ISKCON Scarborough-Janmashtami celebrations(appearance day of Lord Krsna)- coming Wednesday- Sep 6th, 2023 from 6.30 onwards in a different venue!
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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 invite you and your family to the auspicious Janmashtami celebrations organized by ISKCON Scarborough this coming Wednesday night- September 6th from 6:30 pm to midnight! To accommodate more visitors we are hosting our celebrations at Thamil Isai Kalaamanram: 1120 Tapscott Rd #3, Scarborough, ON M1X 1E8. Parking is available in the complex.
Srila Prabhupada’s (founder Acarya of ISKCON) appearance day falls on Thursday- September 7th. We will be celebrating ISKCON Founder Acarya A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’s appearance day during our Sunday program on September 10th.
Sri Krsna JanmastamiThe auspicious day of the appearance of Lord Krsna is celebrated all over the world as Sri Krsna Janmastami. It is celebrated on the eighth day of the Krsna Paksha (waning moon) of the month of Shravana. Krsna, who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appeared in Mathura as the son of Vasudeva and Devaki.In Bhagavad Gita 4.8, Lord Krsna teaches the reason to his descend:paritranaya sadhunamvinasaya ca duskrtamdharma-samsthapanarthayasambhavami yuge yugeTo deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I Myself appear millennium after millennium.In Bhagavad Gita 4.9, Lord Krsna teaches us how to get out of this wheel of miseryjanma karma ca me divyamevam yo vetti tattvatahtyaktva deham punar janmanaiti mam eti so 'rjunaOne who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.The Appearance day of Srila Prabhupada In 1896, on the day following Janmastami, His Divine Grace, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada was born in Calcutta, India. In the Vaishnava calendar, this day is also known as Nandotsava: the day that Nanda Maharaja, Krishna’s father, prepared a grand festival to celebrate the birth of his son.As founder-acarya of ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada plays a central role in the life of all ISKCON devotees. Everyone connected to ISKCON knows that without Srila Prabhupada’s courage and his unmotivated love and compassion to all the residents of the world, we would not have had the opportunity to intimately serve Lord Krishna.

Ministry of Education Announces 2023 Books Are The Basis Week
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The ISKCON Ministry of Education has announced the 2023 “Books Are The Basis” week.  This global event will take place September 29th-October 5th, and the topic this year is Shastra Caksu, that is, seeing the world through the eyes of Srila Prabhupada’s books. The goals of the “Books Are The Basis” initiative are that Srila Prabhupada’s […]

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Czech Republic Padayatra Marks Three Decades of Spiritual Journeying
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2023 marks the 30th anniversary of the Padayatra celebrations in the Czech Republic, establishing a legacy that transcends generations. The event, which involves a spiritual journey on foot, has been a steadfast symbol of devotion, culture, and community for ISKCON devotees worldwide. In an exclusive interview with the second-generation leader Nrsimha Caitanya Das, the dynamic […]

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Coming of Age #7 – We are ALL Students and Coaches! How to Communicate More Effectively
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We know that the best students are open-minded, passionate about learning, listen well, take notes, seek out teachers/mentors (who are themselves committed students), and more. However, the fact is that throughout our lives in this world, we are both students AND teachers, whether by active sharing or teaching by example. Interestingly, the qualities needed to […]

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ISKCON UJJAIN PREACHES IN MORE THAN 900 VILLAGES IN 11 DAYS
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It gives us great bliss to inform that we at ISKCON Ujjain got the wonderful opportunity to spread the glories of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Srila Prabhupada to hundreds of villages in Madhya Pradesh MP Government (MP Jan Abhiyan Parishad in association with the Cultural Department, Public Relations Department, M.P. Tourism Department, and Acharya Shankar
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Mayapur Clean & Green Successfully Addressing E-Waste Management
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Murari Mohini Devi Dasi and some of her team cleaning the streets of Mayapur. Mayapur Clean & Green has expanded its service to address one of the most dangerous kinds of waste for one’s health and the environment: electronic or e-waste, including phones, computers, cables, earphones, refrigerators, batteries, AC units, and similar items. Mayapur Clean […]

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