ISKCON-London
Counsellor
S Y S T E M
The Purpose:
\u2022\ue000 Educate\ue000and\ue000train\ue000devotees\ue000to\ue000live\ue000according\ue000to\ue000the\ue000
Krishna\ue000conscious\ue000principles\ue000of\ue000their\ue000asrama.
\u2022\ue000 Provide\ue000systematic\ue000training\ue000to\ue000devotees\ue000in\ue000matters\ue000
of\ue000philosophy,\ue000sadhana,\ue000Vaisnava\ue000behaviour,\ue000
etiquette,\ue000lifestyle\ue000and\ue000attitudes.
\u2022\ue000 Provide\ue000a\ue000formal\ue000framework\ue000within\ue000which\ue000personal\ue000
care\ue000and\ue000attention\ue000can\ue000be\ue000extended\ue000to\ue000all\ue000devotees\ue000
so\ue000as\ue000to\ue000make\ue000them\ue000feel\ue000loved,\ue000wanted\ue000and\ue000part\ue000of\ue000a\ue000
wonderful\ue000spiritual\ue000family.
\u2022\ue000 Foster\ue000warm\ue000personal\ue000relationships\ue000and\ue000a\ue000spirit\ue000of\ue000
love\ue000and\ue000trust\ue000amongst\ue000devotees\ue000based\ue000on\ue000Krishna\ue000
Conscious\ue000principles.
\u2022\ue000 Provide\ue000a\ue000forum\ue000through\ue000which\ue000allocation\ue000of\ue000service,\ue000
organization\ue000of\ue000major\ue000events,\ue000communication\ue000of\ue000
important\ue000decisions,\ue000etc.,\ue000can\ue000be\ue000facilitated.
Responsibility of Counsellors:
\u2022\ue000 A\ue000Counsellor\ue000is\ue000a\ue000friend\ue000and\ue000guide\ue000in\ue000Krishna\ue000
Consciousness.\ue000\ue000The\ue000Counsellor\ue000is\ue000like\ue000a\ue000spiritual\ue000
elder\ue000brother\ue000or\ue000sister\ue000and\ue000must\ue000take\ue000personal\ue000care\ue000
of\ue000all\ue000devotees\ue000in\ue000the\ue000group.
\u2022\ue000 A\ue000Counsellor\ue000should\ue000inspire\ue000and\ue000encourage\ue000their\ue000
counsellees\ue000in\ue000Krishna\ue000Consciousness\ue000and\ue000monitor\ue000
their\ue000progress.
\u2022\ue000 A\ue000Counsellor\ue000is\ue000expected\ue000to\ue000provide\ue000Krishna\ue000
Conscious\ue000training\ue000to\ue000their\ue000counsellees.
\u2022\ue000 A\ue000Counsellor\ue000is\ue000required\ue000to\ue000counsel\ue000their\ue000counsellees\ue000
not\ue000only\ue000in\ue000spiritual\ue000matters\ue000but\ue000also\ue000in\ue000other\ue000
personal\ue000or\ue000domestic\ue000matters\ue000where\ue000necessary.\ue000\ue000In\ue000
other\ue000words,\ue000he\ue000or\ue000she\ue000has\ue000to\ue000look\ue000into\ue000the\ue000overall\ue000
welfare\ue000of\ue000the\ue000counsellees\ue000or\ue000try\ue000to\ue000connect\ue000the\ue000
Counsellee\ue000with\ue000professional\ue000help\ue000if\ue000required.\ue000
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