Brijabasi Spirit

by mrupa
“The thoughts of my pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are surrendered to Me, and they derive great satisfaction and bliss enlightening one another and conversing about Me.” (Bg. 10-9)
Following this central principle plays and dramatic arrangements have always been part of ISKCON’s arsenal in its ‘cultural revolution’ [...]

HG Tapahpunja Prabhu wants to let you know where we can pick up where Gandhi left off, using our rural communities as outreach powerhouses. You can find out at the upcoming 2008 Festival of Inspiration (May 9-10-11, live at New Vrindaban Dham in West Virginia). Tapahpunja’s presentation will happen at 12:45 pm on Sunday the [...]

Tridandi Goswami
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Founder-Acharya:
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
August 6, 1969
My Dear Shama Dasi,
Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you very much for your nice letter of July 28th, 1969, and I am glad that you are working very hard in assisting your good husband. So my idea of combining you [...]

by Bindu Sarovara Dasi, April 15th.
A tour of the garden followed by a taste test of the herbs they observed
constituted the class for Thursday. What did they see and what did they eat?
Tapa-Punja led the kids through the teaching garden to see the infamous Stinging Nettle and the notorious Dandelion weed. [...]

Check out the Festival of Inspiration schedule of presentations here.

Unknown date.

Saucer magnolias down by the apartments.

Tridandi Goswami
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Founder-Acharya:
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
August 6, 1969
My Dear Kirtanananda,
Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated August 2, 1969, and I have noted the contents carefully. Regarding your recipe for pickling foodstuffs, it is all right, but it will be nicer [...]

This is Sadhvi devi dasi, one of Srila Prabhupada’s loving daughters. She’ll be at the Festival of Inspiration! She will make you and your children laugh with happiness with her sweet funny routines and fantastic on the spot balloon sculptures. Check her web site:
http://webgiftstore.com/start.htm

by Mudakari
This is a tentative schedule that was based upon the 2007 FOI schedule of events. This is subject to change, depending upon the adult schedule (not yet posted to web). This is an idea so that you can begin registering your children at the Festival of Inspiration website.
Children will be signed in and out [...]

Dear Devotees:

Come on down and support your local troops! Festival of Inspiration boasts a grand total of seven locals making presentations during the event this year! This illustrious line up includes H H Varsana Swami, Kripa Maya and Soma, Tappapunja, Balabhadra Prabhu’s, Sankirtan and Madhava Gosh. [...]

by mrupa
Amburish, the pre-eminent New Vrindavana cowherd boy, wrote this song as part of our Govardhan Puja celebration one year.
Each year the devotees would spend a few days cleaning and whitewashing the barn at Bahulavana.
Amburish had trained the cow herd to come into the barn for milking and feeding when he played the [...]

by Tapapunjah das
The students from New Vrindaban’s home schooling co-op braved the windy, rainy weather conditions last Friday to descend on the Teaching Garden for their second of twenty two outdoor classes called, “Lessons in Nature.”
“They’re very enthusiastic and really learning some valuable life skills,”said Bindu Sarovara Dasi, who is helping to organize the [...]

Tridandi Goswami
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Founder-Acharya:
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
August 6, 1969
My Dear Hayagriva,
Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated July 28th, 1969, and I have noted the contents carefully. I am so pleased to learn of your hard work for writing Krishna Consciousness essays. [...]

by mrupa
This month we will celebrate the wonderful appearance of Lord Sri Ramachandra on Sunday the 13th.
I’m not sure which year it was, but for a few months we were all constantly immersed in the pastimes of Lord Rama during the Fall even more so than in the Spring. It wasn’t exactly because of [...]

Words and music by Devananda Pandit das
The god with four faces
And Shiva the greatest
Along with innumerable sages
Came to the dungeon
And offered their prayers
To Krishna the lord of all ages.
” You are true to your vow
And You sure do know how
To protect the gentle and pious.
You descend to this world
In Your [...]