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Monday, May 5th, 2008
Please Help Write History of New Vrindaban Dhama
Did you live in New Vrindaban or visit here when Srila Prabhupada visited the community? If so, I need your help.
Over the years I’ve been asked to develop an oral history of New Vrindaban. This would be an enormous undertaking. But with a new blog I would like to humbly begin this endeavor by first […]
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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
Festival of Inspiration 2008 Schedule of Events
PRESENTATION ROOM ASSIGNMENTS:
(A) Main Conference Room under Guest Lodge
(B) Large Prasadam Hall Adjacent to Temple Room (Behind Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasasana)
(C) Small Kitchen/Prasadam Hall Adjacent to Temple Room (Behind Jagannath’s Altar)
(D) Carpeted Room Next to “A”
(E) Guest Lodge Room 8 on Ground Floor Between Snack Bar & “A”
FRIDAY, May 9th
7:00 am Guru-puja
7:30 am Darsana-arati
7:45-9:00 am Class: Memorizing Slokas: […]
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
List of three properties in/around/at New Vrindaban Community for Sale by Owners
From: Lokadrsti d.d.Subject::House for sale with 27 acres of land
House and 27 acres of land for sale, asking price of: $225,000 ( appraised value
A total of 10 rooms with 3,200 Square Foot of Living Area
If interested please contact us at: Kamsahanta das or Lokadrsti devi dasi at:
304-843-5498…….Lokadrsti d.d. (Lorraine Haslam) lokadrsti@hotmail.com
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From: Pusti Subject: Mobile Home & Property For
Sale Two acres of mostly gently […]
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
Announcing Our 2nd Meeting to Discuss Bahulaban
All interested devotees are invited to attend the 2nd meeting about the restoration of Bahulaban!
Adi Guru das, the devotee who is spearheading the development project, will be in attendance to answer questions and also raise questions how to practically move forward.
The meeting will be this Saturday March 29, 2008 at 2:30 pm. (after lunch […]
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Brainwashing or Education? How Can We Determine the Truth?
From the March 1977 Issue of the Brijabasi Spirit by Taru dasa
What’s brainwashing? How does it differ from ordinary education? It might be rather difficult to come up with a precise definition since this word is thrown around with great abandon. Generally it implies forcing a man to change his beliefs against his will by […]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Open Meeting Next Tuesday, March 11 Concerning Bahulaban
With the approval of the New Vrndavana Board of Trustees, a group of devotee investors, headed by Adi Guru das, NV resident, have formed a non profit religious corporation whose purpose is the restoration of the Bahulaban property. The Bahulaban farm was purchased in 1972 and was the home of Radha Vrndavana Candra until 1984. […]
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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
In Vrindaban
by Chakra Pani dasa, from the Sept. 1981 Issue of the Brijabasi Spirit
On July 12th, another phase of Vrindaban history opened. Big Lord Jagannath, feeling grievously homesick, decided to stay in Vrindaban after the culmination of the usual cold He usually gets at this time of the year. Not having room to sit next to […]
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Sunday, February 24th, 2008
Kow-Katha
by Taru dasa, from the February 1978 Issue of the Brijabasi Spirit
ISKCON’s champion milker, Sarasvati, came fresh for the fourth time in the beginning of January. Last lactation she established, at 116 pounds, the record for one day’s production for an ISKCON mother. This season she set out rapidly to demolish all her previous […]
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
The Door To That Bus
by Vrindapati das from the Feb. 1979 Issue of the Brijabasi Spirit
There they were, the ”weird baldies” Joe had warned us about. They appeared very odd but harmless as they jumped around in the field. Joe was an elderly fellow who drew a. lot of attention and respect as one of the established hippies in […]
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Devotee Departs this World
Some time either early this morning or last night Nancy Brown left her body. She is the mother of Narayana (my grandson’s dad), Buggy, (He use to work heavy equipment) and JayaSri.
She had just been in the hospital for along time and had just come home. She definitely struggled in her life but she always […]
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Sri Sri Radha-VrindabanChandra
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Wedding Invitation
Everyone Is Invited To The Auspicious Wedding of Atmarama dasa and Bhaktin Bridgett.
This Friday February 15, 2008 In The RVC Temple at 9:30 a.m.
The Fire Sacrifice Will Be Conducted By Paramapara dasa.
The Wedding Reception (1p.m.) and Wedding Feast Will Be In The RVC Temple.
Prasadam HallThe 1:30 p.m. Wedding Feast Is Being Cooked By Radha devi
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
NV Devotees to attend Frost Burn Festival in Slippery Rock, PA
Dear Devotees,
We tried to take a break in the winter, but Burning Man ended up in our back yard. A regional festival called Frost Burn http://www.frostburnpgh.com/index.html is happening next weekend right near
Pittsburgh. We have a good troop from New Vrindavan planning a festive time. We will have a ratha yatra cart, kirtan, prasadam, and […]
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Sri Sri Radha-VrindabanChandra’s Temple Room Renovations
These pictures show the renovations in progress, from the old original dark brown color to what you see with these contrasting lighter colors.
The Temple Room is starting to be repainted, and the initial color scheme looks like it will brighten the whole room up considerably, undoubtly saving considerable on electric consumption. I can remember that from time to time, there had been talk […]
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Sri Sri Radha-VrindabanChandra - then and now -
Dec. 1979 at Bahulaban Temple and Dec. 2007