Special class this Friday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada leaving India for the West‏
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Hare Krishna!
Please accept our humble obeisances!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!

The global celebrations for ISKCON’s 50th anniversary will be flagged off by mega-events in India and America that will track Srila Prabhupada’s epic journey on the Jaladuta from Kolkata to Boston in 1965.

On 13th August 1965, Srila Prabhupada left Calcutta aboard the steamship, the Jaladuta, for the USA.

For further information, please visit

http://iskcon50.org/

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada leaving India for the West, we at ISKCON Scarborough will be hearing from HG Subhavilas das on Friday- 14th Aug 2015.

Program starts at 6.45 pm.

We warmly invite and your family to join us on Friday.

ISKCON Scarborough
3500 McNicoll Avenue, Unit #3,
Scarborough,Ontario,
Canada,M1V4C7

Email Address:
iskconscarborough@hotmail.com

website:
www.iskconscarborough.com

ISKCON Scarborough – 3rd annual Snan Yatra tomorrow (8th Aug 2015)
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ISKCON Scarborough’s 3rd Snan Yatra will take place on Saturday – August 8th 2015 from 6.30 pm onwards.

This grand Snan yatra is a precursor to ISKCON Scarborough’s 3rd Annual Jagannath Cultural program that will take place on Saturday- August 22nd 2015 at Milliken Park in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

The Snan yatra bathing ceremony has been going on since the time of the carving of the ‘Dharu-brahman’ Deities of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balaram, and Subhadra Devi in Sri Purushottam Kshetra (Jagannath Puri) thousands of years ago, commemorating Their sacred appearance for the devotees.

Program for Saturday – 8th August 2015

6.30 pm- Kirtan
7 pm – 8 pm – Grand Abhishek on the deities of Lord Jagannath, Lord Baladev and Subhadra Devi
8 pm – 8.30 pm- Arti
8.30 pm – 8.45 pm – 1 round group chanting of Hare Krsna Maha Mantra
8.45 pm – Grand feast

ISKCON Scarborough – Upcoming 3rd annual Snan Yatra and Jagannath Cultural festival
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ISKCON Scarborough’s 3rd Snan Yatra will take place on Saturday – August 8th 2015 from 6.30 pm onwards

This grand Snan yatra is a precursor to ISKCON Scarborough’s 3rd Annual Jagannath Cultural program that will take place on Saturday- August 22nd 2015 at Milliken Park in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

The Snan yatra bathing ceremony has been going on since the time of the carving of the ‘Dharu-brahman’ Deities of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balaram, and Subhadra Devi in Sri Purushottam Kshetra (Jagannath Puri) thousands of years ago, commemorating Their sacred appearance for the devotees.
Program for Saturday – 8th August 2015
6.30 pm- Kirtan
7 pm – 8 pm – Grand Abhishek on the deities of Lord Jagannath, Lord Baladev and Subhadra Devi
8 pm – 8.30 pm- Arti
8.30 – 8.45 pm – 1 round group chanting of Hare Krsna Maha Mantra
8.45 pm – Grand feast
You tube video of ISKCON Scarborough’s Snan Yatra from 2013:
You tube video of ISKCON Scarborough’s Snan Yatra from 2014:

ISKCON Scarborough- Multimedia presentation by HG Dravida das prabhu today!‏
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Hare Krishna!

Please accept our humble obeisances!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!

We are very honored to welcome HG Dravida das prabhu to ISKCON Scarborough this evening.

Prabhu will be joining us for the special Swathi Natchatra Abishek that will be performed on Lord Narasimhadev to 6.30 pm and then will give a special class/presentation at 7 pm.

We welcome you and your family to join us at ISKCON Scarborough at 6.30 pm today

Biodata of HG Dravida das:

Dravida das is a Vaishnava scholar, musician and poet. He is a editor with BBT as well as is world renowned for composing wonderful poems on Lord Krishna and his pastimes.

He has narrated the whole of Bhagavad Gita in a CD including the Sanskrit verses, translations and purports by Srila Prabhupada! He has also compiled verses concerning the Holy names from various scriptures like Srimad Bhagavatam, Chaitanya Caritamrta and Padyavali and narrated the verses and the translations in a CD as well.

H.G.Dravida prabhu is a disciple of Srila Prabhupada.

