News Reports
Wildfire Reflections and Lessons
A wildfire which measured over 200 square kilometres burned more than 20 structures in the Venables Valley, including at least six homes. The temple, goshala, and school were all preserved, thank God! The fire remains out of control, but has subsided in our valley. Residents hope to return in a week and assess the damage and revive our garden.
Hot and dry conditions coupled with gusty winds have fuelled erratic and aggressive behaviour on the fire. Nearly 200 firefighters who have been fighting this blaze, assisted by twelve helicopters and 29 pieces of heavy equipment.
Everyone including cows were evacuated to local towns. The fire then threatened the ranch where the cows were evacuated to, so they were relocated to a very nice pasture in the mountains near Kamloops. The next morning, the cows escaped their pasture and started running down the road, hoping to arrive back at…
Innovations in Vedic Living
Our building techniques improve and evolve with every ecovillage project. Our traditional vedic mud-stoves (chulha) used for cooking and heating are available in 3 locations. Outdoor kitchen & solar shower facilities are under construction. Crowded trees from our forest are milled for ecovillage building materials.
Our weekly Dharma Discovery gives children deeper insights into the fundamental values upheld in the Vedic culture, namely the importance of cows, farming and natural building/crafts. We are starting plants in our greenhouse while harvesting lettuce & spinach greens.
Sunday GoFest @ Ahmisa Goshala creates a sattvic atmosphere to develop relationships with people who care about cows. Saranagati Village continues to attract pilgrims to their temple, goshala and pristine mountain landscape. Community & temple leaders are overwhelmed by the crowds, as they do…
13 Moons of Manifestation
Stewarding the forest, milling lumber, building infrastructure, farm planning and fire wood-based activities fill our winter days. We are seeking people to join our efforts to build a Vedic Eco Village and manifest a self-reliant community with food sovereignty.
This spring Dharma Discovery class resumes with building, cobbing, gardening and cooking harvested roots like carrots and potatoes. Chulha stoves are fueled by cow dung & wood chopped by kids.
Contribute to Growth
Eco Village Projects
Work Roles
Master plan & Maps
Jan 11
Rejuvenate and clean-up last year's manifestations
Feb 9
Govinda fence building
PlayStation enhancements
Mar 10
signs + work on living roof, ladder & doors
windows + take-out counter @ PlayStation
Apr 8
chulha upgrades @ PlayStation and Library
May 7
spring planting + cob oven on barrel top @ PlayStation
shelves for cooking and wood storage…
Dharma Discovery: Cow, Building & Farm Class
An opportunity to experience vedic living. Hands-on learning about cow care, ox cart & plowing, farms, forest, natural building, cob, arts, crafts & markets. Our first apprenticeship focuses on Vaishya': cow and ox care, farming and trade in markets. Vaishya knowledge is learned hands-on and not in class.
We have made great progress cooking on a hybrid chulha-mass heater. We have been cooking locally grown veggies, demonstrating that self-sufficiency in cold climates can be obtained with innovation and hard work.
The Vedas say that harvest, produce, and money should be used for self-realization. "So this Krsna consciousness movement is for spiritual enlightenment, not for how to get money, how to earn money. This is not Krsna consciousness" - Srila Prabhupada
Activities & Experiences
greenhouse maintenance & plant care
brushing & feeding cows
building with…
Bhakti Raghava Swami awarded Doctor of Philosophy for The Vaisnava Vedic Perspective of Sociology
By Krishna’s mercy and Srila Prabhpada’s mercy Bhakti Raghava Swami has successfully conducted the Viva Voce Seminar at Osmania University and has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the subject of Sociology.
The title of the thesis is VAISNAVA VEDIC SOCIOLOGY its Application in the 21st Century. Dr. Ganesh, the Supervisor for the research requested a book based on the thesis. He further commented that such a subject matter dealing with Vaisnava philosophy is less known and therefore needs to be spread more.
The Vaisnava Vedic Perspective of Sociology – Its Application in the Twenty-First Century is an honest attempt to highlight the serious dichotomy between the worldview of eastern philosophy and western philosophy on one side and the need and merit of resolving their major differences. Only with an in-depth understanding of both constructs will that be possible.…