Marriage or any close committed relationship offers a grand opportunity to embrace Jihad ( the struggle with the ego).

When we live alone or spend much of our time alone, we can fool ourselves about the progress we are making, but we can never fool a partner or a close friend.

This person, so close to us, is our mirror, reflecting the consequences of our thoughts and actions.

I learned more about spirituality in my first year of living with my wife than I learned while I was in the Zen Buddhist monastery.