Dravida Prabhu joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness at the age of 25 in early 1973 at the temple in Brooklyn, New York. A child of the Sixties, he’d already been exploring yoga, Vedanta, meditation, and alternative lifestyles for some time. But once he read Srila Prabhupada’s “Teachings of Lord Caitanya,” he knew that bhakti-yoga was the path for him. The Brooklyn temple happened to be the location of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, the publishing arm of ISKCON.

He has edited Back to Godhead magazine and other books published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust for over 42 years. From 1983 to 1989 he was part of the team that produced the last six 1,000-page volumes of the magnum opus of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada: a commentated English translation of India’s jewel of Vedic wisdom, the 18,000-verse Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana). He also helped produce the revised version of Srila Prabhupada’s nine-volume Caitanya-Caritamrita during 1995-96 and his Krishna book from 1994-95. In addition to his editing work, he teaches Bhakti Yoga classes at the San Diego ISKCON center. Throughout all this immersion in transcendental literature, Dravida dasa developed a love of the Sanskrit language, and especially the elaborate Sanskrit prosody of the Bhagavatam, portions of the Caitanya-caritamrita, and other bhakti literature. His devotion and expertise in chanting form a marvelous combination.

He currently resides at the New Govardhan temple in San Diego, offering regular Bhagavad Gita and Bhagavatam classes as well as leadership for the bhakta program there. His engaging multimedia presentations at Japa retreats and elsewhere are highlights of devotional gatherings.

ISKCON Scarborough
3500 McNicoll Avenue, Unit #3,
Scarborough,Ontario,
Canada,M1V4C7

Email Address:

iskconscarborough@hotmail.com

website:

www.iskconscarborough.com

ISKCON Scarborough- HH Bhakti Raghava Swami will be giving a class on Friday – July 3rd 2015‏
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Hare Krishna!

Please accept our humble obeisances!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!

We are honored to welcome HH Bhakti Raghava Swami to ISKCON Scarborough coming Friday.

Maharaj will be giving a special class at ISKCON Scarborough on that day.

Program starts at 6.45 PM with Tulasi arati.

Biography for HH Bhakti Raghava Swami

HH Bhakti Raghava Swami Maharaja spent seven years of his undergraduate studies in a seminary before completing his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Ottawa in 1968, majoring in philosophy and social psychology. After serving as a Social Worker and Counselor from 1968 to 1971, he joined the Hare Krsna Movement in 1974 and was initiated the same year as Raghava Pandit Das.

From 1974 to 1976 he served at the ISKCON Ottawa temple. From 1976 to 1992, Maharaja lived in India, pioneering the New Bhakta Program and the Nama Hatta village preaching program from Sri Dham Mayapur and the Bhaktivedanta Youth Services (BYS) from ISKCON Calcutta. He accepted the order of sannyasa on Gaura Purnima of 1985. From 1993 to 2000, he served as Co-GBC for ISKCON Canada and as the Temple President for ISKCON Montreal.

From year 2001 to 2004 Maharaja was based in Indonesia where he helped to develop and oversee six rural community projects in addition to Youth Hostels. In the year 2004, Maharaja completed his Master’s degree in Education, Cum Laude, from the State University of Yogyakarta writing his thesis entitled “A Comparative Study of Gurukula and Pondok Pesantren – A Case Study of Three Gurukulas in India and Three Pondok Pesantren in Indonesia”.

In the year 2006 Maharaja became involved with preaching activities and community development in Cambodia where he established an NGO called the “Global Varnasrama Educational Social Cultural Organization” (GLOVESCO) and is spearheading a rural community called “Yasodapura Asrama”.

That same year Maharaja was able to return to India after a long absence of 13 years and spearheaded a rural project in South India called Sahyadri Sri Krishna Balarama Ksetra (SSKBK) from where courses on Varnasrama College were introduced. He was instrumental in establishing the national Varnasrama Development committee for India in the year 2007 and in November 2009 was appointed as National Minister for the Daiva Varnasrama Ministry – Promoting Rural Development in India.

Maharaja has concentrated his preaching mostly in Asian countries such as India, Indonesia and Cambodia. He travels extensively and holds seminars promoting the varnasrama mission. He has authored several books such a “Make Vrindavana Village” and “Varnasrama Education”.

ISKCON Scarborough
3500 McNicoll Avenue, Unit #3,
Scarborough,Ontario,
Canada,M1V4C7

Email Address:

iskconscarborough@hotmail.com

website:

www.iskconscarborough.com

ISKCON Scarborough – We invite you to chant 64 rounds of Hare Krsna Maha Mantra with us on Saturday – 4th July 2015
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Hare Krishna!
Please accept our humble obeisances!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!

