Is procreation a sin?

Neither manhood nor womanhood nor procreation is a sin. A seeker after Truth can beget
children and later take to the path of renunciation either in and through the world or entirely out
of the clutches of the world. The moment one begets a male child for the upkeep of the progeny,
one can devote oneself wholeheartedly to Sannyasa if he so wishes, though it is not a hard and
fast rule to have a male child before taking Sannyas. The need for a male child, though not
imperative, is in consonance w… http://bit.ly/baxbKi

What is meant by ?killing of conscience??

He who is pure in thought, speech and action, who fears sin and Adharma, who is pious,
God-fearing and equanimous, who is balanced and capable of maintaining equilibrium, will have
his conscience in an unblemished state. He who has abundant Sattva (quality of purity) will
always have an unmarred conscience. Expansion of heart gives rise to the hearing of the voice of
conscience. Inner guidance will always be to that individual who has Sattva in abundant measure
by way of Japa, Svadhyaya, Pranaya… http://bit.ly/djbt2s