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Ratha-Yatra Volunteer Opportunities!

With summer in full swing, the excitement surrounding the 44th Annual Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) is growing as each day passes! The Festival of India has always relied on the power of volunteer efforts to make it the amazing success that it is today. Volunteering also means meeting incredible, new people while helping to make one of Toronto’s most astonishing …

RY (Festival of India) Launch Party – Sun, June 26th

Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) Launch Party!Date: Sunday, June 26th, 2016Time: 12:00pm to 10:00pmLocation: Yonge-Dundas Square (southeast corner of Yonge and Dundas)TTC Subway: Dundas Station To kick off the official countdown to the 44th Annual Festival of India, a special day-long launch party will be held at Yonge-Dundas Square. The festival will include a cavalcade of activities, attractions and performances, including …

Video: Victoria Day Outdoor Chanting (Harinama)

On Monday, May 23rd, most of Toronto was celebrating a day off, marking Victoria Day.  Meanwhile, enthusiastic members of the Toronto Hare Krishna community hit the streets with instruments, smiles and books to share an uplifting, spiritual message through harinama sankirtan (outdoor chanting and dancing)!  Led by Vaisesika Prabhu and Nirakula Mataji, the devotees setup at Bay & Queen and …

Holy Name Retreat with Devaki devi dasi

From June 10-14, 2016 the Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa Hare Krishna communities will be jointly hosting a “Holy Name Retreat” at a Buddhist Retreat Centre, located two hours away from Montreal.  This very special retreat will be facilitated by Devaki devi dasi, a senior devotee in our international Hare Krishna movement. Some features of the Holy Name Retreat: Deepen your …

How Not to Do Japa (Mantra Meditation)!

We came upon this pretty entertaining video online, courtesy of ISKCON Desire Tree.  Here is their description of the video: “Nish, nish, ram, ram, nish, nish, ram, ram.” Prabhupada once imitated how we sometimes chant (the Hare Krishna mantra) without focus, without concentration, without proper pronunciation – how we chant when we don’t feel like chanting. You know the mood …

Can you Guess the Story Depicted?

One of our young, talented artists in our community, Amandeep, has been contributing his artistic abilities for the temple!  Below is a beautiful sketch that he has made, depicting a very special story that was recently highlighted at a recent festival!  Can you guess what is happening in this drawing?  If so, leave a comment and let us know!  Hare …