Guest guest Posted March 20, 2004 Report Share Posted March 20, 2004 >From mid 2001 Eugene Veg magazine Planet Goloka A new vegetarian café ¨as just blossomed lotus-like in downtown Eugene. Owner Vrin Davan, who grew up and went to school in India, has created an opportunity for locals to experience a little bit of Indian Hindu culture, with an enchanting mixture of ancient and modern. At Planet Goloka, you can sip fresh squeezed juice, herbal enzyme elixirs, or kava drinks, while lounging around watching culture films from India, or perusing the books in the library there. They even have "ahimsa" leather drums, made from the skins of cows that died of natural causes! Evenings feature a variety of events - speakers, music, etc. Thursdays are open D.J. nights. Saturdays, free vegetarian Indian snacks are offered and you can listen to Vedic storytelling. And on Sundays there is a "love feast" from 5 to 8 PM. Handmade tapestries add to the relaxing ambience. "Our purpose is to share beautiful Indian culture with the Eugene community," says manager Denell. She adds that she chose vegetarianism because she cannot imagine ever wanting to "eat some other being!" Indeed, India, the most populous and long-standing vegetarian culture on earth, offers us all that wisdom. http://efn.org/~goveg/photo/goloka.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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