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This category documents Śrīla Prabhupāda's personal visits to the New Mayāpur farm community in France in 1975 and 1976. During these visits, he inaugurated the 250-acre estate and its castle, providing the blueprint for a spiritualized agrarian society centered on the installation of the Lord. Śrīla Prabhupāda’s presence provided the grounding for his vision of "simple living and high thinking," moving away from the "horrible" factory-based civilization of the cities. He emphasized that New Mayāpur is already Vaikuṇṭha because Kṛṣṇa is there, but it must be developed through the manual labor of devotees growing their own food and protecting cows. A primary focus is the internal shift required of the residents: moving from the mindset of a "salaried employee" to that of a "sincere servant" whose necessities are automatically met by the Lord. By training in this rural setting, the devotees demonstrate that by following Kṛṣṇa instead of the "silly jackals" of modern society, life becomes truly sublime through constant chanting and the study of transcendental literatures. | |||
* ''' | * '''Śrīla Prabhupāda's Personal Visits:''' The community was personally inspected and guided by Śrīla Prabhupāda in both 1975 and 1976, during which he admired the outdoor facility and provided direct instructions for its development. | ||
* ''' | * '''The Rejection of Urban Slavery:''' He strongly condemned factory life and rigid city schedules, urging devotees to find peace by growing their own food in a rural environment. | ||
* ''' | * '''Absolute Self-Sufficiency:''' The vision for New Mayāpur was based on complete independence, utilizing the land to produce grains, fruits, vegetables, and milk from protected cows. | ||
* ''' | * '''Devotional Service over Wages:''' Residents are instructed to act as Kṛṣṇa's eternal servants rather than hired men, ensuring that a sincere spirit of sacrifice drives the community's success. | ||
* '''Saving Time for Spiritual Culture:''' The ultimate purpose of | * '''Saving Time for Spiritual Culture:''' The ultimate purpose of the farm is to reduce material labor to a minimum so that the maximum amount of time can be dedicated to chanting and discussing Śrīla Prabhupāda's books. | ||
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Theme Analysis
This category documents Śrīla Prabhupāda's personal visits to the New Mayāpur farm community in France in 1975 and 1976. During these visits, he inaugurated the 250-acre estate and its castle, providing the blueprint for a spiritualized agrarian society centered on the installation of the Lord. Śrīla Prabhupāda’s presence provided the grounding for his vision of "simple living and high thinking," moving away from the "horrible" factory-based civilization of the cities. He emphasized that New Mayāpur is already Vaikuṇṭha because Kṛṣṇa is there, but it must be developed through the manual labor of devotees growing their own food and protecting cows. A primary focus is the internal shift required of the residents: moving from the mindset of a "salaried employee" to that of a "sincere servant" whose necessities are automatically met by the Lord. By training in this rural setting, the devotees demonstrate that by following Kṛṣṇa instead of the "silly jackals" of modern society, life becomes truly sublime through constant chanting and the study of transcendental literatures.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda's Personal Visits: The community was personally inspected and guided by Śrīla Prabhupāda in both 1975 and 1976, during which he admired the outdoor facility and provided direct instructions for its development.
- The Rejection of Urban Slavery: He strongly condemned factory life and rigid city schedules, urging devotees to find peace by growing their own food in a rural environment.
- Absolute Self-Sufficiency: The vision for New Mayāpur was based on complete independence, utilizing the land to produce grains, fruits, vegetables, and milk from protected cows.
- Devotional Service over Wages: Residents are instructed to act as Kṛṣṇa's eternal servants rather than hired men, ensuring that a sincere spirit of sacrifice drives the community's success.
- Saving Time for Spiritual Culture: The ultimate purpose of the farm is to reduce material labor to a minimum so that the maximum amount of time can be dedicated to chanting and discussing Śrīla Prabhupāda's books.
Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Vision for New Mayāpura - A Vaikuṇṭha Community in France.
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Pages in category "New Mayapura"
The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
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- Bluffing rascals. Don't be misled. Live peacefully here (in New Mayapura), chant Hare Krsna. Now I have given the ideas, the philosophy, in the books; so it is your business to develop all over the world
- By your transcendental endeavor it is being fulfilled, otherwise who expected that in this remote village (New Mayapura) of France, Hare Krsna maha-mantra would be chanted?
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- Give facility to the people. Here (in New Mayapura) is very nice arrangement. Now make plan how to utilize. You have got enough land. You can utilize for supplying the necessities of life
- Gradually develop (New Mayapura), make little cottages, grow little vegetable, little barley or wheat and milk. That is sufficient. We don't require much. We don't want luxury
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- I am presently en route to Bombay, and I have stopped here for one day. Here we have got a very nice land of 250 acres with a big French castle. They are starting to grow vegetables, fruits, and flowers, and they are keeping cows
- I come (to New Mayapura) in this old age to encourage the devotees
- I think this part (New Mayapura) is better situated than New Vrindaban, eh? What do you think?
- In our latest Back to Godhead the description is published about our farm in France. We have got a very palatial building. We have named it New Mayapur
- In the morning you can give them (devotees in New Mayapura) this puffed grains, then fruits and milk, very good breakfast. I mean to say all self-dependent
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- The same comfort and discomfort is in this cottage. But if I think, "Now I am in the France palace, or Bhaktivedanta Manor palace. I am happy," that is foolishness
- The situation (in New Mayapura) is very good, good prospect. I want that self-independent here, as far as possible
- This (New Mayapura) is a first-class place. You can develop it into a Vaikuntha. It is already Vaikuntha, Krsna is there. But develop it very nicely, peacefully live. Hundreds of miles away from the hellish cities
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- We can sit down anywhere on the grass here (in New Mayapura), and whatever available we make our food. This is the idea. Life will be sublime. Man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam. That is real business
- We should save time (in New Mayapura), as much for this purpose, for chanting, discussing grantha. Not for any personal so-called comforts
- What are the general program for eating (in New Mayapura)?
- Why salary? Krsna's servant. We are eternal servant. That is the beauty of our institution. We have no hired men (in New Mayapura). Unless one is sincere, why he'll work?