Author: ISKCON Toronto

In spiritual culture giving and accepting shelter is the very basis to any meaningful relationship: we are always giving shelter to inferiors and accepting shelter from superiors. If this is not there, our relationships will be superficial. The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple is very excited to announce a special educational course with Devaki devi dasi, who will be making her …

We are happy to share our June edition of our monthly newsletter!  Click the image below (or click here) to open the June 2016 newsletter. Remember, you can receive our monthly newsletter right in your inbox by clicking here to sign up, or by using the sign up form on the right hand side of this page!  Hare Krsna!

Our dear senior member of our Toronto Hare Krishna community, Praharana devi dasi, sent us this “blast from the past” picture of an initiation ceremony from the early days of Toronto’s Hare Krishna community!  Can you recognize some of the devotees in the picture?  If so, leave a comment with your guesses!

We came upon this pretty entertaining video online, courtesy of ISKCON Desire Tree.  Here is their description of the video: “Nish, nish, ram, ram, nish, nish, ram, ram.” Prabhupada once imitated how we sometimes chant (the Hare Krishna mantra) without focus, without concentration, without proper pronunciation – how we chant when we don’t feel like chanting. You know the mood …

One of our young, talented artists in our community, Amandeep, has been contributing his artistic abilities for the temple!  Below is a beautiful sketch that he has made, depicting a very special story that was recently highlighted at a recent festival!  Can you guess what is happening in this drawing?  If so, leave a comment and let us know!  Hare …

This weekend, May 28th to 29th, the Hare Krishna Centre is participating in Doors Open Toronto. Annually, over 150 buildings of architectural, historic, cultural and social significance open their doors to the public for a city-wide celebration. While Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple is open, free of charge, to the public year-round, Doors Open presents an opportunity for the public to …

Sweet Festival of Sweet Rice!Festival Report by: Smruthi VenkateshanFestival Pictures: Mathuraprasada das On Sunday, May 22, 2016, the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple celebrated the annual Sweet Rice Festival in honour of their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Ksira-Chora Gopinatha. The evening started out with a nice aarti ceremony for the Deities, who were effulgent in their summer outfits with pops of …

Narasimhadeva Appearance Day Festivities Roar with Enthusiasm!Festival Pictures: Mathuraprasada dasVideo By: Anvi Raval On Friday, May 20, 2016, Toronto’s Hare Krishna Community celebrated the appearance day of Lord Narasimhadeva – Lord Krishna’s half-man, half-lion incarnation. Lord Narasimhadeva descended to protect his young devotee Sri Prahlada Maharaja from his torturous father, King Hiranyakashipu.  There are many prayers to Lord Narasimha that …

From June 1-9, 2016, the Toronto Hare Krishna community will be welcoming Devaki devi dasi for the first time! Devaki Devi Dasi was born in Germany in 1958 and, after a long search and journey, joined ISKCON in Sydney, Australia in 1985. She spent four years in the Sydney temple learning the basics of devotional life. She took initiation from …

Toronto’s Hare Krishna community will be welcoming Kratu das, a special guest who will be speaking at various engagements around the Greater Toronto Area during his visit.   Kratu das joined the Hare Krishna movement in 1970. It was right here in Toronto, in 1976, that he met Srila Prabhupada, and took initiation from him. Since then, he has been …