New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

by Will Lewis We have been very busy in the garden the last couple of weeks, trying to catch up from the bad weather and all. Mostly what we have been doing is getting the beds ready for planting, planting, weeding, mulching, manuring, tilling, and a little bit of harvesting. In the educational garden we […]

“The control of the Lord is everywhere, and if the Lord is pleased, every part of nature will be pleased. The river will flow profusely to fertilize the land; the oceans will supply sufficient quantities of minerals, pearls and jewels; the forest will supply sufficient wood, drugs and vegetables, and the seasonal changes will effectively […]

The barn was definitely the place to be this morning. After the arrival of five new Jersey cows yesterday, the devotees were anxious to see their new neighbors. Bhakta Will, Jaya Sri Prabhuji, and Bhakta Emmanuel were in attendance along with us regulars, Jaya Prabhupada Prabhuji and myself. The new girls were hesitant to take […]

by Bhaktin Alysia On Tuesday evening, Drona the Ox, one of the 77 cows in New Vrindaban’s Cow Protection Program, left his body after a traumatic fall and three days of critical condition. This past Sunday morning, while at the big goshalla, counting the cows as part of his morning routine, Jaya Prabhupada Prabhuji noticed […]

by Raghunatha das from the April 1979 Issue of the Brijabasi Spirit So, before I begin, let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master, His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, and then unto his perfect servant Srila Kirtanananda Swami, and thirdly unto all the great souls and Vaisnavas who have […]

Just because you see wildlife alone, such as a fawn in tall grass or a baby bird on the ground, doesn’t mean they are orphaned or abandoned, according to the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association. Unless a baby animal is visibly hurt or in a dangerous situation, such as in the road, resist the urge to […]

by Bhakta-Chris 15 cows. 4 cow-herders (Jaya-Prabhupada, Caitanya Das, Bhaktin Alycia, and myself). 5 miles of bonafide West Virginia hillside. I am a self-confessed city boy, shamefully and shamelessly addicted to the many maddening modern comforts of the Western world. Still, I am drawn to the pastimes of the cowherd boy like the tidal pools […]

(from the July 14th, 1974 Issue of Brijabasi Spirit by Amburish das and Radhanatha dasa) Bahulaban Goshalla Report “0 bull, you are offenseless and thoroughly honest; therefore I wish all good to you” “The bull Is the emblem of the moral principle and the cow is the representative of the earth. When the bull and […]

by Bhaktin Alysia On Tuesday morning, our bull calves, Kesava and Madhava, took their first darshan of Sri Sri Radha Vrindaban Chandra! While the calves did not actually enter the temple, the opened foyer doors allowed for the momentous opportunity. Raga, Kesava, Bhaktin Alysia and Madhava The boys are healthy, happy, and growing fast. Their […]

Abhirama dasa: “I was personally present on two occasions when Srila Prabhupada spoke about how important establishing varnasrama was to him. Both times were in the summer of 1977, in Prabhupada’s room in Vrndavana, before he left to go to London. At the time, Tamala Krsna Goswami was Srila Prabhupada’s personal secretary, and I his […]