I Feel Ripe

UPDATED!

"The meaning does not lie in words, yet those who are ripe must be taught."

~ The Song of the Precious Mirror Samadhi

I believe I am ripe for the picking. It just might be time to put down the books for a while to step more fully into a student teacher experience. I want to take the 5 precepts of a lay buddhist now more than ever. And with following Andi of Ditch the Raft taking an even more catholic approach to the buddhist precepts, I feel inspired even more.

After her mountain seat ceremony on the 22nd of this month, I want to engage my teacher at Mt. Equity Zendo in earnest. I don't want to let this gut feeling come and go without seeing if I really have what it would take to take this formal step towards a life I know will bring me more contentment and peace.

I feel as though I'm back in elementary school jumping up and down in my seat with my hand in the air saying to my teacher; "Ooooo, ooooo, pick me, pick me! I'm ready now!!!"

Gassho _/\_