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Most of us may be accustomed to taking part in large kirtans (musical chanting sessions), weekly Sunday Feasts, or fantastic festivals at the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple.  In addition to these inspiring gatherings, many of our international Hare Krishna communities also have smaller gatherings called “Bhakti-Vrikshas”. Bhakti-Vrikshas are congregational development programs that utilize small group structures in order to encourage …

One of the sweetest festivals of the year Nityananda Trayodasi will fall on Saturday, February 20, 2016! A warm invitation goes out to you and your family to join us as we celebrate the advent (appearance) of Lord Nityananda. Lord Nityananda (also known as Nityananda Prabhu, Nitai, Nityananda Balarama) appeared in the village of Ekachakra, in West Bengal, India, around …

Tomorrow marks the Appearance of Lord Varahadeva – Lord Krishna’s boar incarnation.  Fasting for the occasion takes place today.  Below are some excerpts from a write up about this special day from the wonderful devotees at krishna.com: Lord Varaha is Krishna appearing in the extraordinary form of a gigantic boar—gigantic enough to carry the Earth on His tusks. Sound amazing? …

Today is Family Day and so the Hare Krishna Temple would like to wish you and your family all the best on this special day.  We actually had to Google the official explanation for Family Day and got the following, “Family Day is observed in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan on the third Monday of February. In …

One of the most amazing resources we have in our Hare Krishna movement is the Grihastha Vision Team (GVT) – an incredible group of senior devotees who dedicate themselves to helping our Hare Krishna communities become stronger by developing strength in families. Being Family Day weekend, this seems like the most opportune time to “plug” the work of the GVT. …

As discussed during our Sunday Feast discourse this evening, today marks the appearance anniversary of Sri Advaita Acharya who is regarded as one of the dear associates of the Lord.  Below is a description of Advaita Acharya obtained from our friends at krishna.com: Advaita Acharya appeared in fifteenth century Bengal, India, as a teacher of Krishna consciousness. He is frequently …

We came across this incredibly sweet and mellow video by Bada Hari das, capturing a moment as he chants an amazing Hare Krishna melody while playing the piano!  Here is the description he posted for the video on his YouTube channel: While visiting my family’s home in Monterey, [California] a couple of years ago, I got a chance to have …

With the unusually warm (but awesome) weather that we had in Toronto yesterday, Bhaktimarga Swami decided to head out for a spontaneous walk in the afternoon with his two visiting godbrothers: Drupada das and Garuda Vahan das – devotees who were two of the many early pioneers of our Toronto Hare Krishna community. The walk was a “trip down memory …

We are happy to share our February edition of our monthly newsletter!  Special thanks to Thulasi Sathianathan , one of our active young devotees, for taking the lead on the monthly newsletter project.  Click the image below (or click here) to open the February 2016 newsletter. Remember, you can receive our monthly newsletter right in your inbox by clicking here …

*** UPDATE – The course is now full! *** The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple is, once again, offering a workshop for students to become well-versed with the mridanga-drum, which is one of the most revered, enjoyed and vintage sounds of Hare Krishna culture. The course will be offered between Feb 26th and March 6th. The beginner/intermediate session will happen on …