This Sunday, February 14, 2010, Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple will be celebrating Siva Ratri. Siva Ratri literally translates as “the Night of Lord Siva,” the actual date of Siva Ratri is Friday, February 12. Lord Siva is described as “the greatest Vaishnava (devotee of Lord Krishna)”, As such, this week’s Sunday “Love” Feast will be dedicated to honouring Lord Siva. …
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A Visit to Hamilton’s Hindu Samaj Temple
On Sunday, February 7th, 2010, the Hare Krishna temple’s kirtan-yoga band, Gaura-Shakti was invited to lead kirtan at the Hamilton Hindu Samaj Temple during their weekly Sunday program. With instruments in tow, the group trekked down the QEW and found a community of devotees that not only opened their temple, but also their hearts to the sweet sounds of Krishna-kirtan. …
Deity Darshan: Sunday February 7, 2010
Sunday Feast Recordings – February 7, 2010
The Sunday Feast recording can be viewed by clicking the image below. As a reminder, the recordings from our weekly live web broadcasts are stored on our ISKCON Toronto Video Archive Blog.
Bon Voyage to Our Dearest Ajamila das!
If Toronto’s Hare Krishna Centre is known for one thing, it’s the thumping sounds of kirtan that seemingly pour from the windows and doors of our beautiful building. Over the last 20 years, Toronto’s foremost kirtan “songbird” has been our dear Ajamila das! Be it his sweet bhajans or midnight kirtans on festivals like Janmastami (Lord Krishna’s birthday), his inimitable …
Special Sunday Feast with Kratu das
This Sunday, Kratu das, a special guest will be speaking at our weekly Sunday “Love” Feast. 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 traveling extensively around the world and sharing his realizations about bhakti-yoga. This …
Toronto’s Sankirtan Success-Story Continues!
Earlier this year, we shared the amazing Toronto Sankirtan Story with our blog readers. “Sankirtan” is the art of sharing one’s bhakti (Krishna consciousness) by hitting the streets and being friendly ambassadors of goodwill by sharing books, cookies and a smile! It was by the inspiration of Vaisesika das, that Toronto saw a sankirtan-explosion! Recently, the World Sankirtan Newsletter (WSN) …
Flashback Photo Time Again!
We recently found a whole slew of old photos from the early days in Toronto on Facebook, courtesy of Ugresa das! So we couldn’t resist the urge to grab one and post another flashback photo. Can you see any recognizable faces in this photo from this picture? There are two devotees here who you will always see around our temple!
Appearance Anniversary of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura
Wednesday, February 3rd, marks the appearance anniversary of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura, one of the foremost teachers of bhakti in the Hare Krishna tradition. On this day we fast till noon in his honour. Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura (1874–1936), is the spiritual master of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. He was extremely intelligent and excelled in math, astronomy, Sanskrit, and other languages. …
Food for Life Hits the Streets!
With big smiles and warm coats, enthusiastic devotees hit the streets to distribute both hot vegetarian meals and the sweet sounds of kirtan to the homeless of the city. The first monthly Food for Life program of 2010 welcomed many new faces. Check out some of the highlights below.