Brijabasi Spirit

“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 [...]

Dear Brijabasis, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I would like to inform you that Mandali devi dasi has been appointed Assistant Head Pujari.  Mandali’s duties include, but are not limited to, the following: Organizing regular pujari meetings Instituting systems for maintenance and cleanliness of the Pujari room and Krsna’s paraphernalia [...]

Thursday 22 December 2011Community Vision and Planning Team  Report to joint Board of Directors meeting * 7 groups work report: each group was requested to have open meetings to discuss how to expand their specific category, and develop the following: o Vision statement that’s harmonious with the overall NVC vision statement; o 10 year vision [...]

From Lilasuka Haribol Brijbasis:  I’m back!! After a 12 year hiatus spent in the nearby land of  Pittsburgh, and after much intense meditation and introspection on the matter over the last 3 years or so, Jesse and I firmly decided to move back to NV. He had lived here for a month in the summer [...]

New Vrindaban Community, ISKCON’s first farm community, is in the process of completing a 25-year Master Plan. Srila Prabhupada gave a wealth of instructions regarding how New Vrindaban should be developed. Right now, New Vrindaban is looking for devotees to help with the day-to-day operations as well as with implementation of Srila Prabhupada’s instructions through [...]

Hare Krishna, By the mercy of Sri Sri Radha Vrindaban Chandra and H.G.Chandrashekar prabhu, one prisoner became a devotee in Moundsville started chanting 16 rounds. That devotee requested the chaplin in the jail for regular Hare Krishna programs. Chaplin Taylor who is a very generous nice man contacted H.G. Malati Devi Dasi . At her [...]

Sometime in spring 2012 New Vrindaban will be hooking up to Public Service District #3 for its potable water needs. One advantage this will give us over our own system is sufficient pressure and volume for fire suppression.  Here is a picture of a current  excavation by Tejomaya being done behind the Radha Vrindaban Candra  [...]

  MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE…..HARE KRSNA WE JUST WANTED TO PRESENT A WISH LIST FOR THE DEITIES FOR CHRISTMAS JUST IN CASE YOU HAVE THEM ON YOUR SHOPPING LIST. HANDKERCHIEFS BLUE WASH CLOTHS (FOR WIPING THE ALTER) DARK COLOR DISH TOWELS FOR DRYING DEITY DISHES JEWELRY FOR YOUR PARTICULAR DEITY PLATE COVERS (WE USE CLOTH NAPKINS [...]

by Jaya Murari See slideshow of various scenes here.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I’ve revamped my professional web site at: http://sacredvoices.com/site/ Please take a look. And if you have twitter or Facebook,  you might pass this on  to attract more folks to the site.  Thanks so much. Here are few of my projects at NV: 1) I usually offer Krsna Katha [...]

By Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on 18 Nov 2011     Originally launched as Krishna Camp in 2006, when younger ISKCON devotees from New Vrindaban established a presence at just two alternative festivals—West Virginia’s Rainbow Gathering and Nevada’s Burning Man—Krishna Kitchen has since evolved into a full scale prasadam catering company that hit fifteen [...]

The Brijabasi Spirit now has its own Fan page on Facebook for the convenience of our readers who prefer to have everything there.  Gotta keep up with the times. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brijabasi-Spirit/228623307204522 We have an ongoing desire for anyone wanting to write for the Brijabasi Spirit.  So much is going on in New Vrindaban and each person [...]

Dear Brijabasis, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I am happy to announce that Bhakta Adam has taken up the service as Promotion Manager. He started his service on Monday, November 7, 2011. The promotion manager is responsible to attract more buses and visitors to the Palace of Gold and the [...]

October 29, 2011 By J.W. JOHNSON JR. Staff Writer , The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register MOUNDSVILLE – As word of Swami Bhaktipada’s death traveled from India to the rolling hills of Marshall County last week, members of the New Vrindaban community the man founded remained quiet. Photos by J.W. Johnson Jr. Crews work on the [...]

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Pictures by Jaya Murari See slideshow here.