Hare Krishna Torino

All starts from The Maha Mantra:

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna

Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama

Rama Rama Hare Hare

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement or Hare Krishnas was founded in 1966 in New York City by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada who is worshipped by followers. Its core beliefs are based on select traditional Hindu scriptures, particularly the Bhagavad-gītā and the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. ISKCON says it is a direct descendant of Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Vaishnava Sampradaya. The appearance of the movement and its culture come from the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, which has had adherents in India since the late 15th century and American and European converts since the early 1900s in North America,and in England in the 1930s.
ISKCON was formed to spread the practice of bhakti yoga, in which those involved (bhaktas) dedicate their thoughts and actions towards pleasing the Supreme Lord, Krishna. ISKCON today is a worldwide confederation of more than 550 centres, including 60 farm communities, some aiming for self-sufficiency, 50 schools, and 90 restaurants.In recent decades the most rapid expansions in membership have been within Eastern Europe and India.

Practicing Mantra Yoga

The working member of Hare Krishna Torino are :
1. Prabhu Das
2. Abhiram
3. Bhakta Alberto
4. Solange

When Srila Prabhupada began ISKCON, he established eight principles that are the basis of the Krishna consciousness movement.

1. By sincerely cultivating a genuine spiritual science, we can be free from anxiety and come to a state of pure, unending, blissful consciousness in this lifetime.

2. We are not our bodies but eternal spirit souls, parts and parcels of God (Krishna). As such, we are all brothers, and Krishna is ultimately our common father.

3. Krishna is the eternal, all-knowing, omnipresent, all-powerful, and all-attractive Personality of Godhead. He is the seed-giving father of all living beings, and He is the sustaining energy of the entire cosmic creation.

4. The Absolute Truth is contained in all the great scriptures of the world. However, the oldest known revealed scriptures in existence are the Vedic literatures, most notably the Bhagavad-gitä, which is the literal record of God’s actual words.

5. We should learn the Vedic knowledge from a genuine spiritual master--one who has no selfish motives and whose mind is firmly fixed on Krishna.

6. Before we eat, we should offer to the Lord the food that sustains us. Then Krishna becomes the offering and purifies us.

7. We should perform all our actions as offerings to Krishna and do nothing for our own sense gratification.

8. The recommended means for achieving the mature stage of love of God in this age of Kali, or quarrel, is to chant the holy names of the Lord. The easiest method for most people is to chant the Hare Krishna mantra.

Only five hundred years ago, Lord Krishna descended as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to teach the most sublime and effective means for spiritual development and enlightenment for the present day. This is the chanting of the names of God, which has been recommended for thousands of years in the Vedic tradition, and used by many other spiritual paths throughout the world. The most important chant is the mantra of: Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare / Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

“Krishna” is one of many Sanskrit names of God, which means “all attractive”, and Rama is another name which means “reservoir of pleasure”. The divine energy of God is addressed as Hare. Vedic knowledge teaches that since we are all constitutionally servants of the God, chanting the names of God is not an artificial imposition on the mind but is as natural as a child calling for its mother. Thus, the Hare Krishna Movement teaches two ways to chant, which is either on beads to chant the mantra a certain number of times each day in the case of mantra meditation (japa), and in congregational chanting or singing (kirtan). In either method, there are no hard and fast rules, and anyone can chant.

Every Sunday There is a Festival called : Festa della Domenica where they talk about bhagavad gita, practice mantra yoga, provide pure vegetarian meals (prasadam) freely.

 

Talking about Bhagvad Gita: 

Offering prayers to Tulasi Devi. 
The name and meaning of Tulasi Devi are : 

Vrndavani – One who first manifested in vrindavan.

Vrnda – The goddess of all plants.

Visvapujita – One who the whole universe worships.

Puspasara – The topmost of all flowers, without whom Krsna does not like to look upon other flowers.

            Nandini – She gives happiness to everyone.

Krsna-Jivani – The life and soul of Lord Krsna.

Visva-Pavani – One who purifies the three worlds.

Tulasi – One who has no comparison.

Mantra: 

vrndayai tulasi devyai, priyayai kesavasya ca
krsna-bhakti-prade devi, satyavatyai namo namah

I offer my repeated obeisances unto Vrnda, Srimati Tulasi Devi, who is very dear to Lord Kesava [Krsna]. O goddess, you bestow devotional service to Krsna and possess the highest truth.

Liberally distribute pure vegetarian meals (prasadam).

The other events they organize are : 

Every Wednesday Mantra Yoga

Every Friday : Mistik Pizza

For further information you guys can check out official link of HARE KRISHNA TORINO:
http://www.harekrishnatorino.it/wp/