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Celebrating 40 years of New Vrindaban’s 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 […]
In Srila Prabhupada’s Vision for New Vrindaban, “Simple Living” & “Self-Sufficiency” are Synonymous – January 1973
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.
Prabhupada Defines Two “Prominent Principles” for New Vrindaban – April 16, 1969
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.
New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 10/30/14
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 & […]
Prabhupada Places Great Value on Local Agriculture – August 3rd, 1976
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.
New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 10/23/14
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 […]
New Vrindaban Community Mentioned in the Back to Godhead Magazine – November 1973
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 […]
New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 10/16/14
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.
Prabhupada Outlines Daily Dairy Consumption for His Followers – New Vrindaban: June 24th, 1976
Prabhupada: So everyone is getting milk? How much? Kirtanananda: As much as they want. Prabhupada: As much as they want, then jaundice (laughter). Too much is not good. They may take minimum half pound per head [daily]. Kirtanananda: Minimum. Prabhupada: Minimum. And maximum one pound. Not more than that. But “Because there is enough, let […]
Srila Prabhupada Shares His Vision of an “Ideal Life” in New Vrindaban – June 24th, 1976
“Anyway, learn to love this natural mode of life, life in a wide-open space. Produce your own grain; produce your own milk; save time; chant Hare Krishna; glorify the Lord’s holy names; at life’s end, go back to the spiritual world to live forever. Plain living, high thinking — [this is an] ideal life.” […]
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