New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

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, […]

Srila Prabhupada “Has Many Ideas for New Vrindaban” and Hopes to “Develop Many New Vrindabans” – March 1969. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. ———————————————————————- March 30, 1969 My Dear Satyabhama, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 07/10/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: There are at least a dozen recognizable faces in this photo. How many can you identify? Extra credit: What’s the celebration and when was it? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, when, where […]

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. […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 07/03/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: There are more than 50 devotees in this photo. How many can you identify? Extra credit: What’s the celebration? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, when, where & why” in the comment […]

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 […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 06/26/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: Can you identify the cart driver and two horses in this photo? Extra credit: What year and where do you think it was taken? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, when, where […]

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 […]