Brijabasi Spirit

Read about the New Vrindaban GBC Meetings at these sites: Gauranga Kishore Das (June 3-8th) FOLK News SB classes from the GBC meeting in NV GBC Gathering in New Vrndavana (Praghosa) BKG Blog Kavicandra Swami

(from June, 1981 Issue of the Brijabasi Spirit) (left to right: Lokamangala dasa, Sankirtana dasa and Ganendra dasa) “The Transcendental Actor Thinks, Feels and Relates to Krsna” Last week, the Brijabasi Players journeyed to New York City to participate in the First North American Asian Indian Drama Festival. The festival was held at Columbia University [...]

All devotees, friends, and members of New Vrindaban are invited to Gaura Arati followed by Lila-Kirtans (kirtans interspersed with lila narations) this coming  Friday and Saturday from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. Friday will feature H H Lokanath Swami and H H Radhanath Swami. Saturday will feature H H Govinda Maharaja and his Khazakstan Band [...]

Parampara has returned home, after being hospitalized for almost a week. He had suffered a mild stroke, tha left him a little numb on the left side. He speaks clearly and his face and arm are okay now, but he is still slightly numb in the left leg. He is prescribed bed rest and no [...]

By Srila Jiva Goswami dasa This article presents practical experiences of a member of the racial minority community in Krsna Consciousness. Instead of revealing shocking narrations of racism and discrimination, you may see instead here documentation of the opposite. There is no actual racism in Krsna Consciousness because of the fundamental truth: We are not [...]

This is a certified VTE Bhakti-sastri program being taught by HH Bhakti Charu Swami, HH Jayadavaita Swami, and HG Siddhi-lalasa devi dasi. Classes will be held Monday-Friday from June 11-July 20. There is no course fee for New Vrindaban residents (a nominal charge for materials, etc. will apply).      If you’d like to join the [...]

Surabhi, a Guernsey, had a heifer calf Friday June 8th. Mother and daughter are fine and together in the temple barn. Ravindra Swarupa, Malati, and Chaitanya Bhagvat Prabhus have darshan of the new calf.

By Bhakta-Chris Reporting on June 7, 2007 Live from New Vrindaban New Vrindaban is a pretty quiet place. One can step outside and hear peacocks rather than the freeway. We try to lead a simple life, we try to think highly, and we sure have our fair share of excitement. However, unlike most temples, outside [...]

The leader ordered one of the devotees to come up and do the same to Srimati Radharani. Kiranasa, newly initiated, refused to obey. Gang members began beating him terribly with both their rifle barrels and their fists. One of them began dragging him by his sikha jerking his head around and jokingly asking one of [...]

Listen to the daily Srimad Bhagvatam classes given in New Vrindaban during the GBC meetings here.

Come one, come all, as we celebrate the success of the Summer 2007 GBC International Meetings here in New Vrindaban Dham with some of the finest theater and kirtan ISKCON has to offer. Beginning at 7PM, in the Main Temple Room, you can see and hear: “TENTH CANTO”-A dramatic rendition of the Tenth Canto of [...]

Immediately, we took Radha Vrindavanatha and Lord Jagannatha off the altar, and hid Sri Kartamaji. At first we went up the hill in front of the temple to Hayagriva’s A frame cabin. Hayagriva was away traveling at that time. Parayana had slipped out, made her way back up top, and found us in the cabin. [...]

by motherrupa It all really began on June 2. From June 2 to June 4, New Vrindavan was having the biggest festival series since fall of the year before, when Srila Prabhupada had come for Janmastami and his Vyasa Puja celebrations. During that festival Sri Sri Radha Vrindavan Chandra had moved down from Their original [...]

by Taru dasa (from an undated Brijabasi Spirit, sometime from 1976 thru 77) I remember walking into the barn here for the first time. In those days the cows were using only half of it. When you came in the front door there were 3 or 4 horses standing in their stalls. The horses always [...]

After taking lunch Prasadam Sunday afternoon, I was told that Parampara prabhu had been taken to a hospital in Wheeling last evening. Last evening sometime, Parampara had phoned Rasa Caitanya & asked him to help at the lodge tomorrow, as he had become extremely ill and was going to the hospital tomorrow if he wasn’t [...]

Bhakta Marg Swami, famous for turning desire into talent, is on campus and will be running drama practices every evening at 7 PM in the main prasadam room in the temple. While experience is a plus, BMS has made taking shy and inexperienced devotees and turning them into competent actors a well polished routine. As [...]