New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

“I have got ambition to construct there 7 temples as follows: 1. Radha Madan Mohan, 2. Radha Govinda, 3. Radha Gopinatha, 4. Radha Damodara, 5. Radha Raman, 6. Radha Gokulananda, 7. Radha Syamasundara.” – Srila Prabhupada, November 1968. Click here to read the rest of the letter at the Vanipedia website.

Everyone is invited! We would be honored to have your association at New Vrindaban’s New Year’s Bhakti Retreat starting the evening of Wed. Dec. 31, 2014 through Sun. Jan. 3, 2015. Spend this New Year’s Eve along with your whole family in the scenic, rolling hills of West Virginia, getting spiritually re-charged.  Associate with experienced […]

This week’s challenge: Who is this happy young couple? Bonus challenge: What’s the celebration, where are they and what was the year? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, when, where & why” in the comment section at the New Vrindaban Facebook page.

By Madhava Smullen “Krishna by His practical example taught us to give all protection to the cows and that should be the main business of New Vrindaban,” Srila Prabhupada wrote to his disciple Hayagriva Das in 1968, leaving little doubt as to the community’s focus. Since then, New Vrindaban has always protected cows. But this year, […]

“So these duties are there in New Vrindaban, and we shall have to live there self independently, simply by raising cows, grains, fruits, and flowers.” – Srila Prabhupada, January 1969. Click here to read the rest of the letter at the Vanipedia website.

This week’s challenge: Who’s that girl? Bonus challenge: What celebration was happening at the time of this photo? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, when, where & why” in the comment section at the New Vrindaban Facebook page.

Sunday morning, Dec. 7, was the last day of the Deity Worship Seminars here in New Vrindaban.  This was the second Deity Worship Seminar taught by His Grace Jayananda prabhu in New Vrindaban.  Jayananda explained, “We did a very short seminar last year, but we wanted to increase the depth of this seminar.  So this […]

New Vrindaban Fall Board Meetings 2014: Community Dialogue Discusses Palace Wall and Succession By Madhava Smullen The recent Fall Board Meetings at New Vrindaban included a community dialogue on November 1st that brought up some lively discussion on pressing issues. Community President Jaya Krsna Das and Palace Restoration Manager Gopisa Das first presented a proposal […]

New Vrindaban Fall Board Meetings 2014: Community Parikrama Showcases Exciting Developments  By Madhava Smullen  On November 2nd, after spending the previous day hearing presentations on New Vrindaban’s many departments, board and community members wrapped up this fall’s meetings by seeing some of the latest developments for themselves in an enlivening community parikrama. At 10:00am, around […]

“You should also use the bulls by engaging them in tilling the ground. People may call this the primitive way but it is very practical for engaging the bulls – have them work in cart loading, transporting, etc.” – Srila Prabhupada, January 1974. Click here to read the rest of the letter at the Brijabasi Spirit website.