As a special treat, the Sankirtan Seminar with HG Vaisesika das will be streamed live on our blog. Simply log onto the blog on Friday, May 29, from 6:30pm to 9:00pm and Saturday May 30, from 7:45am to 9:00am to virtually attend the course. Of course, we encourage you to come out and attend the course in person to gain …
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Festival of India Volunteer Opportunites!
The 37th Annual Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) is fast approaching! This grand festival provides countless opportunities to serve Lord Jagannatha (Lord Krishna)! Click here to find out more about volunteer opportunities and to sign up online to help make this festival a huge sucess! Please enjoy the following quote by Srila Prabhupada: “Krishna is so very merciful to those who are very humble …
Sankirtan Seminar – This Weekend!!!
“The Sankirtana devotees are very dear to Lord Krishna. Because they are doing the field work of book distribution, Krishna has immediately recognized them as true servants. Just like during war time, a farm boy or ordinary clerk who goes to fight for his country on the front, immediately becomes a national hero for his sincere effort. Similarly, Lord Krishna …
Cooking for Krishna – Episode Five
The ISKCON Toronto Blog is happy to present Episode Five of Cooking for Krishna. Cooking for Krishna is a regular video series which shows how to create sumptuous vegetarian items! Once made, these preparations are lovingly offered to Lord Krishna and become “prasadam”, or sanctified food! In this fifth episode, Vrndavana Vinodini devi dasi shows us how to make tantalizing …
Flashback Photo – 1988
This photo was taken in 1988 as part of a series for a student documentary on The Hare Krishna Temple. Can you recognise this always-smiling member of our community? Leave a comment with your guess! We’ll reveal the answer in a few days!
Doors Open… Rather, “Hearts Open” Toronto!
Doors Open Toronto celebrated its 10th anniversary and, for the the fifth straight year, Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple took part in the weekend-long festivities! One weekend, once a year, Doors Open Toronto involves 175 buildings of architectural, historic, cultural and social significance opening their doors to the public for a city-wide celebration. The program allows visitors free access to properties …
Sunday Feast Recording – May 24th, 2009
We have finally resolved the problem with our Sunday Feast recordings! The Sunday Feast recording can be viewed by clicking the image below. As a reminder, the recordings from our weekly live web broadcasts are stored on our ISKCON Toronto Video Archive Blog.
Deity Darshan: May 24, 2009
Food for Life in Action!
This past Saturday, devotees from Toronto and Montreal hit the streets to distribute hot vegetarian meals (prasadam) to the homeless of the city. In typical jubilant Hare Krishna fashion, they sang and danced as well! Check out the video of the Food for Life program in action! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhul_kxbQLc&hl=en&fs=1&w=400&h=324] (Video Courtesy of Tara and Radha Voskoboynik)
A Sunday Feast with a “Québécois Touch”!
A visit from the youth of ISKCON Montreal left devotees at Toronto’s weekly Sunday Feast enamoured by the enthusiasm, creativity and warmth of our fellow devotees from “la belle province” (Quebec). It all started months ago, in February, when youth from ISKCON Toronto paid a visit to ISKCON Montreal, home of Sri Sri Radha Manohara. Amazing bonds were made …