New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

“I have got ambition to construct there 7 temples as follows: 1. Radha Madan Mohan, 2. Radha Govinda, 3. Radha Gopinatha, 4. Radha Damodara, 5. Radha Raman, 6. Radha Gokulananda, 7. Radha Syamasundara.” – Srila Prabhupada, November 1968. Click here to read the rest of the letter at the Vanipedia website.

This week’s challenge: Who is this happy young couple? Bonus challenge: What’s the celebration, where are they and what was the year? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, when, where & why” in the comment section at the New Vrindaban Facebook page.

By Madhava Smullen “Krishna by His practical example taught us to give all protection to the cows and that should be the main business of New Vrindaban,” Srila Prabhupada wrote to his disciple Hayagriva Das in 1968, leaving little doubt as to the community’s focus. Since then, New Vrindaban has always protected cows. But this year, […]

“So these duties are there in New Vrindaban, and we shall have to live there self independently, simply by raising cows, grains, fruits, and flowers.” – Srila Prabhupada, January 1969. Click here to read the rest of the letter at the Vanipedia website.

New Vrindaban Fall Board Meetings 2014: Community Dialogue Discusses Palace Wall and Succession By Madhava Smullen The recent Fall Board Meetings at New Vrindaban included a community dialogue on November 1st that brought up some lively discussion on pressing issues. Community President Jaya Krsna Das and Palace Restoration Manager Gopisa Das first presented a proposal […]

New Vrindaban Fall Board Meetings 2014: Community Parikrama Showcases Exciting Developments  By Madhava Smullen  On November 2nd, after spending the previous day hearing presentations on New Vrindaban’s many departments, board and community members wrapped up this fall’s meetings by seeing some of the latest developments for themselves in an enlivening community parikrama. At 10:00am, around […]

“You should also use the bulls by engaging them in tilling the ground. People may call this the primitive way but it is very practical for engaging the bulls – have them work in cart loading, transporting, etc.” – Srila Prabhupada, January 1974. Click here to read the rest of the letter at the Brijabasi Spirit website.

New Vrindaban Fall Board Meetings 2014: Madhava Gosh Das and Vidya Dasi Receive Appreciation Plaques for 40 Years of Service  By Madhava Smullen  During the ISKCON New Vrindaban and Eco-Vrindaban Fall Board Meetings on the first weekend of November this year, long-time residents Madhava Gosh Das and his wife Vidya Dasi were officially honored for […]

    We share two photos of the same event; one featuring women and the other featuring men. Between them there 11 people who can be identified. This week’s challenge: How many people can you ID? What are they doing? When and where were these photos taken? Bonus challenge: Can you name the person who appears in […]

New Vrindaban Fall Board Meetings 2014: Department Head Presentations Invigorate the Community By Madhava Smullen  ISKCON New Vrindaban and Eco-Vrindaban’s second annual board meetings, held from November 1st to 2nd this year, shone a light on the rejuvenating rush of energy currently flowing through the New Vrindaban community and were invigorating for all the participants. […]