New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

This week’s challenge: Who’s that girl? Bonus challenge: What celebration was happening at the time of this photo? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, when, where & why” in the comment section at the New Vrindaban Facebook page.

Sunday morning, Dec. 7, was the last day of the Deity Worship Seminars here in New Vrindaban.  This was the second Deity Worship Seminar taught by His Grace Jayananda prabhu in New Vrindaban.  Jayananda explained, “We did a very short seminar last year, but we wanted to increase the depth of this seminar.  So this […]

New Vrindaban Fall Board Meetings 2014: Community Dialogue Discusses Palace Wall and Succession By Madhava Smullen The recent Fall Board Meetings at New Vrindaban included a community dialogue on November 1st that brought up some lively discussion on pressing issues. Community President Jaya Krsna Das and Palace Restoration Manager Gopisa Das first presented a proposal […]

New Vrindaban Fall Board Meetings 2014: Community Parikrama Showcases Exciting Developments  By Madhava Smullen  On November 2nd, after spending the previous day hearing presentations on New Vrindaban’s many departments, board and community members wrapped up this fall’s meetings by seeing some of the latest developments for themselves in an enlivening community parikrama. At 10:00am, around […]

“You should also use the bulls by engaging them in tilling the ground. People may call this the primitive way but it is very practical for engaging the bulls – have them work in cart loading, transporting, etc.” – Srila Prabhupada, January 1974. Click here to read the rest of the letter at the Brijabasi Spirit website.

DEITY WORSHIP SEMINAR Presented by His Grace Jayananda das www.deityworship.com         www.mayapuracademy.org Details are below the schedule. Schedule Fri. Dec. 5, 2014                        Seminar                            11:00 am-1:30 pm Lunch                                1:30 pm Seminars                           3:00 pm- 7:00 pm  Sat. Dec. 6, 2014 Special Early Class           8:00 am -9:00 am Seminar                            10:00 am – 1:30 pm Seminars                           […]

New Vrindaban Fall Board Meetings 2014: Madhava Gosh Das and Vidya Dasi Receive Appreciation Plaques for 40 Years of Service  By Madhava Smullen  During the ISKCON New Vrindaban and Eco-Vrindaban Fall Board Meetings on the first weekend of November this year, long-time residents Madhava Gosh Das and his wife Vidya Dasi were officially honored for […]

    We share two photos of the same event; one featuring women and the other featuring men. Between them there 11 people who can be identified. This week’s challenge: How many people can you ID? What are they doing? When and where were these photos taken? Bonus challenge: Can you name the person who appears in […]

New Vrindaban Fall Board Meetings 2014: Department Head Presentations Invigorate the Community By Madhava Smullen  ISKCON New Vrindaban and Eco-Vrindaban’s second annual board meetings, held from November 1st to 2nd this year, shone a light on the rejuvenating rush of energy currently flowing through the New Vrindaban community and were invigorating for all the participants. […]

The fall season has come and gone quickly this year in the garden. Many projects were completed in the Teaching Garden and the Garden of Seven Gates. An early frost drove our attentions into our new high tunnel for winter greens and building a new rose garden to be planted in the spring.   Throughout […]