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Saturday, August 9th, 2008
Inside the Farm Circle #2
Thursday, August 7th, 2008
This week we enjoyed the pleasant late summer breezes surrounded by blooming vines and leafy stalks in the Small Farm Teaching Garden, as Tapahpunja shared words on the security of our food and water supply here at New Vrindaban, and Adi-Guru shared the village vibes of his simple upbringing on his family […]
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
This Week at The Farm Circle…
Join the Earthlings of The Dham for our weekly gathering on all things natural, as we meet, discuss, and inspire each other to bring about Srila Prabhupada’s vision of self-sufficiency here at New Vrindaban.
This week we’ll meet Thursday, August 7th at The Teaching Garden, across the street from the RVC Temple at 630 pm. The […]
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
Simple Living, High Thinking Issue #9
For the week of July 27th-August 3rd, 2008
Get out the long-nose shovel and dig in, as we take a look at yet another week at the fun going on in the Small Farm Training Center.
The real Farmer’s Market has come home!
-This Sunday saw the return of the Small Farm Organic Market, camped out in the […]
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Inside the Farm Circle #1
Continuing the tradition we have started in the past few years, the New Vrindaban Farm Circle commenced its 2008 summer series with a warm and inspiring program last night (July 31st) at the humble abode of Raghu Prabhu and Yamuna Prabhu.
Beginning with a mellow kirtan led by Rupanuga Prabhu and Caitanya Bhagavat Prabhu, we then, […]
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
The New Vrindaban Farm Circle returns!
Join the Earthlings of The Dham for our weekly gathering on all things natural, as we meet, discuss, and inspire each other to bring about Srila Prabhupada’s vision of self-sufficiency here at New Vrindaban.
This week we’ll meet Thursday, July 31st at Jamuna and Raghu’s humble abode beginning at 630 pm. The topic will be […]
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
Simple Living, High Thinkng Issue #8
For the week of July 21st-27th, 2008
Let’s all pile into the back of the van for a crowded but ecstatic journey into the world of the Small Farm Training Center here at New Vrindaban Dham.
Tom tells us about the new extension to the tool shed in our Teaching Garden…
“We hope to be finished by November, […]
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Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Headline News from New Vrindaban!
Our friends at the Columbus Dispatch gave us some good publicity this past weekend with two nice articles on our community (and also the Columbus temple). Click the links below to check em out. The old-fangled paper version can be seen posted up in our prasad hall.
A Lower-Key Kind of Krishna
Chant Krishna, Be […]
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
The Divine Love Expands to Pittsburgh, PA
Dear New Vrindavan family and friends of the Sankirtan movement,
Hare Krishna. Please accept our humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.
As you may already know, we have been spending a lot of time in Pittsburgh over the past few months sharing Krishna Consciousness with the local people. The response has been very positive. Many sincere […]
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Simple Living, High Thinking Issue #7
For the week of July 14th-20th, 2008
Grab a shovel, plow it into some dirt, and smash it into a tire. Then you’ll know it’s time for our weekly update on the Small Farm Training Center here at New Vrindaban Dham.
(Apologies for the late post this week. A heavy-duty lightning strike wiped out our servers for […]
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
An Ecstatic Yoga Retreat with HG Gauranga and HG Radhe-Shyam Prabhus!
Yes, the time has once again come for a refreshing and enlightening discourse from two of the finest of the finest from ISKCON Radha-Gopinath Mandir in Chowpatty, Mumbai, India.
Continuing the tradition from last year’s wonderful seminar, we are proud and delighted to host HG Gauranga Prabhu and HG Radhe-Shyam Prabhu for another ecstatic Yoga Retreat.
Here […]
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
Simple Living, High Thinking Issue #6
For the week of July 7th-July 13th, 2008
Join us now for yet another enriching and inspiring look into the go-go farm-farm world of the Garden of Seven Gates and the Teaching Garden, all part of the Small Farm Training Center here at New Vrindaban Dham.
It’s all good! For instance….
In all aspects of our devoted […]
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
A Self-Sufficient Darshan with HH Sivarama Swami
“R: We have a lot of second-generation devotees that are vegans because they don’t want to see the cows slaughtered, and their parents are coming to us for milk, to get their children to have that milk product.
“HHSS: It just really highlights that point that we really neglected Prabhupada’s instructions and we’re painting ourselves in […]
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
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 very inspiring […]
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
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 aspects […]
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
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 […]