We are pleased to announce that our 5th annual 64 round chanting day will take place on Saturday- 4th July 2015 from 8 am to 6 pm. Sumptuous free breakfast and lunch prasadam will be served on this day.

The program for Saturday- 4th July 2015:
8 am to 8.30 am- Arti
8.30 am to 9 am – Breakfast prasadam
9 am to 6 pm- chant 64 rounds of Hare Krsna Maha Mantra

Every year over 50 devotees take part in chanting 64 rounds at ISKCON Scarborough- the weekend after Canada day.
We invite you, your family and friends to ISKCON Scarborough on 4th July to take part in this auspicious event.

When we chant 64 rounds, we chant over 100,000 names of the Lord! 

1 Hare Krsna Maha Mantra(HKMM) = 16 names of the Lord – consisting of 3 transcendental words of Hare, Rama and Krsna (“Hare” is internal energy of the Lord which is non-different from the Lord, “Krsna” means all attractive and “Rama” means reservoir of all pleasure)

1 round in a japa mala =108 Hare Krsna Maha Mantra= 1728 names of the Lord (16 names of the Lord in 1 HKMM X 108 times in a japa mala)

16 rounds = 27,648 names of the Lord(16 names of the Lord in 1 HKMM X 108 times in a japa mala X 16 rounds)

64 rounds = 110,592 names of the Lord(16 names of the Lord in 1 HKMM X 108 times in a japa mala X 64 rounds)

Why chant 64 rounds of Hare Krsna Maha Mantra? 

Caitanya Bhagavat (by Sri Vrindavan das Thakur)- Antya Khanda- chapter 9 verses 116 to 125:

“As the devotees invited the Lord (Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu)to take His meal in their houses, the Lord took the opportunity to teach them all this topic.

When invited to take a meal, the Lord smiled and said, “First you should become a laksesvara [The word laksesvara is a combination of laksha (“hundred thousand”) and isvara (“master”). In common usage it would refer to someone who possessed a hundred thousand rupees.].

“I take meals only in the house of a laksesvara.” Hearing this, the brahmanas became worried.

The brahmanas offered prayers to the Lord, “O Gosaani, what to speak of a hundred thousand, none of us possess even a thousand.

“If You don’t accept meals from us, then let our entire household be burnt to ashes.”

The Lord replied, “Do you know who is a laksesvara? He is someone who daily chants a hundred thousand holy names.

“I call that a person a laksesvara. I take meals in only such a person’s house, not in the houses of others.”

Hearing this merciful statement of the Lord, the brahmanas gave up their anxiety and became joyful.

“O Lord, we will chant a hundred thousand names. Please therefore take Your meals in our houses. It is our good fortune that You are teaching us in this way.”
All the brahmanas then began to chant a hundred thousand names everyday so that they could offer food to Lord Caitanyacandra.

Importance of Chanting the Holy names of the Lord:

Srimad Bhagavatam: 6.3.31:

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: My dear King, the chanting of the holy name of the Lord is able to uproot even the reactions of the greatest sins. Therefore the chanting of the saṅkīrtana movement is the most auspicious activity in the entire universe. Please try to understand this so that others will take it seriously.

Caitanya Bhagavat Adi Khanda 16.94 – Namacarya Srila Haridas Thakur

“Even if my body is cut into pieces and I give up my life, I will never give up chanting the Lord’s holy name.”

Srimad Bhagavatam 11.5.32/Caitanya Caritamrta Adi Lila 3.52/ Caitanya Caritamrta Madya Lila 6.103/ Caitanya Caritamrta Madya Lila 11.100/ Caitanya Caritamrta Madya Lila 20.342/ Caitanya Caritamrta Antya Lila 20.10

In the age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the names of Krishna. Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Krishna Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons and confidential companions.

Padyavali- Srila Rupa Goswami:

O Supreme Personality of Godhead, when someone desires to chant Your holy name, sins tremble in fear, the glory of material illusion faints unconscious, Yamaraja’s scribe Citragupta becomes happy and gazes at the chanter’s toenails with awe and reverence, and Lord Brahma prepares madhu-parka to worship him. O Lord, what more can we say than this?

Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.51:

My dear King, although Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults, there is still one good quality about this age: Simply by chanting the Hare Krsna Hama-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom

Padyavali- Srila Rupa Goswami:

May Krsna’s holy name, which is a reservoir of all transcendental happiness, the destruction of Kali-yuga’s sins, the most purifying of all purifying things, the saintly person’s food as he quickly traverses the path to the spiritual world, the pleasure-garden where the voices of the greatest saints, philosophers, and poets play, the life of the righteous, and the seed of the tree of religion, bring transcendental auspiciousness to you all.

ISKCON Scarborough – TOVP Presentation with Special Guests – Thursday – June 4th, 2015 6.45 pm
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ISKCON Scarborough Temple is excited to share a “once in a lifetime” transcendental opportunity for you and your family!

Our beloved founder, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada desired to establish a massive temple and planetarium that depicts the universe as described in the Vedic scriptures in Mayapur, West Bengal, India. Particularly, he directed that the planetarium be based on the descriptions given in the Srimad Bhagavatam and other Puranas, as well as the Brahma Samhita.

The TOVP (The Temple of Vedic Planetarium) Team is on their 108 day tour of North America, that started in March 2015, to commemorate the arrival of Srila Prabhupada in USA in 1965. This tour has been organized by the leaders of the North American yatra as an opportunity for the congregation to participate in building the Mayapur Chandradoya Mandir as a collective effort of all the vaisnavas to offer this temple to Srila Prabhupada, as their gratitude for giving the world this wonderful ISKCON society.

We are extremely honored to welcome the following exalted TOVP core members to ISKCON Scarborough coming Thursday

Jananivas Prabhu – head Pujari – Mayapur – for over 4 decades

Radha Jivan Prabhu – Global fund raising director.

Sunanda Prabhu – North America TOVP office

Vraja vilas Prabhu – Mayapur TOVP office.

Indresh Prabhu – representative of TOVP Canada

They will be bringing with them Lord Nityananda’s shoes(Paduka) and Lord Narasimhadev’s helmet (Satari) from Mayapur to ISKCON Scarborough coming Thursday.

Please come by 6.45 pm sharp to get the opportunity to offer flower petals to the Paduka and Satari

We humbly invite you, your family members and friends to join us and take full advantage to participate and give full support in this “once in a lifetime” opportunity.

Please observe tomorrow’s Nirjala Ekadasi for HH Jayapataka Swami’s health
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Hare Krishna!
Please accept our humble obeisances!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!

Health Update from http://www.jayapatakaswami.com/
Health Update 28/05/15 (15:30 Delhi)

Dear Devotees and well-wishers,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Guru Maharaja’s health is relatively critical at this stage. He had to be placed on a ventilator due to his ongoing difficulty breathing. He is in the ICU Ward and the doctors are working to stabilize his condition. We would like to give you a broader picture of Guru Maharaja’s condition so there is a more thorough understanding of the gravity of the situation.

After the emergency in Mayapur and being treated in the ICU in a Kolkatta hospital, Guru Maharaja was airlifted to the specialized hospital in Delhi where his head doctor is based. Since the liver has been the main focus of his treatment from October last year, the medical staff here wanted to ensure that this condition (his affected liver) wasn’t deteriorating. All his organs were checked and medications were prescribed to safeguard Guru Maharaja’s overall wellbeing. However, the problem was his limited capacity to breath properly. Guru Maharaja’s lungs do not seem to respond, as it is needed for his condition to improve sustainably.

From the beginning of this crisis on May 10th in Mayapur, the attention has been in addressing the problems in the lungs. It was identified that Guru Maharaja had pneumonia, which complicated his breathing. All relevant tests and medications have been administered to check this problem. Nevertheless, Guru Maharaja’s body is not responding as it is expected. Thus the situation is at a critical stage. There are fluids accumulated in his abdomen and lungs, which is compounded by the pneumonia. Antibiotics and other medications are given to Guru Maharaja with due care to prevent complications with other organs.

As reported earlier, a team of devotee-doctors is supervising Guru Maharaja’s treatment given by the hospital. Two of these devotees are currently here with him in Delhi and others are participating via tele-conference practically around the clock. There is a constant discussion with the doctors’ team to consider pros and cons of treatments and the immediate course of action.

It is our intention to provide you with updated and accurate information regarding Guru Maharaja’s health. Nevertheless we request your understanding given the difficulties in doing so, due to the – sometimes – sudden changes in Guru Maharaja’s health condition.

