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About Urmila devi dasi

Urmila Devi Dasi was initiated by Shrila Prabhupada in 1973 and has been involved in ISKCON education since 1983. She has a Masters of School Administration and a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned a Master Practitioner certification in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, a counseling and teaching system, and is also a certified in the Prepare system of pre-marital counseling.

Birth Control Myths

April 28, 2015 by Urmila devi dasi Leave a Comment

Proponents of contraception claim it solves many social problems. Are they right? Thirteen-year-old Jenny broke the silence. “Rhoda, I was a birth-control baby.” “Birth-control baby? I never heard of that.” “The birth control my mother and father used didn’t work, and the result was me.” “You mean you weren’t wanted.” Jenny didn’t answer. She hunched […]

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Who or What is to Blame?

February 3, 2001 by Urmila devi dasi Leave a Comment

An investigation into the causes of suffering. DHARMA, religion personified, had taken on the form of a bull [as described in the pages of the Shrimad Bhagavatam 1th Canto]. Shaking in fear, he stood trembling on one leg, his other three legs broken. Kali, who personifies the present age of quarrel and hypocrisy, raised his […]

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Is Experience the Best Teacher?

April 1, 1996 by Urmila devi dasi Leave a Comment

AFTER GIVING Arjuna knowledge of matter and spirit, Lord Krishna tells him, “Deliberate on this fully, and then decide what you wish to do.” Our children also have to choose between material and spiritual life. To prepare them for this choice, do we need to give them experiences of both? Do our children need any […]

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Divine Consciousness Of a Previous Life

January 8, 1995 by Urmila devi dasi Leave a Comment

Helping children to take advantage of their dormant spirituality. THE BHAGAVAD-GITA tells us that a child with good opportunities for genuine spiritual life must have progressed in yoga, or Krishna consciousness, in a previous life. Krishna tells Arjuna some symptoms of such a child. First, the child will be attracted automatically to the yogic principles, […]

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Crack in the Universe

June 4, 1994 by Urmila devi dasi Leave a Comment

How can we raise children so that when they grow up they’ll stay out of the modern culture of divorce, remarriage, and illegitimacy? THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY founder of Sunday school in America, H. Clay Trumbull, remembers calling to his father before falling asleep at night. “Are you there, Papa?” “Yes, my child, I am here.” “You’ll […]

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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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