New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

Strengthening The Vision:  Prabhupada’s Third Visit to New Vrindaban  Written by Madhava Smullen. Archival Research by Chaitanya Mangala.  From July 18th to 23rd 1974, Srila Prabhupada visited New Vrindaban for the third time, to further establish his vision for it as a sacred place known worldwide for five primary things: cow protection, simple-living, holy pilgrimage, […]

Opportunity: ECO-Vrindaban is a non-profit organization serving in the New Vrindaban community, located near Wheeling West Virginia, USA. ECO-V promotes simple living, cow protection, engaging oxen, local agriculture, and above all, loving Krishna, as envisioned by Srila Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON New Vrindaban. We seek an individual with experience in engaging oxen, who can […]

Gopisa’s India Journal, continued….. Please see the first few installments of Gopisa Prabhu’s timeless and  intriguing India journal on this Brijabasi Spirit at Gopisa’s India Journey Begins <<<>>> Vrindavan Day 3 Dearest family, The trips to the temples and Loi Bazaar have been via bicycle rickshaw. I’d gladly trade some of my girth to the […]

ECO-Vrindaban Board Meeting Minutes 03/29/2015 Mission Statement: ECO-Vrindaban promotes Simple Living, Cow Protection, Engaging Oxen, Local Agriculture, and above all, Loving Krishna, as envisioned by Srila Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON New Vrindaban. Participating Members of the ECO-V Board of Directors: Anuttama (partial attendance), Bhima, Chaitanya Mangala, Kripamaya, Madhava Gosh and Ranaka. Participating Advisors: Sri Tulasi Manjari (partial attendance) Participating Managers: […]

Dear Residents and Well-Wishers of New Vrindaban, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. We are writing to inform you that Jaya Krsna prabhu is on a leave of absence from his role as ISKCON New Vrindaban President. As many of you are aware, Jaya Krsna became ill after his trip to […]

Opportunity: ECO-Vrindaban is a non-profit organization serving in the New Vrindaban community, located near Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. ECO-V promotes simple living, cow protection, engaging oxen, local agriculture, and above all, loving Krishna, as envisioned by Srila Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON New Vrindaban. We seek an individual with a strong knowledge of gardening, a […]

Prabhupada’s Palace Rose Garden Springtime Pruning Workshop By Lilasuka dasi “I’m really happy to have all these people out here helping us prune Prabhupada’s Palace Roses at this workshop. It’s a big job!” smiles Gopalasyapriya dasi, who has been heading up the Palace Rose Garden crew for about 13 years. Her steady, regular garden workers […]

By Madhava Smullen Nearly 40 New Vrindaban residents and board members gathered for a community dialogue on March 14th, 2015 to discuss starting a Village Council, which could provide residents with a voice and facilitate a more comprehensive community governance. After a sweet kirtan and introductions all around that created a mood of warmth and […]

Everyone is invited! Palace Rose Garden Pruning Workshop Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 10:00 am Paul Zimmerman, an expert rosarian who is helping the Palace Rose Garden become organic, will be leading a pruning workshop in the Palace Rose Garden. You can check out his website. He is traveling up from South Carolina and will […]

By Madhava Smullen  March 15th saw the second installment of a new tradition for New Vrindaban – holding “service appreciation ceremonies” in honor of devotees who have contributed their valuable time and effort in the development of the community. During the first, at the ISKCON New Vrindaban and Eco-Vrindaban Board Meetings in November last year, […]