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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 …

Last Saturday, the temple hosted it’s annual Sankirtan Warriors Appreciation Night (SWAN).  Billed as an evening dedicated to thanking all the amazing “warriors” in the community that helped to share so many spiritual books with the public as ambassadors of goodwill, the evening featured kirtan, talks and more. One of the highlights of the evening was a video presented by …

We recently received a “Google News Alert” about an article on MensXP.com – a website targeted to the “modern Indian man”.  The article, which can be seen by clicking here, highlights a unique video of devotees dancing at what we believe is the ISKCON Moscow temple (devotees are welcome to clarify by commenting) in kirtan and goes on to say: …

This past Sunday, we had a special “fire yajna” held during our Sunday Feast celebrations.  A fire yajna is a ceremonial ritual wherein ghee (clarified butter), grains and other items are offered into fire amidst the chanting of mantras.  It is a beautiful ritual that brings a level of auspiciousness and peacefulness to the atmosphere. The program was led by …

As Hare Krishnas, ceremonies are a big part of our spiritual practice.  Almost all major times of life are marked by some time of ceremony.  From the time a child takes it’s first grains, to the time of initiation, and even when someone is about to pass from this world, auspicious ceremonies can often be performed and mantras are regularly …

Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple will be welcoming Brahma Muhurta das to our community this weekend!  He will be conducting a “Yajna Training Seminar” (by invitation only) to help train local devotees in performing yajnas.  “Yajnas” are fire sacrifices wherein grains and other items are offered into fire amidst the chanting of mantras. At the age of 14 Brahma Muhurta das …

Hayagriva das is one of our dynamic Canadian brahmacaris (celibate monks) and is based out of ISKCON Montreal.  As some of our devotees may recall, he conducted a very nice seminar here at ISKCON Toronto last year in October on the chanting of holy names! Recently, he conducted a two-day seminarat ISKCON Calgary and it was captured on video!  The …

There’s a fantastic little video that has been published on YouTube and it captures the reaction of some members of the public when asked what they think of the Hare Krishnas.  It seems that the video has been made in the UK and it is certainly very inspirational for anyone who practices Krsna consciousness!  This is a project called “Fortunate …