Brijabasi Spirit

For the very first time, a world-class Bhakti Sastri Course will be offered in Sri New Vrindaban Dhama, USA. From June 11 to July 20, 2007, an unrivaled team of instructors will join together to present a six week, in-depth study of Bhagavad-gita. The following summer (2008), six weeks will be dedicated to the study [...]

CALCUTTA’s Telegraph has got hold of an answer paper of a candidate at the recent UPSC examinations. The candidate has written an essay on the Indian cow: “The cow is a successful animal. Also he is quadrupud, and because he is female, he give milk, but will do so when he is got child. He [...]

This Sunday, we’ll be having a special Christmas Eve celebration, taking advantage of the “holiday season” to show our appreciation to one another and glorify Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha-Vrindaban Candra. Please join us for the premiere of the newly released DVD featuring never before seen footage of Srila Prabhupada, followed by kirtan, class, a [...]

by Srila Jiva Goswami dasa One of my “jobs” at Old New Vrindabana was the “Town Run.” An aspect of that Service was to ferry Devotees to and from various places: A particular store, a doctor, a Satellite Temple, like Cleveland, Pittsburgh, or our college towns such as Athens, Morgantown and Columbus. With your permission [...]

(as taken from the Nov.1997 issue of Brijabasi Spirit) Combine l/4 Cup Flour and 1/2 Cup Nutritional Yeast in heavy bot­tom pan/iron skillet.  Lightly toast until an aroma is present (don’t let it brown or burn!) Stir in 2-3 Tab. butter or oil. Quickly add 3 Cups cold water, stir­ring continuously with whisk till it [...]

Already a good number of devotees have expressed great joy and interest in finding out that I have a college degree/experience in filmmaking. After all, this is one of the reasons I told my dear parents I would be better off being a devotee i.e: more and better opportunities to use my educated skills, so [...]

by Rama Lila I was apprehensive about driving so many hours, especially with my 6 year old daughter Kunti, but it worked out great. The highway down south through WV, Virginia and into N.C. is scenic and sometimes as you go through the national forests– breathtaking. Kunti had her DVDs and I my japa bag [...]

My idea of developing New Vrindaban is to create an atmosphere of spiritual life where people in bona fide order of social division, namely, Brahmacaris, Grhasthas, Vanaprastha, Sannyasis, or specifically Brahmacaris and Sannyasis, and Vanaprasthas, will live there independently, completely depending on agricultural produce and milk from the cows. The life should be simplified without [...]

NEW VRINDABAN PRISON MINISTRIES MUKTA KESA DASA RD1 BOX 319 MOUNDSVILLE, WV 26041 AN OPEN LETTER: Dear Brijabasis and New Vrindaban well wishers, Hare Krsna. For the last two years the New Vrindaban Prison Ministry has been cultivating Bhaktas throughout the Federal and State prison systems. Learning about us by word of mouth, from the [...]

–by Chaitanya Das Friday, Nov. 29 (Ekadasi) 4:02 pm- Another nectarean 4 hour Civic squeeze from Baltimore and we ooze out of the car in Philly, city of brotherly love. There is a kirtan program scheduled for us this evening at one of the top yoga studios. GKD happens to know the wonderful devotee who [...]

Gaura Kishore is blogging pretty regularly now, He is a brahmacari who bases out of New Vrindavan. He travels a lot and is writing down his adventures as they unfold. This is a chance for those of us who generally stay in one place to travel vicariously.

by Sankirtana das www.sacredvoices.com Rabbi Bogomilsky thought he was making a simple request – to place a eight foot menorah display among the dozen or so Christmas trees which decorated the international arrival hall at the Seattle Airport. He was hoping that the airport management would be reasonable and have it up in time for [...]

Taken From the Sept. 1977 Brijabasi Spirit: Recipe Given by Bhokta dasa    Well, here’s one you can offer to Krsna and serve at your next feast— and be expecting a big crowd!  This recipe will serve from 6 to 8 people. Start out by collecting the fol­lowing ingredients: 1 med. cabbage—diced 4 zucchinis—sliced /4″ rounds [...]