Author: ISKCON Toronto

The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple will be welcoming Chaitanya Charan Dasa from April 27 to May 1, 2017.  Chaitanya Charan is a monk and spiritual author. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Government College of Engineering, Pune. He subsequently served as a software engineer in a prominent multinational software corporation. Seeing the prevalent problems of stress, …

As devotees of Krishna, have you aspired to transform your home into a small temple for God?  Have you ever desired to perform  personal service to Deities? Are you not sure how to do so authentically?  The Hare Krishna Temple is organizing an all-day seminar on Deity Worship with Bhakti Yoga Dasa. This seminar will cover various topics, including how …

On Sunday, April 23, 2017, the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple officially kicked off the countdown to the 45th Annual Ratha-Yatra (Festival of India), which is scheduled to take place from July 14-16, 2017.  The “Launch Day”, as it has come to be known, provides a chance for our entire community to come together to offer their prayers to the Lord …

Vedic Roots Montessori Academy (VRMA) was born in Fall, 2015 as a small preschool with a big vision – to become a leading Montessori school providing academic excellence with a spiritual foundation. We believe that a holistic education (addressing the mind, body and soul) can significantly contribute to a positive childhood experience, which research has shown, is linked to lifelong …

The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple is starting a new online cooking series called “Cooking for Krishna” wherein delectable dishes from famous Hare Krishna cookbooks will be lovingly prepared and shown in a step-by-step fashion.  This series is presented by one of our very nice devotees of our Toronto Hare Krishna community, Lyudmila Mataji.  We hope you enjoy!  Please leave your …

For the last two Sundays, one of our active members of our community, Sathi Prabhu, has been capturing some images of our weekly Sunday Feasts.  He has assembled them into short little YouTube videos.  Check out these great pics!

The ISKCON Congregational Development Ministry is happy to announce a new book: Art of Parenting, Principles & Practices. Striking a balance between being a loving parent and a disciplining guardian, handling crucial years of adolescence and impact of television and media, practicing the timeless Vedic culture in this fast-paced era, harnessing and dovetailing the inborn potential of the child in the …

As an initiative to support the healthy development of our communities and individuals, the Congregational Development Ministry (CDM) of ISKCON is promoting Bhakti Marriages; a practical pre-marital course ​based on Srila Prabhupada’s instructions.​ The Ministry ​believes that the only way to have ​stable and​ successful marriages is to learn and apply the Vaisnava principles as given to us by Srila …

With warmer weather finally arriving, the excitement surrounding the 45th Annual Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) is growing as each day passes! Sunday, April 23, 2017 will mark the official launch of the countdown to this year’s festival! The program will begin at 6:00pm and will continue to 8:30pm. A special feature of the festival will be the chance for all …

The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple is excited to welcome both Niranjana Swami and Madhavananda Dasa to our community from Tuesday, April 11, 2017 to Thursday, April 13, 2017.  They will be presenting a special three-day series program entitled, “Sadhu Sanga, Krishna Nama” which will feature a two-day seminar and a third day of kirtan. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has taught that …