Tomorrow is Nirjala Ekadasi. We humbly request everybody to observe it as an offering for Guru Maharaja.

Please continue to send your offerings to jpshealth108@gmail.com and we will make sure Guru Maharaja will be reported on this as soon as possible. We humbly request you to continue your sincere prayers and chanting for his fast recovery.

We will keep you informed through www.jayapatakaswami.com, JPS App (available on both iPhone and Android), and twitter (@jayapatakaswami).

Guru Maharaja’s Health Team

(Ekanatha Gaura das – Health Coordinator)

ISKCON Scarborough
3500 McNicoll Avenue, Unit #3,
Scarborough,Ontario,
Canada,M1V4C7

Email Address:
iskconscarborough@hotmail.com

website:
www.iskconscarborough.com

ISKCON Scarborough – TOVP Presentation with Special Guests – Thursday – June 4th, 2015 6.45 pm
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TOVP Presentation with Special Guests – Thursday – June 4th, 2015 6.45 pm

ISKCON Scarborough Temple is excited to share a “once in a lifetime” transcendental opportunity for you and your family!

Our beloved founder, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada desired to establish a massive temple and planetarium that depicts the universe as described in the Vedic scriptures in Mayapur, West Bengal, India. Particularly, he directed that the planetarium be based on the descriptions given in the Srimad Bhagavatam and other Puranas, as well as the Brahma Samhita.

HG Ambarisa Prabhu is the main Chairman of the entire TOVP project and will be visiting Toronto as one of the few temples that he will personally be visiting in North America. Along with him will be HG Jananivas Prabhu, who has not stepped out of India for 45 years, but has now done so. He has brought with him Lord Nityananda’s shoes and Lord Narasimha’s helmet from Mayapur. Together, they are leading a team of devotees on a tour and ISKCON Scarborough will be one of their stops and we will be welcoming them on Thursday – June 4th, 2015 6.45 pm

We humbly invite you and your families and friends to join us and take full advantage to participate and give full support in this “once in a lifetime” opportunity.

Your generous donations will qualify for a valid Canadian income tax receipt.

HH Bhakti Swarupa Caitanya Swami will be visiting ISKCON Scarborough coming Friday – 15th May 2015
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Hare Krishna!Please accept our humble obeisances!All glories to Srila Prabhupada!All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!We are very pleased to share the news that HH Bhakti Swarupa Caitanya Swami will be visiting ISKCON Scarborough coming Friday – 15…

ISKCON Scarborough – Rama Navami celebrations coming Saturday- 28th Mar 2015‏‏
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Hare Krishna!
Please accept our humble obeisances!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!

The appearance day of Lord Ramacandra falls on Saturday- 28th March 2015‏. Devotees of the Lord fast until sunset on this day.

We at ISKCON Scarborough will be celebrating Ram Navami in a grand manner on this day with our program starting at 6.45 pm.
A free vegetarian feast will be served after our program.

Rama Navami
Rama Navami is the appearance day of Lord Rama. Navami means nine, Lord Rama appeared on the ninth day of the bright half of the month of Chaitra. His name was Ramacandra, Prince of Ayodha.

Ramacandra appeared in the Sun Dynasty, as the son of King Dasharatha, in the line of King Ikshvaku, the first ruler of Earth. Lord Rama was the darling of His father and mother, Queen Kaushalya, as well as the hero of all Ayodhya, the capital of what was then a single world kingdom. 

Rama had all the admirable qualities of leadership, even from earliest youth. He possessed all physical strength, beauty, religious wisdom, fame for prowess with weapons, royal wealth, and complete renunciation.

Inseparable from Rama was Lakshmana, His younger brother. Together, the two brothers appeared on Earth to vanquish the almost invincible King Ravana and his host of Rakshasa warriors.

Here is a letter Srila Prabhupada wrote in 1968 describing how one should celebrate Ram Navami:

“So far the Advent Day of Lord Ramacandra, it should be celebrated as Lord Caitanya’s Birthday was done. Fasting up to evening, and then take prasadam, and chant Hare Krishna whole day, and be engaged in reading and chanting off and on, chant for some time, then read for some time, then again have Kirtana and so on, throughout the day. If you have not got a Ramayana, then you can read Bhagavad-gita or Srimad-Bhagavatam that is all right”.

