Brijabasi Spirit

3764 Watseka Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90034 July 19 1970 My Dear Hayagriva, Please accept my blessings. Since you have gone I have not heard from you, neither do I know whether the property is purchased. I have not heard anything from Kirtanananda also. So I am anxious to know whether the festival in New [...]

Dear Devotees, We were blessed with a male child on 27th August at 12:38pm. By mercy of Sri Sri Radha Vrindavan Chandra, it was normal delivery and child and his mother are both in good health. Please bless that the child may grow performing devotional service and become a completely surrendered soul to all the [...]

(Adapted from the 4Th chapter of Krishna book words and music by Devananda Pandit das.) Peace came from the east Success came from the west And the sky was riddled with a billion stars In villages and towns Through many miles around Signs of fortune offered their regards The forests and the waters Where dressed [...]

Party at Yudhisthira’s Rocks! Labor Day, Sept. 1 (it’s my 59th birthday) Tours - feasting - live music Bring a covered dish to share if you want Come early – stay late Directions to Yudhisthira’s: From RVC temple… go down hill turn right at cemetary go to bottom of hill cross small creek (no problem for cars) bear [...]

Dear Devotees, Sorry for the confusion, but due to some last minute conflicts, Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja will be held at the Temple instead of the Palace of Gold. The schedule remains the same: 10:00 am  Bhajans 11:00 am  Vyasa puja readings 12:00 pm  Bhoga offering 12:30 pm  Pushpanjali and arati 1:30 pm  Feast Srila [...]

3764 Watseka Avenue Los Angeles, Cal. 90034 June 27 1970 My Dear Hayagriva, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 23rd June, 1970, and noted the contents. I have received the matter for publication in English and Hindi in Indian newspapers, and necessary actions are being taken. I am [...]

Dear Devotees: While the Janmastami festivities begin this Saturday, below are a few highlights for the actual Janmastami on Sun. 8/24: It would be a great pleasue to present the deities with 108 preparations for Vrindaban Chandra’s birthday feast. Our community’s cooks are welcomed to bring any specialty offerings to the pujari room by 11:00 pm [...]

There will be a Children’s Costume Contest Sunday Aug. 24th evening at 7:45 PM in the temple. Join in the fun and come as Krishna or one of his friends. Prizes will be awarded. See the poster by clicking below. childrenscostumecontest

Below is this weekend’s Janmastami and Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja schedule: Saturday, Aug. 23rd Janmastami Celebration 5:00 pm Go puja 5:30 pm Swing festival 6:00 pm Janmastami Katha — Storytelling 7:00 pm Maha arati and kirtan 7:30 pm Krishna Lila discourse 8:00 pm Kalash Abhishek 8:05 pm Special dinner for kalash donors 8:30 pm Shayan [...]

By the mercy of Srila Prabhupada, a 2 day Kids “Day” Camp was made possible over the last weekend (Fri, Sat & sun morning). About 25 kids from ages 5 through 14 participated in this camp (5 kids from New Vrindaban and about 20 kids from nearby cities.Highlights of the camp were: 1. the tours [...]

Join the Earthlings of The Dham for our weekly gathering on all things natural, as we meet, discuss, and inspire each other to bring about Srila Prabhupada’s vision of self-sufficiency here at New Vrindaban. This week we’ll meet Friday, August 22nd at The Teaching Garden, across the street from the RVC Temple at 630 pm. [...]

3764 Watseka Avenue Los Angeles, Cal. 90034 April 18, 1970 My Dear Hayagriva, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 10th instant, and the contents are very much encouraging. So what you are now doing on the Bhagavad Gita manuscript is alright, do it nicely. I have got [...]

For the week of August 11th-17th, 2008 Cloud-gazing and green-bean razing, it’s all in a week’s work. Join us as we take a look into what went on this week in the Small Farm Training Center here at New Vrindaban. It’s actually all about realizing Krsna in our hearts.  We realized that… Our farm communities [...]

During the week of 23-24 August 2008, we are having a wonderful oppurtunity to lend some Krishna conscious service – Operation Cleanup of Bahulavan premises. I request by falling at your lotus feet to kindly volunteer for this event.  Following is the tentative schedule that is proposed as of now. on 23 AUG 2008. 1030am [...]

By Bhakta-Chris Fici A new tradition has been born from the desert floor like a phoenix, and the fire of devotion continues to burn as Krishna Camp once again descends on Burning Man 2008, the annual festival of all things alternative, creative, and progressive, which ensues this year, as always, from the Black Rock Desert [...]

Thursday, August 14th, 2008 Braving a few rain showers, we offered all glories to the assembled devotees and guests as we once again gathered in the Teaching Garden for this week’s Farm Circle. Tulasi Manjari gave a short but very informative presentation on the role of women in agriculture, from traditional times to the present [...]