In looking for your soulmate consider your attitude; are you thinking: “I am seeking someone so that I can avoid learning the lessons of life, a partner who won't make learn patience or tolerance, because the perfect partner is meant to make me happy without requiring any improvement...
Some people look at interracial marriages as cool, others have an inborn dislike for them, but each case is, of course, different. We are the International Society for Krishna Consciousness; we know we are not this body; we are not American, Chinese, Indian or Russian. As an...
While marriage is down to personal choice, the following are a few tips that may serve as signposts to help navigate the journey through the forest of searching for a partner. Spiritual culture Spiritual culture is more important than wealth or any other material consideration. A devotee...
Worse than being alone is to be with a person who doesn’t like you; too many people have experienced the anguish and chaos caused by an incompatible marriage. Such travesties are systematically avoided in Vaishnava culture because, besides training and restraint in behaviour prior to...
First, let us consider what Srila Prabhupada has written in his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam 6.2.26 (emphasis mine) "The men of the higher classes — the brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas — do not beget children in the wombs of lower-class women. Therefore, the custom in Vedic...
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...
"Win-Win" is a particular form of decision making. It involves both techniques and skills and a particular way of seeing the world. A key element is the notion of "Third Options" – solutions other than the two initially proposed by the respective individuals involved. Recognize...
1. Good communication starts with open and respectful listening. This doesn’t mean we have to agree with what we hear, but that we listen with a mood to understand and validate. We listen with both intellect (for the content) and with heart (for the feelings). This receptive...
Dharma (or a mood of service, commitment, and sensitivity to others) is designed to bridge and regulate the relationship between these two separate worlds of men and women, and make the cooperation between them conducive to spiritual advancement, until they reach full freedom from self-centeredness,...
Do's 1. Love Show affection. Give warm hugs. Give compliments and small gifts. Be supportive. Provide emotional support (This came up a lot). Acknowledge our needs. Be sweet. Be sensitive. Be understanding. Be tolerant. Be appreciative of what I do. 2. Communication Listen to what we say. ...