This Sunday, June 7, 2009, we will be launching “Lord Baladeva’s Postering Crew”! Every Sunday, between now and Ratha-Yatra, volunteers will meet at 1:00pm and hit the streets armed with tape, staple guns and posters! Postering is one of our most extensive and important tasks as we need to constantly keep the public informed of the festival and one of …
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Nirjala Ekadasi Chat – A Relative Success!
Many Hare Krishna devotees in Toronto observed Nirjala Ekadasi on Wednesday, June 3rd! This meant fasting from all food, including even water! To help devotees stay encouraged in their day-long fasting, the ISKCON Toronto blog had a live chat window up and running all day so that devotees could chat with each other and spiritually encourage each other during their fasts. The …
Tomorrow is Nirjala Ekadasi! Let’s Chat!
Devout followers of the Hare Krishna tradition are used to the idea of enthusiastically celebrating their spirituality through chanting, dancing and feasting! The feasting is such an important part of our tradition, that we have become known as the “kitchen religion”! Now every fortnight, we observe Ekadasi, a day of prayer and meditation. On this day we fast (or simplify our …
A “Booked” Weekend with Vaisesika das!
In the weeks leading up to the visit of HG Vaisesika das to Toronto’s vibrant Hare Krishna temple, excitement began to build about finally bursting beyond the doors of our comfortable home at 243 Avenue Road and hitting the streets to share Krishna Consciousness, our spiritual culture, through sankirtan. Sankirtan, known as “book distribution”, is one of the original …
Sunday Feast Recording – May 31st, 2009
The recording for the Special Sunday Feast with HG Vaisesika das 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.
Deity Darshan: May 31, 2009
Srimad Bhagavatam Recording – May 31, 2009
The recording of the Srimad Bhagavatam class by HG Vaisesika das can be found by clicking the image below. The next live broadcast will be at the Sunday Feast with the lecture given by HG Vaisesika das. As a reminder, the recordings from our weekly Sunday live web broadcasts are stored on our ISKCON Toronto Video Archive Blog. We hope …
Sankirtan Seminar Recording – May 29, 2009
The recording of the Sankirtan Seminar conducted by HG Vaisesika das can be found by clicking the image below. As a reminder, the recordings from our weekly Sunday live web broadcasts are stored on our ISKCON Toronto Video Archive Blog. We hope to have more recordings of seminars and workshops in the future!
Seminar with Vaisesika das – LIVE!
As a special treat, the Sankirtan Seminar with HG Vaisesika das will be streamed live on our blog. Simply log onto the blog on Friday, May 29, from 6:30pm to 9:00pm and Saturday May 30, from 7:45am to 9:00am to virtually attend the course. Of course, we encourage you to come out and attend the course in person to gain …
Festival of India Volunteer Opportunites!
The 37th Annual Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) is fast approaching! This grand festival provides countless opportunities to serve Lord Jagannatha (Lord Krishna)! Click here to find out more about volunteer opportunities and to sign up online to help make this festival a huge sucess! Please enjoy the following quote by Srila Prabhupada: “Krishna is so very merciful to those who are very humble …