Nityananda’s Appearance Day Schedule

On Saturday evening (6:00pm to 9:00pm), a very special festival will be taking place as we celebrate Lord Nityananda’s Appearance Day! Lord Nityananda is considered identical with Balarama, the elder brother of Lord Krishna. He is regarded as being like the elder brother of Lord Chaitanya and always served Him in any way. With HH Bhaktimarga Swami in attendance, festivities …

A Small Gathering Celebrates Lord Varahadeva!

Fridays are always interesting. On Fridays, while many Torontonians lurch home from a tough week at work, looking forward to weekends filled with partying, sleeping and God knows what else, devotees have a special way of spiritualizing their weekends. Case in point, on Friday, February 6th, a small group of devotees gathered at the Hare Krishna temple to celebrate the …

2008: A Year in Review at ISKCON Toronto

This past Sunday, we showcased a presentation, “2008 – A Year in Review at ISKCON Toronto”. We have placed this presentation on YouTube The video contains touching footage and images of the early days of the Hare Krishna movement! The message is that the Hare Krishna movement has been around, in the west, for over 40 years and while it …

This Sunday – “2008: A Year in Review!”

This Sunday, instead of our normal class during the Sunday Feast, we will be showcasing a multimedia presentation which will present a review of all the exciting and neat things that happened at ISKCON Toronto during 2008! Presented as a “year in review”, we will cover many of the outreach, internal development and amazing things that took place at Toronto’s …

Gita Jayanti Celebrations on Monday!

Gita Jayanti will be celebrated Monday evening, December 8th, at ISKCON Toronto and a warm invitation goes out to everyone join us for the festivities. Every year, as a tradition, we read the entire Gita (approximately 700 verses) over a two and a half hour span. This year, the program will begin at 5:00pm with the reading and will be …

Gita Course & Online Streaming a Success!

Last week, HG Uttama Sloka das visited ISKCON Toronto and conducted a one-week Bhagavad Gita course focused on real-life applications of the teachings of the Gita. Covering topics like releasing negativity, fighting anger, developing self-esteem and cooperation, the course was an amazing experience for the attending devotees as we learned about how verses in the Gita directly speak about these …

Sunday Feasts Now Online!

Enjoy ISKCON Toronto’s famous Sunday feast though our new live broadcast! We will be trying to broadcast our Sunday Feasts live every Sunday. The broadcasts will start every Sunday between 6:00pm or 6:30pm and end around 8:30pm (all times EST). Please note that during our Free Vegetarian Feast (7:20pm to 8:00pm) the audio will be off and will resume at …