New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

We started a “Remembering Nitai Das” Facebook page, the url is: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Remembering-Nitai-Das-Elisha-Drury/235531963197470?v=wall Devotees are invited to please share their memories and stories. Nitai’s main service project was Krishna Kitchen, which he poured his heart and soul into and worked tirelessly to develop. Engaging many devotees from all walks of life from gurukulis, to bhaktas, to old-school preachers, […]

Just a few more yards and we’re there.

The drywall is about to be hoisted up to the second floor of the asrama, where renovations are well under way. The drivers received maha cookies for their efforts.   Beam me up!

Wed. Jan. 25, 2012 under the Lodge We had some special guests at our recent Community Vision and Planning Team presentation on Wed. evening, Jan. 25.  There were three teachers and seven students from  (Morgantown) WV University. Their Community Design Team , coordinated by Jenny Selin, will be working closely with our Vision and Planning […]

The North America Temple Presidents meeting was held  in Dallas, TX on the weekend of Jan. 13 to 15 this year. (New Vrindaban Temple President Jaya Krishna das and New Vrindaban GBC member Tamohara das) An overall very positive and uplifting mood prevailed last weekend at the North America Temple Presidents’ meeting in Dallas.  There […]

Fridays are special days for the residents of the Dhama who take lunch prasadam at the temple. Last Friday’s all-American-fare lunch was cooked by our Friday cooks, namely Lalita Gopi, her daughters Visakha and Brinda, and also Maha Laxmi.  It was quite gourmet and it went quickly so that those who came late missed out […]

Tuesday evening’s ladies’ sanga at Malati’s cabin was a grand success!  Several of the women took turns leading kirtan in their own individual moods and everyone loudly chanted the Holy Name of the Lord in ecstasy.  There was then a small feast including a noteworthy “kreplach” chicken-less soup.  (Editor’s Important Note: the “ch” in “kreplach” […]

The women will be singing and chanting and burning up the incense big time this week. Tonight, Wed. Jan. 18, there will be a Ladies’ Sanga  from 5:30 PM to approximately 7 PM at Malati’s cabin. They will have bhajans, Krsna-katha and then some ever-popular and addictive prasad to top off the evening. Due to popular […]

 NEW RESIDENT OF NEW VRINDABAN  One of Krsna’s new cows, Gomata Anjali Soma, whom you may have read about in a recent  article on the New Vrindaban website,  gave birth to her first calf early Sunday morning, Jan. 8, 2012.  Both mata and calf are doing well and are resting at the Goshalla  across from […]

“He reasons ill who tells that Vaishnavas die when thou art living still in sound. The Vaishnavas die to live and, living, try to spread the Holy Name around!” – Bhaktivinode Thakura On the evening of January 5, New Vrindaban Community hosted a memorial celebration for Yamuna devi dasi, one of the earliest disciples of […]