ISKCON Scarborough 
3500 McNicoll Avenue, Unit #3, 
Scarborough,Ontario, 
Canada,M1V4C7 

Email Address: 
iskconscarborough@hotmail.com

ISKCON Scarborough – Gaura Purnima Celebrations
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Hare Krishna!

Please accept our humble obeisances!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!

Gaura Purnima – the auspicious appearance day of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu will be celebrated in a grand manner coming Friday – March 6, 2015 at ISKCON Scarborough.

The actual appearance day falls on Thursday- March 5th 2015- On this auspicious day, all devotees fast until moon rise. Grand celebrations will take place at ISKCON Toronto on Thursday.

Gaura Purnima means “golden full moon” signifying that:

1) Lord Caitanya was “born” during a full moon, and
2) The Lord blesses everyone with the soothing, moon like rays of His sublime teachings.

Who is Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu: 

Lord Caitanya is Krshna Himself appearing in the role of His own devotee.
He accepted the mood and golden complexion of Srimati Radharani, His consort and greatest worshiper.
Radha and Krsna became one to reveal the divine love of Goloka vrindavan to the world.

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s most important biographers, such as Shri Vrindavan das Thakur (Caitanya Bhagavat), Shri Murari Gupta(Caitanya Charita Mahakavya), Shri Locana das Thakur(Caitanya Mangal) & Shrila Krishnadas Kaviraj (Caitanya Caritamrta)confirm this.

If we are to understand Shri Krishna, we have to do so through Lord Caitanya. First the giver, then the gift.

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was the most merciful and munificent incarnation of the Lord, whose mercy surpassed the bounds of mundane discrimination in the matter of caste, colour and creed.

CC Adi 14.1:

“Things that are very difficult to do become easy to execute if one somehow or other simply remembers Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. But if one does not remember Him, even easy things become very difficult. To this Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu I offer my respectful obeisances”.

We welcome you, your family and friends to take part in the wonderful celebration coming Friday starting at 6.15 PM.

The schedule for 6th March 2015 (Friday) is as follows:

6.15 PM to 6.30 PM – Tulasi Arti
6.30 PM to 7 PM- Maha Abhishek (bathing ceremony of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai)
7 PM to 8 PM- Class on Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu
8 PM to 8.30 PM: Arati
8.30 PM to 8.45 PM – 1 round group chanting of Hare Krishna Maha mantra
8.45 PM – free vegetarian feast

ISKCON Scarborough
3500 McNicoll Avenue, Unit #3,
Scarborough,Ontario,
Canada,M1V4C7

Email Address:
iskconscarborough@hotmail.com

website:
www.iskconscarborough.com

ISKCON Scarborough – Lord Nityananda Prabhu’s Appearance Day celebrations- Sunday- Feb 1st 2015‏
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Hare Krishna!

Please accept our humble obeisances!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!

We would like to invite you and your family to celebrate Lord Nityananda Prabhu’s Appearance Day with us at ISKCON Scarborough on Sunday- February 1st 2015.

Lord Nityananda Prabhu, whose name literally means, “eternally blissful”, appeared around 1474 AD in the village of Ekachakra, near Mayapur, West Bengal.

He is the eternal companion of Lord Caitanya and both are worshiped together as Lord Krishna and Lord Balaram. In the same way that Lord Balaram is considered the original spiritual master, so is Lord Nityananda.

Lord Caitanya is the most merciful incarnation of Lord Krishna, but Lord Nityananda, however, is even more merciful and compassionate than Lord Caitanya.

No service is too small to go unnoticed by Lord Nityananda, and no sinner too bad not to qualify for his benedictions. Lord Nityananda gives the mercy to understand and approach Lord Caitanya, who in turn gives the mercy to approach Srimati Radharani, who blesses us with love of Krishna. So the worship of Lord Nityananda is most important to Gaudiya Vaishnavas seeking the mercy of Radha-Krishna.

Program on Feb 1st 2015- Sunday

10.30 am to 10.50 am- Tulasi puja & Guru Puja
10.50 am – 11.15 am -Grand abhishek  performed on Gaura Nitai deities
11.15 am to 12.15 pm – Lecture on the pastimes of Lord Nithyananda
12.15 pm to 12.45 pm – Arti
12.45 pm to 1 pm – 1 round chanting of the Hare Krishna Maha mantra
1 pm – Free Vegetarian feast(Prasadam)

ISKCON Scarborough
3500 McNicoll Avenue, Unit #3,
Scarborough,Ontario,
Canada,M1V4C7

Email Address:
iskconscarborough@hotmail.com

website: 
www.iskconscarborough.com

ISKCON Scarborough – “Bhagavad Gita – for Everyone” Seminar by HG Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari coming Saturday – 9 am to 12 noon‏
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Hare Krishna!
Please accept our humble obeisances!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!

