Goura Purnim 2012

Här är första video-uppladdningen från vårt firande av Goura Purnim. Det är Indiska trion som spelar på för fulla muggar. Njuuuuuuuuuuuuuut i 53 sekunder :)

Gyllene Fullmåne! Golden Fullmoon!

Det våras för en svängig Nimaifestival som firar självaste Nimais födelse och passar på att välkomna våren! Kvällen till ära blir det jazzig indisk raga med toner från svensk folkmusik av Indiska Trion och Ananda Karaszi och klassisk santur med Behzad Ranjbari.

Det blir även gemensam bhajan, föreläsning och en läcker vegetarisk festmåltid.

Festen kostar ingenting, men lämna gärna en donation för maten.

Lördagen 10:e mars 17.00!

Nimaihuset celebrates the birth of Nimai and welcomes the spring with the party of the year! You are invited to participate in an evening filled with music, bhajan, transcendental vibes and vegetarian delights. We are very proud to present Indiska Trion that will play Indian raga with tunes from swedish folklore together with Ananda Karaszi on sitar. Also Behzad ranjbari is playing classical santur.

The party does not cost anything, but you are welcome to leave a donation for the food.

Saturday 10th of march, 17.00!

Christmas fulfilled!

Christmas was extraordinary! A nice memory from Berlin 2011. See more of Aksharas videos here: http://vimeo.com/user8883541

The kidnapping of a sacred river

"Maybe I did drink the ocean of halahal poison,
but this Yamuna water is much too dangerous for me. Sorry."

India is unfortunatly known for its corruption among politicians and officials. This fact together with corporate greed has led to the killing of Indias sacred heritage. But due to alot of work done by sadhus, locals, environmentlists and politicians to protect River Yamuna the Indian parliament has awakened to the plea for the sacred river. The issue has reached the major TV stations where a 3 hour debate was held where members of the Indian parliament questioned the government what they will do about the river that has been declared "dead" by the Ecological department of India.

The fact is that even though Yamuna emerges completly clean in Yamunotri there is nothing left of her original water when she finally reaches Vrindavan. This is due to an irrigation dam in Harayana that basicly holds back 85% of her waters, while Delhi dumps 3.6 billion litres of city sewage and industrial waste into her EVERY DAY. In this way we can understand that the Yamuna we see in Vrindavan is not the Yamuna that Lord Krishna was bathing in 5000 years ago, she is kept hostage in Harayana and the small percentage that is allowed to escape is completly replaced by sewage and toxic waste.

It's a serious case. If you take action you will have alot of blessings on your head :)

start by reading more in this site: http://www.news.vrindavantoday.org/

Meatfree monday

The daughters of the ex-beatle Paul McCartney got an idea one day to introduce to the world the concept of "meatfree monday"¨(click to see), and with the help of their pop the project was launched. Now it has made it all the way into swedish schools, communes and other establishments.

There are some opinons that one meatfree day a week propaganda would mean that the other 6 days are justified. Well, Gothenburg was not built in a day, and i believe that this is a suggestion that makes it possible to grind in the vegetarian ideal in a bigger scale (as already seen). I find it interesting that there always is someone who complains and finds faults with others efforts, especially when the efforts has been successful in many ways. Consciousness changes gradually, training must be there, and one day a week on an international level for sure is gonna  have someone ask; "what's the reason for this idea? why they want me to not eat meat?"

The spoonrevolution is behind this project and are launching meatfree monday spoon activism every monday. Please get in contact with our Gothenburgian spoonrevolution office and join in. There are unlimited ways of raising awareness, take the chance, have fun, use your imagination and change someones heart. 

Ban on Bhagavad Gita in Russia dismissed

In Russia (Siberia) powers from the church wanted to ban the Bhagavad Gita with the charges that it inspires to terrorism. This caused an uproar in the Indian parlament and of course several protests around the world. The Nimai-gang were there in one such protest in Berlin some days after Christmas. The small repotage above was made by Querio - a spoonrevolution commune of conscious artists who have visited Nimaihuset some years ago. 

Recently the case was dismissed by the court and Bhagavad Gita was freed of all charges.

Saturday feast will be in english as usual, BUT this time the speaker actually have english as his mother tounge. His name is Subal prabhu and he will share his wisdom with us. Come at 17:00 and after the kirtan there will be the class and as usual we expect delicious sacred foodstuffs after :)

Service with and without love (Srila B.A. Paramadvaiti Maharaj)

This class given by Srila Gurumaharaj during the Christmas days in Berlin was baked in the computer-oven by Krishna Kirtan prabhu and has now landed on your browser. Its a hot cake, that means that you should eat it now!

"I don't want to relax, I don't want any vacation from this. I don't. I want to either chant, or read, or serve, or clean, or cook, or distribute. I want devotional service non-stop. Because I know that's the best for me, and I know that only this way I'll be with Krishna non-stop. It's like doing what you want to do. The greatest blessing in your life, is if you are allowed to do what you want to do. That is called pure spontaneous devotional service. When you do something which you want to do. It may not be pleasant, but you do it because you want to do it. [– – –] So much freedom is there."

