On Friday, April 19, 2013, Toronto’s Hare Krishna Centre will mark the Appearance Day of Lord Rama (also known as Rama Navami). Lord Rama is the incarnation of Lord Krishna as the perfect monarch. He enacts His lila, or pastime, of killing the evil king Ravana and establishing virtue, by personal example, throughout His kingdom. The epic story of His …
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21st Annual Astaprahar (24 Hour Kirtan)!
Toronto’s Hare Krishna Center is participating in the 21st Annual Astaprahar (24 Hour Kirtan) on April 20-21st, 2013. The 24 Hour Kirtan is taking place from 10:00am on Saturday, April 20th to 10:00am on Sunday, April 21st, 2012. The event is being held at the Tagore Centre (140 Millwick Dr. Toronto, ON M9L 1Y6). For more information please see the Kirtan schedule for the event below: …
Deity Darshan: 4/14/2013
Upcoming Seminar – Strengthening the Bonds that Free Us
This weekend, the Grihasta Vision Team (GVT) is pleased to announce a seminar entitled, “Strengthening the Bonds that Free Us” and is for members of our community who are considering marriage, who are engaged or married. This seminar is designed to educate on how to maintain and nurture a spiritual relationship within married (grihasta) life. Facilitating the seminar are Krsnanandini devi dasi and Tariq …
Deity Darshan: 4/7/13
* pictures taken by Manish Thorat
Book Club: Chant and be Happy!
The Toronto Hare Krishna Book Club continues with a new book for April – “Chant and be Happy”. This classic speaks about the power of mantra meditation. Here’s a synopsis: For years, the Western world has constantly meditated on the spiritual practices of the East. Many have followed religions and adopted new methodologies for gaining spiritual insights. However, there is nothing …
Full Gaura Purnima Festival Video!
Caitayana Mahaprabhu Shadow Puppet Show – Starts at 1:02:10
Deity Darshan: Gaura Purnima
Click HERE for more photos!Click HERE for video from the festival (courtesy of ISKCON Scarborough)
Biggest Festival Around the Corner – Gaura Purnima!
One of the biggest festivals of the year will be taking place Tuesday, March 26 at Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple – Gaura Purnima! The festival is observed annually (usually in February or March) by Krishna devotees all over the world —especially in the area of Mayapur, India, the place where He appeared in the year 1486. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is Krishna Himself, …
CDM (Monthly temple Cleanup) for Gaura Purnima!
The Monthly Temple Clean-up or CDM (Ceto Darpana Marjanam) is a project which entails individuals getting together and cleaning an area of the Temple together. This month the clean-up will be taking place at 10am on Saturday, March 23, 2013. It will be a very auspicious cleaning of the Temple as we are preparing for the biggest festivals, Gaura-Purnima (the appearance day of Shri Chaitanya …
