Re: Marrying and Having Children: Nablus: If having them does not shift attention away from meditation to diapers, as it obviously did for the original poster, then why not. To have them can't ruin your spiritual life if you don't want an excuse to quit.
Lurk: Nab, I want to have another shot at this. I would say that there comes a point where marrying or having children, or eating certain food, or engaging in certain behavior just doesn't have the oomf to throw one off the spiritual path. Perhaps you hold that only through meditation and certain types of activity can progress be made. But IMHO it's a pretty tricky thing to make evaluations or judgements about the path another person is on. Obviously what may unsuitable for you could be "evolutionary" for another. That's not to say there isn't plenty of risk when you jump off the prescribed path. There are plenty of traps. But, sometimes you find a shortcut if the quicksand or crocs don't get you.
