As Canadians get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving this upcoming weekend by spending time with family and friends, the Hare Krishna temple is warmly inviting our devotee community to join us for our own version of a “Thanksgiving Party” at the temple this Saturday, October 8th from 6pm to 9pm. Join us for an evening of kirtan, special “Thanksgiving” prasadam and …
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In the News: “Hare Krishna: The Rise in Krishna Consciousness”
This past Summer our 39th Annual Festival of India (Ratha–Yatra) caught the eye of a reporter for the Huffington Post. His article entitled “Hare Krishna: The Rise in Krishna Consciousness” provides a unique perspective on the Festival as well as the Hare Krishnas: The arrival of the Toronto International Film Festival neatly heralds the end of the summer festival season …
Vaishnavi Sanga – A Spiritual Course for Women!
“Vaishnavi” means a female devotee of Krishna. “Sanga” refers to the spiritual discussions between devotees. Toronto’s Hare Krishna temple is very excited to present “Vaishnavi Sanga – A Spiritual Course for Women”, scheduled to take place every Friday evening, starting at 6:00pm. The event will take a form of a weekly retreat in our beautiful Hare Krishna Centre! What a …
Deity Darshan: Sunday, October 1, 2011
Video: Maha-Mantra Festival Celebrations in Toronto!
Toronto’s Hare Krishna community recently celebrated the annual Maha-Mantra Festival. The festival involved a wide assortment of activities and events that proved to be wonderfully spiritually inspiring! Check out some of the highlights via the video below: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtuQXMxVx5g?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0&w=500&h=339]
Video: Maha-Mantra Festival Highlights!
Some video highlights of the recently-celebrated Maha-Mantra festival in Toronto which included chanting on a double-decker bus, harinamas and chanting at a Beatles Festival in Orillia! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oedZgqcFyc?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0&w=500&h=254]
Thanksgiving Weekend Celebrations – LIVE!
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Vaisnava Family Resources – A Must-Visit Site for Families!
We recently received a newsletter from Vaisnava Family Resources, a website by the Grihastha Vision Team. The newsletter covered the team’s presentations at this year’s Festival of Inspiration, an article about parenting entitled, “Parenting: Are you a Jellyfish or a Brick Wall?” and even responses to questions from devotees. The work that the team does is more than inspiring. From …
Deity Darshan: Sunday, September 25, 2011
Bhaktimarga Swami Featured in Article from the East Coast!
Walking monk crossing Canada to meditate, meet people NEW GLASGOW – Clad in a bright orange robe and wearing sneakers, a Hare Krishna monk is walking through Pictou County this weekend as part of his fourth trip across Canada. The Ontario-born Bhaktimarga Swami, now 53, joined the Hare Krishna in 1973 and adopted a Sanskrit name as part of his …