Pursuing Enlightenment And Raising A Family?

[Andre Quinonez]

So I'm fairly new to the whole spirituality thing. Currently, I'm 19 and I had put some thought into getting married and having kids maybe in my 30s, not that I necessarily must raise a family but still It would be nice at some point. So I was wondering if pursuing enlightenment and raising a family go hand by hand? Or is it too difficult to go the non-dual path with wife and kids?

[Leo Gura]

They don't go hand in hand, but you can accomplish both. Just don't start both at the same time. Do one, then the other.

Plenty of enlightened people have kids.

[cirkussmile]

If you thinking about family and have not yet met a partner, you should definitely put 100% focus on your own growth. Then, if family is your thing, she will come to you and you can support each other in this work.

A partner is the best spiritual master you will ever find ?

[Hsinav]

21 hours ago, Andre Quinonez said:

So I was wondering if pursuing enlightenment and raising a family go hand by hand?

In my experience, at first it doesn't seem like it at all, - not at all, but looking back after a few years, it really went intimately hand by hand .

[Hsinav]

Self inquiry is something you can do while having big challenges and often best while having them.