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Raising Children and Teens

January 3, 2021 by Krsnanandini devi dasi

How can we transmit Krishna consciousness to children? Should they be encouraged to do certain practices, like chanting the rounds or getting up early? From a very early age, we must accustom our children to a regulated schedule of devotional activities. To begin with, we can read to them even while they are in the womb. Read to […]

Filed Under: Articles, Parenting Tagged With: children, parenting, teens

Overcoming pornography: Hope for those who want it.

March 6, 2020 by Krsnanandini devi dasi

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By Krsnanandini Devi Dasi and Tariq Saleem Ziyad Co-Directors, Dasi-Ziyad Family Institute We’ve been providing marriage and relationship education for over sixteen years. Through our Dasi-Ziyad Family Institute and our work as part of an international Family Vision Team, we help couples handle a variety of situations from financial to emotional to sexual, to spiritual. […]

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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

Five Reasons to Get Pre-marital Education

January 18, 2019 by Krsnanandini devi dasi

In our society, where divorce is a scary and pernicious reality for far too many couples, one of the wisest and most practical things a couple can do is to get premarital education.  Think about it, so much money is spent on weddings these days.  For a one day ceremony, couples spend thousands of dollars. […]

Filed Under: Premarital Tagged With: marriage education, premarital

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 […]

Filed Under: Tips/Techniques

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 […]

Filed Under: Difficult Issues

Have a Weekly Family Meeting

May 8, 2015 by Krsnanandini devi dasi Leave a Comment

Some things, if done consistently, will promote healthy, spiritual interactions amongst family members. One is having a weekly family meeting. At this meeting, you will hear from all family members, children and adults, about what’s going well and what’s not, choose your weekly family activity (Krsna or other uplifting, educational movies or games, physical activity […]

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Am I Marrying the Right Person?

May 8, 2015 by Krsnanandini devi dasi Leave a Comment

Dear Grihastha Coach , I am engaged to be married in six months. My mother and father approve and his parents approve. We have known each other for about three years. We met in college but did not become interested in one another until about 9 months go. I am an initiated devotee and he […]

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How to Balance Maintaining a Family & Giving in Charity?

May 8, 2015 by Krsnanandini devi dasi Leave a Comment

Dear Grihastha Coach, My wife and I have been married for five years. We have two children and both of us work as computer professionals. She and I were initiated before we were married and in general get along well. Lately, though we are disagreeing more and more about finances. I want to give more […]

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Are Feelings Love?

May 8, 2015 by Krsnanandini devi dasi Leave a Comment

Dear Grihastha Coach, I have a question that I hope you will be able to answer. How does a person know if their feelings are love? You wrote before about infatuation, my question is specifically about love. Sincerely, Wants to know ——————– Dear Wants, Your inquiry, “How do I know it’s love?” is relevant to […]

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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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