A guide book for couples in pursuit of both spiritual and material fulfilment while deepening and protecting their own relationships. Using ancient sources, adapted to a modern scenario, The Four Goals of Family Life provides a comprehensive guide to the most essential aspects of married life and relationships, including moral, financial, sexual, and spiritual. Rich with authentic quotes from the scriptures and thoroughly researched with commitment and passion, this book is meant for the reader who is looking for the eternal truths about marriage and family life. It is a must-read for any serious couple who are looking for a spiritually-based family life of togetherness. I highly recommend this book, not just to couples, but to pastors, priests, teachers, family therapists, marriage counselors and congregational leaders of any denomination or religious belief. --Dr. Lakshmi Dajak, MD, PhD (Louisiana) Marriage and Family Therapy. I congratulate Jagannathesvari prabhu on her outstanding achievement in presenting to the world a comprehensive guide to family life, based on the inspired teachings of the Vaishnava tradition. Importantly, she emphasizes the need for mutual respect between husband and wife, consistent with the example found in Vaishnava scriptures. Good families are the essential basis of a good society, and so this intelligent, devoted guide to family life is an invaluable service in the great attempt to save planet Earth. --Howard J. Resnick PhD (Harvard) Sanskrit and Indian Studies. Former Professor, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, and University of Florida. The Four Goals of Family Life is essential reading for any devotee considering marriage and starting a family. Many long married devotees will also benefit from reading this text, as it presents the recipe for success in marriage and family life, recognizing the need for balancing the demands of material life with the pursuit of spiritual growth and realization. I offer my thanks to Jagannathesvari devi dasi for dispelling the myths and reclaiming the spiritual basis of marriage and family life. She brings honor and respect to the many devotees committed to the wellbeing of their families in the service of Krishna. This in itself is an impressive achievement. --E. Burke Rochford, Jr. Professor of Sociology and Religion Middlebury College, USA Author of Hare Krishna Transformed and Hare Krishna in America Jagannesthesvari Devi sets out to inspire readers with the spiritual vision of Vedic marriage infused with a sense of divine, sacramental purpose. It will therefore be of great value to married couples seeking guidance and to devotees seeking to nurture the next generation in the values of Vedic culture. However, scholars and students of religions will also be grateful to Jagannathesvari Devi for gathering together dispersed material from Swami Prabhupada's various translations and purports. She gives valuable and illuminating insights into Prabhupada's understanding of the ideals and role models that should regulate the grhastha ashram, and correspondingly his often critical attitudes to the changes in marriage that have taken place in the modern world. --Dr Anna S King, University Reader, Theology and Religious Studies, University of Winchester. Convenor: Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions. Editor: Religions of South Asia (ROSA). The Four Goals of Family Life is a superb, useful application of Vedic philosophy and Vaisnava culture to marriage and family. With thorough research and practical organization, guided by knowledge handed down by her spiritual teacher, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Jagannathesvari Dasi leads us through the challenges and intricacies of grhastha-asrama. Her experience and insights help us reach a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of Swami Prabhupada's teachings and how we may actually live them. This is an invaluable book for readers interested in Vedic knowledge and for anyone committed to imbuing family life with spiritual value. --Carl Herzig PhD, Professor of English, St. Ambrose University, Iowa, USA. - See more at: localhost/vedicsky/the-four-goals-of-family-life.html?keyword=the%20four#sthash.St3RUPT0.dpuf