I asked my father,
I said, "Father change my name."
The one I'm using now it's covered up
with fear and filth and cowardice and shame. 

Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me,
yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me. 

He said, "I locked you in this body,
I meant it as a kind of trial.
You can use it for a weapon,
or to make some woman smile." 

Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me,
yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me. 

"Then let me start again," I cried,
"please let me start again,
I want a face that's fair this time,
I want a spirit that is calm." 

Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me,
yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me. 

"I never never turned aside," he said,
"I never walked away.
It was you who built the temple,
it was you who covered up my face." 

Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me,
yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me. 

And may the spirit of this song,
may it rise up pure and free.
May it be a shield for you,
a shield against the enemy. 

Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me,
yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me. 

Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me,
yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me.

Julbord / Christmas table

SVENSKA
Hej och God Jul!
Ni missar väl inte vårt strålande Julbord?
I år kör vi följande datum och kom ihåg - boka in dig (och dina vänner?) minst 2 dagar i förväg.
16e och 20e december
Kl 14-22
Varmt välkomna!

nimai.arts@gmail.com
tel. 031 - 405 108
mob. 073 800 32 87

ENGLISH
Hi there and Merry Christmas!
You did not plan to miss our fantastic Christmas buffé?
This year we go for the following dates and remember - book your table at least 2 days in advance.
16th and 20 th of decmber
14-22 o'clock
Heartfelt Welcome!

nimai.arts@gmail.com
tel. 031 - 405 108
mob. 073 800 32 87

Ord från Upendra, med kraft att förändra.

English: Earlier this year, in the spring, Upendra gave a talk at the Nimai House entitled "What are you?". The link below leads to his manuscript. If you have comments or questions etc. you can post them here.

What are you?

Upendra is a hard-working father of two kids, yet he manages to focus inside on the Bhagavad-gita in his day-to-day life. Now and then he comes and share his insights.

Svenska: Tidigare i år, i våras, gav Upendra en föreläsning på Nimaihuset med titeln "Vad är du?". Länken nedan leder till hans manuskript. Om du har kommentarer eller frågot etc. kan du posta dem här.

Vad är du?

Upendra är en hårt arbetande tvåbarnspappa. Trots det lyckas han fokusera på Bhagavad-gita i sitt inre i vardagen. Då och då kommer han och delar med sig av sina insikter.
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Govardhan celebration

Past saturday we celebrated Govardhan Hill.
Thanks to all the help from our friends and the mercy from Lord Krsna, there were a feast to remember!
The evening started with kirtan and a moment of reading from the Krsna-book.
Mahahari Prabhu joined in with his expertice in kirtan with Harmonium and lifted the atmosphere higher and higher. Thanks to Upendra Prabhu there were also a class, brilliant!
We also performed a puja for Goverdhan, in the form of a golden Halava-mountain, during livley kirtan lead by Mahahari Prabhu. We finished off the night with top noch prasadam, cooked and served with utter mercy from our dear divine couple Radha-Krsna.

Please come on saturday - don't miss out the best evening during the week!
Heartfelt welcomed to us in Nimaihouse!

Vegetariska matlagningskurser

Ni har väl inte glömt bort att Nimaihuset driver stans mest hemtrevligaste matlagningskurser??
Och kursen är till och med vegetarisk!
Vi har en separat hemsida för kurserna och just i dessa dagar har denna sida förvandlats till en blogg.
Adressen är fortfarande: www.vegkurs.info

Nästa tisdag, 25 oktober, tittar vi närmare på kryddor och så lagar vi indisk Dahl soppa och Chapatis-bröd.

Stay tuned och Hjärtligt Välkomna!

Mosaic / Mosaik

Stolen poem:

Life never turns out as you thought it would. And that's lucky. Because, what are my personal small thoughts compared to the great ones of God? Nothing. Not before my dreams have been crushed can I wake up in the kingdom of God.
She is not a mosaic God but a mosaicic. If you only let yourself be crushed, God makes mosaic out of the fragments and let the light fall through you more beautifully than before.

-Lisa

Stulen dikt:

Livet blir aldrig som man tänkt sig. Och tur är det. För vad är mina personliga små tankar mot Guds stora? Ingenting. Först när mina drömmar krossas kan jag vakna i Guds rike.

Hon är inte en mosaisk Gud utan en mosaikisk. Om du bara låter dig bli krossad gör Gud mosaik av skärvorna och låter ljuset falla in genom dig vackrare än innan.

-Lisa
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Tortura no cultura

English: This is how cool you become when you go veg. A video from some of our spoonrevolution brothers.

Svenska: Så här cool blir man när man blir vegetarian. En video från några av våra skedrevolutionsbröder.
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