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Search Results for: communication dance

The Communication Dance in Relationships

November 15, 2018 by Krsnanandini devi dasi

You’ve probably heard this before. Being in close relationships and being married, is like dancing.  Couples who have healthy relationships become partners, cooperating in rhythmic or sometimes awkward movements.  You figure out how to fulfill your needs and how to move across the landscape of your busy, intertwined lives.  You take turns, sometimes one is […]

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Harmonious Discord in Marriage

February 7, 2019 by Partha dasa

A dramatic paradox of marriage is that qualities which originally attract a couple, in time can become a source of irritation. Is this a hopeless flaw of the creation or an enigma beckoning our understanding? Scene one,  Everything’s Perfect, We’re in Heaven.  Rama had become attracted to Manjari, a carefree extroverted life of the party, who […]

Filed Under: Difficult Issues, Marriage, Tips/Techniques Tagged With: communication, compassion, conflict, dealing with conflict, humility, marriage education, respect

Blessed by the Best

November 19, 2020 by Uttama devi dasi

The Grihastha Vision Team was founded in 2002 under the inspiration of Her Grace Krsnanandini devi dasi. It is with a heavy heart that we remember her passing, November 13th, 2020. Just to think of her, makes one feel ‘blessed by the best’ as she would often quote. The GVT was developed with her vision […]

Filed Under: Articles, General, Uncategorized Tagged With: founding member, inspiration, Krsnanandini, leader, mentor, tribute

When the Husband is Not a Devotee: The Grihastha Vision Team Responds

February 1, 2020 by Krsnanandini devi dasi

Photo Credits: Nina Paley Sita and Rama An article entitled “When the Husband is Not a Devotee,” written by Sundari Radhika Dasi for The Eight Petals newsletter and published on ISKCON News recently, caused a firestorm of controversy. The article, which you can read along with its comments here, posed the question, “What if a woman is […]

Filed Under: Articles, Difficult Issues, Marriage, Questions & Answers Tagged With: difficulty, Husband, marriage

Sex – ISKCON’s Hot Potato Issue

May 22, 2017 by Krsnanandini devi dasi

Recently ISKCON’s Grihastha Vision Team informally surveyed scores of couples and individuals in ISKCON to ascertain some of the greatest challenges in their marriages. Two top challenges emerged: 1. Lack of emotional and or physical intimacy; Absence of  closeness, including loving exchanges and struggles with sexual intimacy. 2. Incompatibility and lack of premarital education and/or marriage counseling. No other […]

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Four Marital Relationship Tips Meant to Improve Your Life

April 27, 2015 by Karnamrta dasa Leave a Comment

My wife and I are traveling to the devotee farm community, Gita Nagari, near Port Royal, PA this Thursday to assist other members of the Grihastha Vision Team facilitate a couples’ retreat this weekend (June 7-9). In preparing for our part of the retreat, I’m naturally thinking of what makes a successful marriage and relationship. […]

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Healthy Marriages. Happy Families. Strong ISKCON.

The GVT is a grass roots volunteer group of Krishna devotees who are mostly mental health or educational professionals. Our intention is to provide resources to support married couples and prospective couples primarily in North American ISKCON communities. However, the broader community of Vaishnavas, and anyone who is interested in spiritual married life are welcome to take advantage of the knowledge that is shared here. We want to help spiritualize your married life so that it will be an asset for your Krishna (God) consciousness. We welcome your suggestions to make this site relevant and useful.

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