New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

  Srila Prabhupada Emphasizes the Value and Practicality of Engaging Oxen in New Vrindaban – January 1974. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. —————————————————————————– 7th January, 1974Dear Kirtanananda Maharaja,Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated December 30, 1973.I […]

Prosperity of the Earth Culture By Varsana Swami July 2014 In healthy families and communities, both male and female are valued equally. A flourishing child’s psyche is guided and protected by the father figure, while the mother figure nurtures growth and development. Without such a stable structure, children perceive a hostile world (lack of feminine […]

Srila Prabhupada Shares How He is Always “Thinking of” and “Anxious to See” New Vrindaban – November 1968. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. —————————————————————————– November 18, 1968 My Dear Kirtanananda, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for your short note […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 07/24/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: In addition to Srila Prabhupada, there are ten recognizable faces in this photo. How many can you identify? Extra credit: When and where was this photo taken? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, […]

Srila Prabhupada Shares Insights During His First Visit to New Vrindaban – May 1969. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. ———————————————————————- May 25, 1969 My Dear Ananda, Please accept my blessings. I have learned from Mandali Bhadra and Vrndavanesvari that you have been disturbed in your […]

Paul Zimmerman, an expert rosarian who has been hired by the ECOV Board of New Vrindaban to help switch the Prabhupada’s Palace Rose Garden to an organic, sustainable garden, is keeping a blog on this project.  We published an initial article on the topic on the New Vrindaban website in June of 2014, entitled “Prabhupada’s […]

Srila Prabhupada “Has Many Ideas for New Vrindaban” and Hopes to “Develop Many New Vrindabans” – March 1969. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. ———————————————————————- March 30, 1969 My Dear Satyabhama, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated […]

Spiritual Fun Coming Up This Summer in New Vrindaban: Two Festivals and A Seminar: 1.  Lord Jagannatha’s Ratha Yatra/Festival of the Chariots on Sat. July 19, 2014. 2.  Then, the 4th Annual Pushpa Abhishek on Sat. July 26, 2014. 3.  On Pushpa Abhishek  weekend July 26/27, our esteemed guest His Grace Gauranga prabhu from ISKCON […]

Srila Prabhupada Sees Deity Worship in New Vrindaban as Being of “the Highest Standard” in ISKCON – December 1974. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. ———————————————————————- December 19, 1974 Bridesville, Canada My dear Bahudak, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of […]

New Vrindaban Garden Manager Takes Step Closer to Sustainable Vision By Madhava Smullen Back when she started visiting New Vrindaban at age sixteen, admiring the Rose Gardens at Prabhupada’s Palace and thinking it would be her dream job to work there, Kacey Orr could never have predicted how all the pieces would fall into place. […]