Author: ISKCON Toronto

This weekend, the Greater Toronto Area Hare Krishna community will be welcoming Partha das and Uttama devi dasi.  They will be facilitating a wonderful seminar on “Building Stronger Krishna Conscious Families” at ISKCON Brampton.  Our Toronto temple will be welcoming them for our Sunday Feast discourse on Sunday, October 18, 2015. Both of these stalwart devotees are part of the …

Sivarama Swami talks about his personal experience as a refugee fleeing Hungary in 1956, about his recent encounters with Syrian refugees in Budapest, and about the ancient Indian scriptures’ teachings of how to treat people who are “different” from us.

Bhaktimarga Swami has been on a walk through the United States of America, as part of our international movement’s honouring Srila Prabhupada’s arriving in America 50 years ago!  Check out the article below! *  *  * The Walking Monk Retraces Prabhupada’s JourneyBy: Madhava Smullen ISKCON News on Oct. 7, 2015 Bhaktimarga Swami has become famous as “The Walking Monk” from …

As many of our regular congregation members know, two young devotees from our community – Fil and Sukhayanti devi dasi – have started Govardhana Farms!  Aside from their organic vegetable program, wherein organic produce was sold to our devotee community this past summer, they are actively working on starting their cow protection program. The first cows have arrived to Govardhana …

Govardhana Farms, ISKCON Govinda’s Herd, and ISKCON Toronto are Proud to Present: “Name the Temple Cow Contest” One of the key elements of our philosophy as Hare Krishnas is the care, protection and worship of the cow.  Last year, during Janmastami celebrations, small wooden cows were sponsored by devotees and the temple indicated that part of the proceeds from the …

Members of the ISKCON Toronto Temple Council were in beautiful Edmonton, Alberta attending the annual ISKCON Canadian Leaders Meeting.  These meetings provide a chance for leaders of our Hare Krishna communities around the country to annually come together and discuss success stories, challenges and opportunities. Some of the topics that were presented included: Reports on Canadian Book Distribution Initiations Committee …

This past Sunday Feast, we took a little time out of our regular Sunday Feast announcements to thank one special devotee in our community, Sathi prabhu!  You may recognize Sathi prabhu from his tripod and camera which he carries around during every major event and festival at ISKCON Toronto, Scarborough and Brampton. In a combined effort with Ananda Gauranga prabhu …

We were sent this neat story from ISKCON News about Canada’s Rugby World Cup Team visiting the ISKCON temple in Leicester.  Leicester is a city and in the East Midlands of England.  Check out the story below or at the link here: *  *  * Canada Rugby World Cup Team Visit ISKCON LeicesterBy: Nimai Suchak ISKCON News on Oct. 3, …

We came across a video from a YouTube “vlogger” (video blogger) about her experience coming to our temple restaurant, Govinda’s!  She documents her visit to the restaurant in detail and shares her enjoyable experience from start to finish! Of course, our Govinda’s restaurant is always a great option for our devotee community when they are in the mood for a …

Today, October 5th, marks the birthday (what we often say as “Appearance Day”) of our very own HH Bhaktimarga Swami!  As many of our regular temple-goers know, Bhaktimarga Swami serves as Co-GBC (Governing Body Commissioner) for our Canadian Hare Krishna temples.  This means that he helps guide the spiritual course for our Canadian temples and their respective communities. Known for …