Brijabasi Spirit

From “Transcendental Diary” by Hari-sauri dasa A small but significant incident at New Vrindaban on June 26, 1976 illustrates Srila Prabhupada’s care for devotees: Shortly after eight thirty he [Prabhupada] brought the meeting to an end. As he prepared to retire to the house, he looked at one of the women, Gopalasyapriya dasi, who was [...]

After the class Prabhupada leads an arotik kirtan and you can see Radha Vrindaban Candra, Jagannath, and a sweep of the assembled devotees, including multiple sannyasis, of  then and the future, and departed vaisnavas.

  Thanks to our reader Vajresvari who pointed out that the video was titled wrongly on YouTube and it is actually from 1972.  I have corrected the post title here at least.  

Prabhupada: (excerpt) So we, our… One of the items of this mission, Krishna consciousness, is to establish real varna ashram by qualification. We have to pick up brahmanas from everywhere, throughout the whole world, not that we have to pick up brahmanas in India in some class. No. There are brahmanas jn every part of [...]

Prahladananda Swami Speaks on cow protection and remembers the old days in New Vrindaban. Click here for audio on how Cow Protection Solves Problems

See some old photos here including one of Taru in “the Pits”.

See how it was done here.

By Mahamaya dasi as presented by Patita Pavana das Adhikary NEW VRINDAVANA, June 1973. The growth of the Hare Krishna Movement into an accepted worldwide religion has been decorated with the sacrifices of many wonderful, brave devotees. This is the story of one such incident, described by a Vaishnavi author who was there. An armed [...]

Sudhanu and his wife Lajjavati are residents of New Vrindaban who have lived here continuously longer than anyone else.  Here is a picture of Sudhanu getting initiated in Boston in July 1971.

CAMP: ISKCON; 7, Bury Place; London, W.C.1; ENGLAND September 3, 1971 My Dear Ranadhir, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 30th August, 1971 and I thank you very much for the same. Also please offer my blessings to your wife and newly welcome daughter whom I have named [...]

CAMP: ISKCON; 7, Bury Place; London, W.C.1; ENGLAND 27th August, 1971 My Dear Shama Dasi, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknow­ledge receipt of your letter dated 20th August, 1971 and have noted the contents. When I received the letter the envelope had been opened and then stapled closed and some portion of the [...]

CAMP: ISKCON; 7, Bury Place; London, W.C.1; ENGLAND August 11, 1971 My Dear Hayagriva, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 29th July, 1971 and have noted the contents carefully. You write to say that it is my satisfaction that is important; my wish is that you all GBC [...]

Center: 3764 Watseka Ave. Los Angeles, Calif. 90034 July 1, 1971 My Dear Shama Dasi Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you very much, for your letter and nice presentations. I was thinking of you since a long time because I have not received any letter from you. I am very pleased with [...]

CAMP: ISKCON; 3, Albert Road; Calcutta-17, India My dear Hayagriva, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 3d May, 1971 and have noted the contents. That New Vrindaban is developing so nicely is very much encouraging to me, so increase it more and more. It is sounding so much [...]

The following is a letter from Tranakarta dasa to the devotees who are taking on the renovation of Bahulaban as a project. Dear Devotees Hare Krsna!!! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First I would like to thank you all, from the bottom of my heart, for what is happining in [...]