One of the biggest festivals of the year will be taking place this Thursday 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, …
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Deity Darshan: Sunday, February 26, 2012
A Wonderful Story from Eastern Canada!
Our ISKCON Toronto community can stretch beyond its borders of Ontario when we warmly welcome the Halifax brahmacaris to town! These brahmacaris, celibate monks, travel across Canada, sharing Vedic knowledge to all while being based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. ISKCON News wrote an amazing article about their humble beginnings! You can read the article here.
Wishing Rupa Manohara a Quick Recovery – Get Well Soon!
One of our beloved members of our Toronto Hare Krishna community, Rupa Manohara, underwent heart surgery this week and the temple would like to wish him all the best and a speedy recovery! Rupa Manohar has been serving the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple for decades and is one of our wonderful devotees who contributes so much of his time and …
Gaura Purnima Coming Soon – March 8, 2012
One of our biggest festivals of the year is quickly approaching! On Thursday, March 8, 2012, the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple will be celebrating Gaura Purnima, marking the advent of the Chaitanya Mahaprabhu! 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 …
“Uttama Bhakti” Seminar – March 17, 2012 at ISKCON Scarborough
ISKCON Scarborough will be presenting a wonderful seminar on Saturday, March 17, 2012 with special guest speaker HG Sankarshan das Adhikari. Why attend? Do you have a very busy schedule and cannot find the time for spiritual activities? Would you like to put an end to all the problems of life? Would you like to experience never-ending, ever-increasing happiness? Do …
Deity Darshan: Sunday, February 19, 2012
Prayers for HH Romapada Swami
We have just learned that one of our stalwart sannyasis, HH Romapada Swami, has been taken to hospital due to some heart problems in Mayapur. We ask that everyone continually pray for a speedy recovery for such a wonderful devotee of our ISKCON community. For more details on his progress, please click here.
Video: Wow! Sleek Govindas in Australia!!!
We cam upon this pretty amazing video of the Govindas restaurant in Australia! They really have things “cooking” down there! :o)
Siva Ratri Celebrations this Sunday!
This Sunday, February 19, 2012, Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple will be celebrating Siva Ratri. Siva Ratri literally translates as “the Night of Lord Siva.” Lord Siva is described as “the greatest Vaishnava (devotee of Lord Krishna).” As such, this week’s Sunday “Love” Feast will be dedicated to honouring Lord Siva. The tentative schedule (subject to change) is as follows: 6:00pm …