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“According to the Vedic system, a daughter is given a sufficient dowry at the time of her marriage, and therefore Sati was also given a dowry by her father, and ornaments were included. It is also the custom that the husband gives some ornaments, but here it is particularly mentioned that her husband, being materially […]
There is a long list of men in ISKCON who seem to be amazing devotees and act in Krsna consciousness to everyone, including their children, except to their wives. These men were unfortunately, groomed to be this way as bramhacaris. It is somewhat of a contradiction to be a good devotee and a bad husband. […]
As the exemplar sannyasi and ācārya, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī was particularly strict in dealings with women. He would meet females only if they were accompanied by their husband or a son. He tended to deal with women formally rather than affectionately, even they be his śiṣyās or relatives. Nonetheless, he sometimes gave extensive personal instructions […]
“These women are not ordinary women. They are preachers. They are Vaishnavas. By their association one becomes a Vaishnava.” (Srila Prabhupada, morning walk, March 27, 1974) The spirit soul is equal in either a man or woman. In the Bhagavad-gita, 6th Chapter, 1st Verse it is stated “anasritah karma…” One who is actually engaged in […]
Recently, I met a Christian man in his fifties. He told me how much love and appreciation he and his wife had for each other after almost 30 years of marriage. I asked what his secret of success was. He said that an elderly friend had advised him at the time of his marriage that […]
I really need some guidance on how to raise children. How do I deal with my two kids, one and three years old, when they don’t listen or do as they’re told? I think this is a problem, new for our generation as older people used corporal punishment, or maybe had more of an authoritarian […]
Marriage experts say the more you have in common with your partner, the more likely your marriage will succeed. When there are more differences between both the partners, there will be more conflicts as well. For example, if you are into Krishna consciousness but your lover is not interested, not even willing to follow the […]
Today in the West with “no-fault” divorce, 70% of divorces are filed by women whose husbands have no faults, they are not drunkards or adulterers or irresponsible. The women just woke up one morning and decided they “weren’t happy,” “we have grown apart” or some other such idea, and since the laws all favor the […]
It is important that we create more positives about the grihastha asrama than presenting the realities of the asrama in a negative light. Also, many of the negative description we hear about grihastha life refer to materialistic householder life. I have been a temple president several times, and the trouble and anxieties I experienced doing […]
Grihastha Training – The Language of Love and Appreciation. Free Three-Hour Course. What: The Five Love Languages Mini Course (no charge) Where: Bhaktivedanta Academy When: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., Sunday, November 20, 2016 Who: Presented by Tamohara das and Mantrini devi dasi Ever wonder why when you try to do something nice for someone, it […]
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