brijabasi Spirit was first published in 1974 and for a number of years it was a weekly newsletter sharing great details […]

Prabhupada: “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 Vrindaban.” Click here to read the rest of the letter at the Vanipedia website.

  On August 5, 2014, Mother Sita (daughter of Malati) gave birth to her first calf, a bull who was given the name Ishaan. Shortly after his birth Ishaan was blessed with the association of H.H. Radhanatha Swami. What an auspicious start to life! Ishaan was born with an under bite which is a perfect […]

  This week’s challenge: What is this contraption and what did it do? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, when, where & why” in the comment section at the Brijabasi Spirit website.

Prabhupada: “For New Vrindaban, the principle of raising cows and raising foodstuffs must be very prominent.” Click here to read the rest of this letter at the Brijabasi Spirit website.  

Since last week’s photo got a lot of responses we’ll continue with a variation on the theme. This week’s challenge: In this photo here are up to 15 people who can be identified. Who are they, what are they doing and when was it taken? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, when, where & […]

Srila Prabhupada: “Yes. Anything grown in the garden, that is hundred times [more] valuable than [if] it is purchased from the market.” Click here to read and/or listen to the rest of the conversation at the Vanipedia website.

This week’s challenge: Who are the two devotees, what are they doing and when 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. Follow Up Here’s the info we have:Who (from let to right): Ruci & Sudarshan. What: An academic teacher instructing her […]

SIX YEARS OLD and continuing to expand, New Vrindaban, the Hare Krishna movement’s model agricultural community dedicated to “plain living and high thinking,” now extends for some 1,000 acres in the hills of West Virginia. Although most of ISKCON’s centers are located in heavily populated cities, the Society has established this simple spiritual village to […]

With their backs to the camera, it’s difficult to see who the two devotees are. Same with the horses. Hopefully someone can ID them. This week’s challenge: Where and when 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.