New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 06/26/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: Can you identify the cart driver and two horses in this photo? Extra credit: What year and where do you think it was taken? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, when, where […]

Srila Prabhupada Describes His Bhagavat Dharma Discourses Held in New Vrindaban – Sept 1972. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. —————————————————————— September 02, 1972 Denver, Colorado My dear Radha Damodara, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for your letter dated August […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 06/19/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: There are no people in this photo and we’re looking for answers to when and where. Can you identify the location? Extra credit: What year do you think it was taken? What to do: Post your guesses […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 06/12/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: There at least 5 devotees whose faces are recognizable in this photo. How many can you identify? Extra credit: Where are they and what’s the occasion? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, when, […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 06/05/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: In this photo with Srila Prabhupada there at least 10 devotees whose face can be seen, including a number of ladies. Who can you identify? Extra credit: Where are they and who currently lives in that location? […]

GOD’S ANGER Reflections on the Installation of Lord Nrsimhadeva in New Vrindaban.From the Brijabasi Spirit, June 1986.by Gadadhara dasaA million years ago, in a previous era, the universe was controlled by the terrible demon, Hiranyakasipu. His five year old son, Prahlada, was a great devotee of the Lord and was always instructing his classmates on the […]

A brief quote from a Srimad Bhagavatam lecture given by Srila Prabhupada on June 26th, 1976. “So here in New Vrindaban we are trying to establish an ideal life—plain living and advanced in Krishna consciousness. That is [our] real business.” Click HERE for the full audio and transcript posted on the Vanipedia website.

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 04/17/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This digital photo is a bit fuzzy and it’s challenging, but not impossible, to identify people in it. This week’s challenge:  We are hoping someone familiar with the photo can share some history as well as the names […]

Srila Prabhupada Encourages Devotees to “Work Cooperatively” to Build New Vrindaban – July 1971. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. —————————————————————— July 31, 1971 My Dear Satadhanya, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you very much for your kindly letter dated 25th July, […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 04/10/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. From the Holy Scriptures we hear about the sacred nature of all things in Vrindaban, both animate AND inanimate. Here’s a photo of a public pay phone that, for many years, faithfully served the New Vrindaban residents, pilgrims and […]