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Sweet Remembrances of Nitai’s Life by his Uncle Nityodita
In Remembrance of Nitai by Nityodita dasa As devotees, we accept that everything is under the control of The Supreme Lord, Krsna. Still, it is difficult, actually impossible to know why and how this sudden passing of Nitai and Bhakta Tim and Yadupati is His desire. We are helpless but to accept it as His [...]
FRIDAY NIGHT BHAJANS…THAT’S TONIGHT!
Everyone is invited and welcome to come to our Friday evening bhajans. We are having these regularly, every Friday evening at a different person’s home. This Fri. Feb. 17 the bhajans will be at Gopa and Damodara’s home at 6:30 PM. Please bring your instruments and song books if you have them. If you don’t, [...]
Temple Asrama Renovations
The temple asramas are undergoing major renovations. Now, the rooms are taking shape. Almost all of the room dividers are up. Gopish explains: “The dividers do not touch the ceiling. This will allow each of the two residents in a room, one on each side of the divider, to have his or her own [...]
A No-Talent Show Full of Talent
Lust, Anger and Greed Anyone who was at the Lodge on Wed. evening Feb. 8 was witness to an outbreak of lust, anger and greed! All three of them were on stage at the same time in the drama at the No-Talent Show! The No-Talent Show began with Mahati reading some of her very colorful [...]
New Vrindaban’s current cowherd boy
Jaya Prabhupada Prabhu has an extensive background in agriculture, both in his education and in practical application. He is using these experiences from his life, along with his dedication and commitment to fulfill Srila Prabhupada’s desire for varnasrama, to put together a paper for the Agriculture, Cows and Self-Reliance Committee of the Master Plan Vision [...]
Drywall Arrives at the Asramas
The drywall is about to be hoisted up to the second floor of the asrama, where renovations are well under way. The drivers received maha cookies for their efforts. Beam me up!
The Latest Word from The Community Planning Team
Wed. Jan. 25, 2012 under the Lodge We had some special guests at our recent Community Vision and Planning Team presentation on Wed. evening, Jan. 25. There were three teachers and seven students from (Morgantown) WV University. Their Community Design Team , coordinated by Jenny Selin, will be working closely with our Vision and Planning [...]
State of the Union from the Temple Presidents’ Meeting
The North America Temple Presidents meeting was held in Dallas, TX on the weekend of Jan. 13 to 15 this year. (New Vrindaban Temple President Jaya Krishna das and New Vrindaban GBC member Tamohara das) An overall very positive and uplifting mood prevailed last weekend at the North America Temple Presidents’ meeting in Dallas. There [...]
Kitchen Religion Flourishing in New Vrindavan
Fridays are special days for the residents of the Dhama who take lunch prasadam at the temple. Last Friday’s all-American-fare lunch was cooked by our Friday cooks, namely Lalita Gopi, her daughters Visakha and Brinda, and also Maha Laxmi. It was quite gourmet and it went quickly so that those who came late missed out [...]
Report on how the Ladies Rocked the Dhama
Tuesday evening’s ladies’ sanga at Malati’s cabin was a grand success! Several of the women took turns leading kirtan in their own individual moods and everyone loudly chanted the Holy Name of the Lord in ecstasy. There was then a small feast including a noteworthy “kreplach” chicken-less soup. (Editor’s Important Note: the “ch” in “kreplach” [...]
Ladies Rock the Dhama
The women will be singing and chanting and burning up the incense big time this week. Tonight, Wed. Jan. 18, there will be a Ladies’ Sanga from 5:30 PM to approximately 7 PM at Malati’s cabin. They will have bhajans, Krsna-katha and then some ever-popular and addictive prasad to top off the evening. Due to popular [...]
New Calf Arrives in New Vrindavan
NEW RESIDENT OF NEW VRINDABAN One of Krsna’s new cows, Gomata Anjali Soma, whom you may have read about in a recent article on the New Vrindaban website, gave birth to her first calf early Sunday morning, Jan. 8, 2012. Both mata and calf are doing well and are resting at the Goshalla across from [...]
Memorial for Yamuna Devi
“He reasons ill who tells that Vaishnavas die when thou art living still in sound. The Vaishnavas die to live and, living, try to spread the Holy Name around!” – Bhaktivinode Thakura On the evening of January 5, New Vrindaban Community hosted a memorial celebration for Yamuna devi dasi, one of the earliest disciples of [...]
