It was a nice, intimate group of devotees that gathered to celebrate the day which is marked as the anniversary when Lord Krsna spoke the Bhagavad Gita over 5,000 years ago. The tradition at ISKCON Toronto is to read the entire Gita (all 700 verses) as a group and that is how the festivities began. At 5:00pm sharp, the assembled …
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Gita Jayanti Celebrations on Monday!
Gita Jayanti will be celebrated Monday evening, December 8th, at ISKCON Toronto and a warm invitation goes out to everyone join us for the festivities. Every year, as a tradition, we read the entire Gita (approximately 700 verses) over a two and a half hour span. This year, the program will begin at 5:00pm with the reading and will be …
Deity Darshan: Sunday, December 7. 2008
Gita Jayanti to be Celebrated on Monday!
Over five thousand years ago, Lord Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna, discussing the fundamental principles of life. The Gita lucidly explains the nature of consciousness, the self and the universe. It contains both the essence of India’s spiritual wisdom and the answers to questions that have been posed by philosophers for centuries. Today, that same Bhagavad Gita has …
Warm Up with Morning Program at the Temple: Saturday, December 6th
It’s December and it’s starting to get cold….brrrrr. Warm up by spending some quality time with devotees and the Deities in a very sweet, intimate setting 🙂 On the first Saturday of every month, the youth group have been rallying for everyone to come out and partake in the Morning Program. The program will be starting at 4:30am, starting with …
Gita Course & Online Streaming a Success!
Last week, HG Uttama Sloka das visited ISKCON Toronto and conducted a one-week Bhagavad Gita course focused on real-life applications of the teachings of the Gita. Covering topics like releasing negativity, fighting anger, developing self-esteem and cooperation, the course was an amazing experience for the attending devotees as we learned about how verses in the Gita directly speak about these …
Deity Darshan: Sunday, November 30, 2008
*Special thanks to Yuriy Odinets for this week’s photos
Sunday Feasts Now Online!
Enjoy ISKCON Toronto’s famous Sunday feast though our new live broadcast! We will be trying to broadcast our Sunday Feasts live every Sunday. The broadcasts will start every Sunday between 6:00pm or 6:30pm and end around 8:30pm (all times EST). Please note that during our Free Vegetarian Feast (7:20pm to 8:00pm) the audio will be off and will resume at …
Next Live Broadcast – Saturday 10:00am EST!
The next live broadcast of Uttama Sloka’s Gita Class will take place on Saturday, November 29th from 10:00am EST to 2:00pm EST. If you are unable to come to the class at the temple, you can tune in right here to the ISKCON Toronto Blog for live streaming of the class at 10:00am EST. There will also be a private …
Global Kartik Kirtan Recordings!!!
The essence of this Global Kirtan event was about activating our international kirtan community in a simultaneous resounding prayer around the globe, with its source from the heart of Vrindavan. Surrounding the Earth in the transcendental sound vibrations of Kirtan will have a powerful effect amidst current events. The historic pilgrimage town of Vrindavan, India, the Land of Krishna, was …