Author: ISKCON Toronto

Srimad Bhagavatam is described as the ripened fruit of all Vedic knowledge. Reading and discussing Srimad Bhagavatam is a core practice amongst Hare Krishnas (bhakti-yogis). By the regular reading and discussing of the Srimad Bhagavatam, one not only acquires deep spiritual realizations but also overcomes several disturbances to ones  inner happiness and overall success in life. We invite you to …

This video covers the historic opening of ISKCON’s first cultural center in Beijing and the very first harinama at the famous Great Wall of China. May our previous acaryas be pleased that their dedicated service over many centuries is now bearing fruit. All glories to our beloved Srila Prabhupada!

About a year and a half ago, the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple had an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) installed in the main Reception Hall. An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable device that checks the heart rhythm and can send an electric shock to the heart to try to restore a normal rhythm. AEDs are used to treat sudden …

As our temple website continues to grow, we are looking for enthusiastic members of our community to contribute regularly! If you are interested in being part of our team, we’d love to hear from you! Maybe you have some neat recipes to share, or want to share Krsna conscious videos, or even have some wonderfully crazy idea that we just …

We are very excited to announce that ISKCON Toronto will be hosting our next Community Town Hall on Sunday, April 24, 2016 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm in Govinda’s Dining Hall. This Community Town Hall will have a special theme as we will be having a dialogue about revamping and renovating our temple basement! Please accept this as a warm invitation …

April 22nd is recognized as Earth Day around the world.  As practitioners of the Hare Krishna faith, the honouring and respecting of Mother Earth is intrinsic to our belief.  Below is a very nice article from krishna.com about “Mother Earth Day”: Mother Earth DayBy: Manorama das Devotees of Krishna respect the Earth as the energy of God and as one …

On Friday, April 15th, devotees gathered at Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple to celebrate the appearance of Lord Ramachandra. Lord Ramachandra is Krishna’s avatar who ruled the earth as the ideal king. He appeared more than two million years ago. The history of Lord Ramachandra’s pastimes is recounted by the sage Valmiki in his epic Ramayana. The festival began with wonderful …

On Friday, April 15, 2016, Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple will celebrate the Appearance of Lord Ramachandra – Rama Navami. Lord Ramachandra is Krishna’s avatar who ruled the earth as the ideal king. He appeared more than two million years ago. Under the order of His father, Lord Ramachandra lived in the forest for fourteen years, along with His wife, Sita …

Last month, the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple celebrated one of our biggest festivals of the year, Gaura Purnima, in grand fashion!  The wonderful festival featured delightful kirtan, amazing prasadam and the most amazing darshan of our beautiful Deities!  Our wonderful congregation member, Sathi Prabhu, captured the festival on camera.  Check out the full festival video below:

We are happy to share our April edition of our monthly newsletter!  Special thanks to Thulasi Sathianathan, one of our active young devotees, for taking the lead on the monthly newsletter project.  Click the image below (or click here) to open the April 2016 newsletter. Remember, you can receive our monthly newsletter right in your inbox by clicking here to …