ISKCON Scarborough – Seminar coming Saturday “Bhagavad Gita – for everyone” by HG Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari

HG Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari who is world renowned for conducting life changing seminars will be conducting an amazing seminar – “Bhagavad Gita – for Everyone” coming Saturday at ISKCON Scarborough

Prabhu has conducted 3 fascinating seminars at ISKCON Scarborough in the past which had changed many devotee’s lives(please click the yotube links to see the recording of previous seminars)

Nectar of Devotion – 2012

Present day Paramahamsa – 2013

Stop worrying- start living – 2014


“Bhagavad Gita – for Everyone” – Seminar on Saturday – 10th Jan 2015 from 9 am to 12 noon at ISKCON Scarborough

· Is the Bhagavad Gita relevant today as it was thousands of years ago?
· Was the Bhagavad Gita spoken only to Arjuna or for each one of us?
· I am not a warrior or a king, so is the Bhagavad Gita only relevant to a warrior king like Arjuna or is it relevant to a commoner like me?
· OK, so the Bhagavad Gita was personally spoken to Arjuna to solve his problems, but how do I benefit? When I hear or read the Bhagavad Gita do I get the same benefit?
· What is this Bhagavad Gita “As it is”? How is it different from other editions of Bhagavad Gita when all of them are also teachings of Lord Krishna?

Join us at ISKCON Scarborough on Saturday January 10th 2015, and tap into the wisdom of Sri Krishna, the source of supreme power and energy.

Come with your questions, take away direct, simple, practical applicable tips to make your life a success.

Schedule:

8:15 AM – 9:00 AM – Breakfast Prasadam served
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Session One, talk and Q&A
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM – Break (herbal tea will be served)
10:40 AM – 12:00 Noon – Session two, talk and Q&A
12:00 Noon – 12:45 PM – Lunch Prasadam served

Registration: 

Free to attend, donations gratefully welcomed.

About the Speaker:

In 1971, His Grace Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari received initiation from His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. After which, for over 43 years, he has made it his life’s mission to share these sublime instructions with everyone all over the world. Even though now in his late sixties, he still feels as enthusiastic as a 16-year old boy, as happy and blissful as the first day he came across the Hare Krishnas.

His Ultimate Self Realization Course is translated into multiple languages (join at www.backtohome.com) has over 18,000 subscribers from over 100 countries, has initiated disciples within ISKCON all over the world. He is also the inspiration behind the Bhagavata Online Academy, an online spiritual education program with over 300 students enrolled for lifelong learning. He has authored two books, “Truth Works: Questions and Answers for Reviving Your Divine Existence” (now available around the world) and “Uttama Bhakti”. He is personally available for your questions at sda@backtohome.com.

ISKCON Scarborough
3500 McNicoll Avenue, Unit #3,
Scarborough,Ontario,
Canada,M1V4C7

Email Address:
iskconscarborough@hotmail.com

website:
www.iskconscarborough.com

ISKCON Scarborough-New Year’s Eve Kirtan from 7 pm to 12 am!‏
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Hare Krishna!

Please accept our humble obeisances!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!

Join us for an amazing and unique way to usher in the New Year with sublime Kirtan and wonderful prasadam

We invite you to ride the waves of bliss on Wednesday – 31st Dec 2014 with transcendental kirtan starting at 7pm

We are happy to inform you that Gaura Shakti Kirtan group will be performing from 7 pm to 8 pm followed by Radha Murari Kirtan group and many other wonderful kirtaneers.

We will be serving free Ekadasi feast on 31st Dec as it is the glorious Putrada Ekadasi on that day.

We welcome you, your family and friends at ISKCON Scarborough on 31st Dec from 7 pm to 12.30 am to take part in blissful Kirtan, transcendental prasadam and auspicious midnight arti.

ISKCON Scarborough
3500 McNicoll Avenue, Unit #3,
Scarborough,Ontario,
Canada,M1V4C7

Email Address:

iskconscarborough@hotmail.com

website:

www.iskconscarborough.com

website:

www.iskconscarborough.com