New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

New Vrindaban is on the front lines of a nationwide push for more access to low-power FM radio stations (LPFM), which has now been taken to the floor of the U.S House and Senate. Check out this article which details the Local Radio Community Act, which will offer low-power, local airwave access to a whole […]

This past weekend, two intrepid reporters from Ohio University’s student-run indepedent newspaper The Post, Rob (the photographer) and Eric (the reporter), visited the Dham in order to meet devotees and do research for their thesis paper on the inner workings of an intentional community (they are also visiting a Mennonite community, an all-woman community, and […]

Right now the only real damage is to a series of spots on the temple floor that have been warped by the water, but it certainly is repairable, and we are also working on getting some maintenance to our trusted sprinkler system, which saved the day during the fire and has likely guaranteed itself a […]

by Bhakta-Chris This past weekend a group of intrepid Brajbasis (Nitai, Maha-Laksmi, Mandali, Caitanya, Kesava Acarya,Yaitza, Rasikananda, his pa Akhilananda, and myself) braved the sub-freezing temps and snow-covered ground of the average American winter to participate in Frostburn 2008, at Cooper’s Campground just outside of Slippery Rock, PA and the holy tirtha of Butler, PA. […]

Independent media reporter Mike Janssens of the Future of Music Coalition Blog has keenly and graciously taken an interest in the proposed FM radio station that would be hosted and located right here by the devotees of New Vrindaban Dham, pending FCC approval amidst competing proposals from a number of non-local Christian groups. You can […]

The First Annual Lord Jagannath Cooking Contest and Food Festival took place this past Friday, February 1st to the delight of numerous devotee taste buds here in New Vrindaban Dham. The program began in front of Lord Jagannath’s altar, with a few wondrous devotional tunes sung by our local maestro, HG Devananda Pandit Prabhu, followed […]

The final fruits of this fall’s research project conducted by the students of the Global Leadership Center from Ohio University, led by longtime community friend, Dr. Greg Emery, are now available for reading and viewing at the Pluralism Project website, run by Harvard University. Check it out by clicking here.

by Bhakta-Chris Freshly returned from their 5-week journey to India, the brahmacaris of New Vrindaban quickly found themselves on yet another pilgrimage, this time to the sacred pastime spots of Old New Vrindaban. HH Varsana Swami led us on a tour of inspiration in order to fire us up and show the need of the […]

Here’s a link to an article on ISKCON News in which our very own Gopinath Prabhu speaks about his recent liver transplant operation, his recovery, and his insights. We wish him the absolute best and look very much forward to seeing him soon. I personally miss his Bhagavatam classes, especially the ones where he has […]

Kripa-Maya Prabhu shared this poem during his most recent Bhagavatam class, and it was pretty striking to say the least In the always noble effort of sharing, here is the whole poem for you. Living Graves By George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) We are the living graves of murdered beasts, Slaughtered to satisfy our appetites. We […]