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On Saturday, April 13th, we will be celebrating Rama Navami, the appearance of Lord Rama. Lord Rama is an incarnation of Krishna who appeared in Ayodhya during the Treta Yuga as the son of King Dasaratha. During Lord Rama’s reign, all the citizens were happy, religious and their necessities of life were provided. He was a virtuous, charitable and dutiful …

As always our beloved Deities are beautifully dressed each day,  and festivals like our recent Gaura Purnima celebration are extra special. Pictures from our Pujari Department can be found HERE and from a Photo-shoot by Gaurav Agarwal can be found HERE. Enjoy the feast for the eyes!

ISKCON Toronto’s Sankirtan Team (TST) is offering a unique Training Seminar, titled ‘Watering the Seed’ on how to make YOUR follow up easier and effective!  You may be an expert at personal follow ups OR you may be completely new to this concept – this seminar is for YOU!  The seminar is open to ALL departments in the temple, and will provide …

Join us at the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple on Wednesday March 20th, as we celebrate one of the biggest festivals of the year, Gaura Purnima, the appearance of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu!  Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is none other than Lord Krishna Himself. He appeared in the city of Navadvipa in Bengal in 1486. Throughout His life he practically demonstrated how to follow the teachings …

On Sunday, February 17th, 2019 we will be celebrating Nityananda Trayodasi, the auspicious appearance day of Nityananda Prabhu. The name Nityananda means eternal happiness. Nityananda Prabhu appeared in the 15th century as the principle associate of Lord Caitanya, who is none other than Lord Krishna Himself. Together they helped spread the chanting of the holy names of the Lord far and …

YOUR PERFECT BALANCE The Centre of Gravity of an object is defined as that spot where the entire object acts, if you balance at that spot, the objects stays balanced. The idea is that if we balance on our own true centres, we will be balanced also, in all respects. Most of us feel out-of-balance in one way or another. …

On New Year’s Day, Tuesday, January 1st, 2019, Toronto’s Hare Krishna temple will be hosting our annual Srila Prabhupada Festival!  Promising to be a great way to start the new year, the festival is usually one of the biggest of the year. The festival will feature plenty of kirtan, wonderful classes, a dramatic presentation by Bhaktimarga Swami and a sumptuous …

The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple is pleased to announce the next  Kirtan Standards Seminar with HH Bhaktimarga Swami on Saturday, January 5th, 2019 from 10:00am – 4:00pm at our lovely temple at ISKCON Brampton. This informative seminar will present the proper etiquette and standards that are meant to be followed at our temple with respect to leading kirtans. Moreover, this will …

There are numerous busy times of year for the Hare Krishna Temple here in Toronto when activities and events come in abundance and the temple is buzzing with excitement. The end of the year is certainly one of those times and is always a fun time for everyone as Toronto’s Hare Krishnas are known for closing the calendar in style …

Over five thousand years ago, 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 been translated to …