Homages from ISKCON Centers

Homages from ISKCON Centers
of love can perceive the pastimes of Rädhä and Kåñëa in any of your temples, even one with ordinary
vision will be able to perceive the lélä-sthänas of Lord Kåñëa once those sites are excavated and replicated
in New Vrindaban Dhäma. Furthermore, you instructed that the seven major temples of Vrindaban be
replicated in New Vrindaban Dhäma.
Specifically, in a letter you wrote, “I am hopeful that our New Vrindaban will be an exact replica
of Vrindaban in India.” Çréla Prabhupäda, we are making progress in manifesting an exact replica of
Våndävana. For example, the development of Govardhana is progressing daily. The Six Gosvämés are now
visible to humanity at large in the form of dioramas, and their bhajana-kuöér at Govardhana is complete.
Furthermore, some of the early pioneers of New Vrindaban Dhäma have re-assembled, and as of this
writing they have begun construction on the first of the seven major temples.
Just as you desire that in New Vrindaban the pastime places of Lord Kåñëa be manifest to humanity
at large, you also desire that here the loving relationships of the vraja-väsés be manifest to humanity at
large. Again, this makes New Vrindaban Dhäma unique in the Western world. One whose heart is free
of all material desires as well as all traces of awe and reverence can walk the streets of the Bowery or
enter any of your temples and experience prema-bhakti at every step. You desire that in New Vrindaban
Dhäma even one with ordinary vision will be able to perceive the loving relationships of the vraja-väsés.
As liquidity is the essential quality of water, the loving relationships between devotees is the essence
of the vraja-väsé spirit.
Specifically, you wrote in a letter to one of the founders of New Vrindaban, “Agriculture and protecting
cows, this is the main business of the residents of Vrindavan, and above all simply loving Kåñëa.” This
statement indicates that an initial step in manifesting the vraja-väsé spirit is the development of a
successful farm community. Çréla Prabhupäda, we are making progress in the areas of agriculture and
cow protection, largely because those departments are receiving proper attention and support from the
current management. As a result, those departments are working more effectively and are becoming
more integrated. This is evidenced by the fact that we have increased our milk herd by four cows and
two calves, and two more calves are due to be born within a few weeks of this writing. Furthermore,
in spring 2012 we planted approximately two hundred nut trees and berry bushes. Moreover, the farm
workers are integrated with the community and actively participating in temple programs.
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