Brijabasi Spirit

by Lilasuka dd Audrey (Jesse’s 19 year old daughter) just graduated from PA Cyber High School….yay!!! The last kid in the family is finished with school and is ready to face the world! The graduation party is in Washington, PA at a cafe. We will be singing and there will be a couple of other [...]

Tridandi Goswami A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Founder-Acharya: International Society for Krishna Consciousness November 19, 1969 My Dear Hayagriva, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your New Vrindaban newsletter copy dated November 11, 1969. I am so happy to learn that everything is going very nicely in New Vrindaban. Regarding BTG, please let [...]

by Haricarana das Once upon a time, back in the mid-70′s, a few of us brahmacaris were hanging out in the ashram above the Bahulaban temple. Devaki came in and noticed that Romaharshan was sleeping over in the corner. He got a twinkle in his eye and started yelling, “Get up! Get up! Somebody left [...]

From ISKCON News: Maha Nama-Yajna Highlights Festival of Inspiration 2008 From YouTube (see similar ones also): New Vrindaban Kirtan 05/12/08 Festival of Inspiration A Yadhunath video: Festival of Inspiration 2008 Japa Man From Bhaktimarg Swami: The Walking Monk, May 12, 2008 Mentioned a couple of times in this post from the Book distribution Seminar: Anandambuddhivardhanam

All ladies are invited to Atma’s baby shower this Friday night, May 23, 2008 at 5:00 pm in the Temple Guest Kitchen/Prasadam room.

Tridandi Goswami A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Founder-Acharya: International Society for Krishna Consciousness December 25, 1969 My Dear Hayagriva, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your two letters dated November 25th and 30th, 1969. That things are improving in New Vrindaban is very encouraging to me. The collection in Washington was $4,200, and [...]

(From Brijabasi Spirit (1976) Vol III #9) Sometimes the thought occurs that actually it is the cows who are protecting us instead of vice versa. From a material standpoint, I don’t think any of us would want to go through the trouble of rais­ing cows. It’s not a big money-mak­ing enterprise and it involves so [...]

by Mudakari dasi Deborah & Daphne: I gave your elephants to the wrong person. I’m sorry. Please email your postal address to me and I will embroider and send 2 replacements. Gourangi from NYC: Please email your postal address and I’ll send you your elephant. Everyone: I found the initials. Send me your postal address [...]

Tridandi Goswami A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Founder-Acharya: International Society for Krishna Consciousness December 7, 1969 My Dear Ranadhir, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated November 23, 1969. I am so pleased to learn of the increased development of New Vrindaban. Please now try to organize a children’s school. This [...]

Check out these bog posts to a few angles of vision of the FOI. Rough notes from a Radhanath Swami Mother’s Day lecture: From the big Saturday night packed house event: Festival of Inspiration 2008 Nama-Yajna « Hare Krishna. Impressions of a visitor: A New Vrindavan Morning Impressions of a resident: VedaBase Hint: Copying Large [...]

New Vrindaban now has a live web cam. See it at http://www.krishna.com/nv

Last weekend May 2 Caru Das journeyed to the NA GBC/Temple President Meetings in New Vrndavan, West Virginia. He landed at the Pittsburgh airport Friday midnight, rented a car, dozed at a rest stop en route and arrived Saturday morning in time for a shower and the start of the meetings… Click here for the [...]

(Ed. note: read Hari Bhakta’s (her husband) blog update here) by Gokulataruni dd Two days ago I woke up to a phone call telling me that Gopi Lila passed away. Though I knew that this was coming it still came as a surprise. She was someone that was dearly loved by the devotees in our [...]

Road work on the slip between Tejo’s and Sudhanu. After the road work is a good view of the pasture at Mahaban. Parking at the Prabhupada’s Palace and looking up these cherry blossoms block the sky.

Did you live in New Vrindaban or visit here when Srila Prabhupada visited the community? If so, I need your help. Over the years I’ve been asked to develop an oral history of New Vrindaban. This would be an enormous undertaking. But with a new blog I would like to humbly begin this endeavor by [...]

Tridandi Goswami A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Founder-Acharya: International Society for Krishna Consciousness August 21, 1969 My Dear Kirtanananda, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter of 12 August, 1969, sent along with a package of sandish. I am sorry that I was not able to see how you have nicely made [...]