New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 07/17/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: There are at least nine recognizable faces in this photo. How many can you identify? Extra credit: What are they doing and when were they doing it? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, […]

The Old Log Cabin  and The Brick House The New Vrindaban Advocacy Sanga met with Jaya Krsna prabhu on Tues. July 5, 2014.  One of the topics that came up was the recent removal of the old log cabin that used to sit just off the road across from Srila Prabhupada’s Palace of gold.  It […]

    The last few weeks have been VERY busy in the gardens. We have had many new volunteers.  A family from Maryland came to work and camp in the garden.  Currently we have two volunteers from WWOOF (world wide opportunities on organic farms) that have been helping with our abundant harvest of green beans.  […]

Srila Prabhupada “Has Many Ideas for New Vrindaban” and Hopes to “Develop Many New Vrindabans” – March 1969. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. ———————————————————————- March 30, 1969 My Dear Satyabhama, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 07/10/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: There are at least a dozen recognizable faces in this photo. How many can you identify? Extra credit: What’s the celebration and when was it? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, when, where […]

Spiritual Fun Coming Up This Summer in New Vrindaban: Two Festivals and A Seminar: 1.  Lord Jagannatha’s Ratha Yatra/Festival of the Chariots on Sat. July 19, 2014. 2.  Then, the 4th Annual Pushpa Abhishek on Sat. July 26, 2014. 3.  On Pushpa Abhishek  weekend July 26/27, our esteemed guest His Grace Gauranga prabhu from ISKCON […]

On this day, Jagannatha, Baladeva, and Subhadra allow Themselves to be bathed by all following the original tradition of worship at Jagannatha Puri. Our devotees as well as hundreds of local people enthusiastically assemble at the Jagannatha temple to perform abhisheka with Ganges water, milk, etc. This bathing goes on for a few hours in […]

ECO-Vrindaban Board Meeting Minutes – 06/15/14. Mission Statement: ECO-Vrindaban promotes a simple, sustainable lifestyle centered on the care and protection of cows, local food production and the loving service of Lord Krishna, as envisioned by Srila Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON New Vrindaban. Participating Members of the ECOV Board of Directors: Chaitanya Mangala, Madhava Gosh, […]

Srila Prabhupada Sees Deity Worship in New Vrindaban as Being of “the Highest Standard” in ISKCON – December 1974. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. ———————————————————————- December 19, 1974 Bridesville, Canada My dear Bahudak, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of […]

New Vrindaban Garden Manager Takes Step Closer to Sustainable Vision By Madhava Smullen Back when she started visiting New Vrindaban at age sixteen, admiring the Rose Gardens at Prabhupada’s Palace and thinking it would be her dream job to work there, Kacey Orr could never have predicted how all the pieces would fall into place. […]