Category:New Mayapura
Theme Analysis
The vision for New Mayapura, a 250-acre farm property in France, represents the practical application of simple living and high thinking. Śrīla Prabhupāda emphasized that the purpose of such a rural community is to establish a peaceful, self-sufficient lifestyle far removed from the horrible, anxiety-ridden factory civilization of modern cities. By cultivating the land to grow grains, vegetables, and fruits, and by maintaining cows for milk, the devotees are taught to depend solely on nature and Kṛṣṇa for their necessities. This lifestyle eliminates the artificial need for hired salaries and mundane luxuries. Instead, the time and energy saved are fully dedicated to chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, reading granthas, and rendering loving service. When homes are kept neat and clean and the mind is fixed on the Supreme Lord, the farm transforms from an ordinary piece of land into a localized Vaikuṇṭha atmosphere.
- A Peaceful Alternative: Rejecting the hellish factory civilization of modern cities in favor of a peaceful, outdoor life where the mind can be easily fixed on spiritual goals.
- Absolute Self-Sufficiency: Utilizing the vast land to grow food, produce crops, and protect cows, ensuring the community can supply all its own necessities without relying on outside industries.
- Pure Devotion Over Luxury: Rejecting artificial material comforts and the concept of working for a salary. The residents act as eternal, sincere servants of the Supreme Lord, trusting Him to provide everything automatically.
- Establishing Vaikuṇṭha: Recognizing that Kṛṣṇa's presence makes the land sacred. By keeping homes neat, living simply, and practicing unalloyed devotion, the community directly manifests the spiritual world.
- Saving Time for Spiritual Culture: The ultimate purpose of minimizing material endeavors is to maximize the time available for chanting the holy names, discussing transcendental scriptures, and advancing in self-realization.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: New Mayapura - Establishing a Vaikuṇṭha Atmosphere.
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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?