New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental “Throwback Thursday” – 03/06/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: In the photo, with Srila Prabhupada, are nine devotees whose faces can be seen. Can you correctly identify them all? Extra credit: Who is the person directly behind Srila Prabhupada (whose face can’t be seen, but […]

Srila Prabhupada Appreciates New Vrindaban’s Protected Cow Milk – June 1969. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. —————————————————————— June 24th, 1969. My Dear Kirtanananda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you very much for your kind attention […]

Advaita and Madri shared the photo and detailed story below: Follow up on a Throwback Thursday’s picture of two young boys with oxen. Photo supplied by Judy Logsden, Floyd’s daughter. A few weeks after arriving in New Vrndavan at the end of 1973 I was incorporated into what was then referred to as the “plough department.” Although […]

  ECO-Vrindaban Board Meeting Minutes 02-02-2014. Mission Statement: ECO-Vrindaban promotes a simple, sustainable lifestyle centered on the care and protection of cows, local food production and the loving service of Lord Krishna, as envisioned by Srila Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON New Vrindaban. Participating Members of the ECOV Board of Directors: Anuttama (partial attendance), Bhima, […]

New Vrindaban Farm Report – Back To Godhead Magazine – October 1975. Over the past eight years, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness has established fourteen successful farming communities in various parts of the world. As national economies founder and cities go bankrupt, ISKCON’s farms flourish and grow, proving that the Krishna consciousness movement is […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental “Throwback Thursday” – 02/06/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s super challenge: We step outside the realm of our usual offerings and ask you to identify these two young boys. Extra Credit: How many ways can you connect this photo to the one from last week? […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental “Throwback Thursday” – 01/30/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: Identify the two devotees in the photo. Extra credit: Name the two horses as well. Post your guesses on the “who, what, when & where” in the comment section at the New Vrindaban Facebook […]

By Gopish das As another manifestation of the temporary nature of this material world weighs heavily in the air, I’m reminded of the unlimited kindness of Krsna’s devotees. At lunch Prasad a couple of days ago, Jaya Govinda Prabhu was relating the story of Kala Krsnadas who was attracted away from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu by […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental “Throwback Thursday” – 01/23/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: Identify the three devotees in the photo. Extra credit: Name the two young oxen as well. Post your guesses on the “who, what, when & where” in the comment section at the New Vrindaban Facebook […]

New Vrindavan Village Co-op is a consensus based community gathering of individuals who are working towards a more self-sufficient life style. In line with two of the four pillars of Prabhupada’s vision for New Vrindavan, our focus is agriculture, horticulture, agroforestry, natural building, renewable resources, healing arts, crafts, living off the land with local economies […]