New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

  On August 5, 2014, Mother Sita (daughter of Malati) gave birth to her first calf, a bull who was given the name Ishaan. Shortly after his birth Ishaan was blessed with the association of H.H. Radhanatha Swami. What an auspicious start to life! Ishaan was born with an under bite which is a perfect […]

  This week’s challenge: What is this contraption and what did it do? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, when, where & why” in the comment section at the Brijabasi Spirit website.

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 & […]

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 […]

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 […]

The late summer has brought us a bounty of vegetables and a mountain of work preparing for the fall.  The teaching garden is filled with fall colors as the mums, calendula, daisies, and lilies have begun to bloom.  As the summer flowers and vegetables have completed their season the beds containing annual flowers (one that […]

Below is an article transcribed from the second (ever) Brijabasi Spirit newsletter, published April 29th, 1974.The author is “Bhakta Mark,” who is none other than New Vrindaban’s very own Madhava Gosh prabhu. This article was published in April, 1974 and Gosh was formally initiated by Srila Prabhupada at Bahulaban just a few short months later […]

“Agriculture and protecting the cow, this is the main business of the residents of Vrindavan, and above all simply loving Krishna. The cows, the trees, the cowherd men and Gopis, their chief engagement was loving Krishna, and in New Vrindaban we want to create this atmosphere and thereby show the whole world how practical and sublime our […]

WANTED: MANAGER TO HELP FURTHER DEVELOP SRILA PRABHUPADA’S VISION FOR NEW VRINDABAN Title: General Manager Employer: ECO-Vrindaban, a non-profit organization responsible for approximately 700 acres in the New Vrindaban community. 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, […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 08/21/14. As a variation on a theme, the past few weeks we’ve  focused on the same era. This week’s challenge: In addition to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, there are four devotees in the photo. At least two are recognizable. Can you identify them? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, […]