"Seeking Harmony Within & Without:
A Way to Relationships Based on Love & Trust"#102
In this four-month Online Course
we will focus mainly on seeking harmony without, in relationships.
Course is planned for 2026, Krishna willing!
The Founder-Acarya
of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON),
His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada
states in The Nectar of Instructions that
Our Movement Progresses
Because of Loving Relationships!
Srila Prabhupada wants his followers
to develope relationships based on love and trust.
"In his Upadesamrita, Srila Rupa Goswami emphasizes
the importance of loving exchanges between devotees and
the need to interact appropriately according to each person’s position.
This is crucial because our spiritual progress relies
on the blessings of the Vaisnavas.
Poor communication skills often lead to misunderstandings
and conflicts, hindering our advancement."
- His Grace Krishna Premarupa Dasa,
participant in EC course 2023,
Zonal supervisor for ISKCON Switzerland -
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Every single part and parcel of Krishna is a beautiful, unique, sparkling individual. There are no two completely similar souls in the whole of creation. Most likely, you have also experienced this diversity and the fact that we are all so DIFFERENT. Due to our differences, misunderstandings and disagreements are inevitable, especially in Kali yuga, the current day and age. However, what separates healthy relationships from dysfunctional ones is the ability to transform the conflicts into harmonious collaboration. Our humble desire with this course is to contribute to awareness of the beauty of diversity and inspire finding ways to harmonise differences within and without for blissful cooperation and joyful life filled with love and devotion. |
I took the Empathic Communication course, levels one and two, in two successive years at summer camps in Europe. His Holiness Bir Krishna Goswami was the instructor. While I found the first course interesting and intriguing, it was the second course that had a big impact on my life and service. By connecting with my own feelings and needs, and then connecting with the feelings and needs of others, I found giving guidance and help to others energizing me instead of being depleting. There became a common ground between me and others on both a theological and practical level, regardless of the differences in culture, upbringing, and point of view. It became easier to help others help themselves rather than prescribing solutions. By separating objective facts from interpretation, a kind of peaceful and stable detachment naturally follows. I highly recommend this book and course for anyone who would like to expand their "techniques of spiritual life"
---Urmila devi dasi, New Goloka, Hillsborough, North Carolina, USA
