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Simple Living, High Thinking Issue #5


As the worms pop out of the dirt and say hello, we do the same to you, our loyal and beloved readers, and we let you know whats going on this week in the gardens of New Vrindaban Dham And yes, the thinking was high up. For example… As HH Radhanath Swami mentioned in a […]

Jagannatha’s Snan Yatra


Dear Devotees, Please join us Sunday 6/29 at 11:00 a.m. for Lord Jagannatha’s Snan Yatra. We anticipate Their Lordships may not be feeling well after the ceremony, so we plan to seclude Them in the Jagannatha Pujari Room for 15 days of rest. During Their recovery, you are invited to bring offerings of tea, honey, […]

Prabhupada Letter Oct 23, 1969


Tridandi Goswami A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Founder-Acharya: International Society for Krishna Consciousness October 23, 1969 Jai Kirtanananda Maharaj Kijai! Jai Kirtanananda Maharaj Kijai! My Dear Kirtanananda, Please accept my blessings. I am so glad to receive your letter dated October 20, 1969. Now I am very much hopeful that New Vrindaban will develop very nicely under […]

New Vrindaban Rathyatra July 12th


New Vrindaban Community wishes to invite family, friends and well wishers to New Vrindaban’s Country Rathyatra on Saturday July 12th beginning at 11 am up on the Ridge past the Palace across from Nityo Dita’s log siding-home…come rain or shine we will pull the Lord in His rathyatra chariot! Our honored guest will be H […]

“Plain Living and High Thinking”: An English Lesson with Srila Prabhupada


The following is an excerpt from Ravindra Svarupa’s blog wherein New Vrindaban is mentioned: Any student of Srila Prabhupada will at once recognize the phrase “plain living and high thinking.” It occurred frequently and memorably in his discourse. It functioned as kind of motto or slogan to epitomize Prabhupada’s vision of a natural spiritual culture, […]

HH Radhanath Maharaja’s visit to Bahulaban


Shortly before his departure from New Vrindaban Dham on Tuesday morning, HH Radhanath Maharaja took a short tour, led by HG Soma Prabhu, of Bahulaban. As part of the Bahulaban Restoration Yatra, Soma Prabhu showed Maharaja around the old temple and the prasad hall, revealing plans for the restoration, taking advice from Maharaja on certain […]

House For Sale


Located at the east end of the Bahulaban pasture. Contact Rati Manjari dasi 304-845-2425

Caring for Tulasi Devi


There are about 30 Tulasi Devis at New Vrindaban. Those who have cared for Tulasi know that actually she cares for us. She calls us, she teaches us, Silently yet profoundly. Lokadrsti devi came to the movement in 1973 and by 1974 she was asked to care for Tulasi devi. It seemed that Tulasi would […]

Prabhupada Letter September 30, 1969


Tridandi Goswami A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Founder-Acharya: International Society for Krishna Consciousness September 30, 1969 My Dear Kirtanananda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated September 25th, 1969. I am writing today to Subaldas why he did not receive you nicely, and I am very sorry for this incident. This […]

Simple Living, High Thinking Issue #4


Oh, the fun and challenges Mother Bhumi gives us…For instance With the seeds in the ground and the harvest far ahead, now is the time for careful cultivation. Hard to do when those darn groundhogs keep crawling in and chomping down on our hard work. We weedwhacked (more on that below) around the Garden of […]