So I'm seriously thinking of packing all my shit in boxes, stuffing it in a storage unit, and going and living at my sangha's monastery about 70mi from here. I can live there cheaper than anyplace else. I'll be with friends and people who care about me. All my needs will be met, food and everything else, for much less than it will cost to live in any other way. And I'll be surrounded by the dharma. I can live there without making a full commitment to the priesthood--sort-of a "try it and see" thing--for as long as I like. I'd be able to save money and pay-off debt.
But yes, I am seriously considering becoming a full-on monastic, working towards the priesthood. My life is morphing into something very new, and very different from what I expected it to be. And if there's one thing I've learned in my 41 years, that's when change comes, don't fight it. Trying to keep the ocean from doing what the ocean does only gets you wet and/or dead. Best to learn to swim
Blahblahblahzenwisdom...
But yes, I am seriously considering becoming a full-on monastic, working towards the priesthood. My life is morphing into something very new, and very different from what I expected it to be. And if there's one thing I've learned in my 41 years, that's when change comes, don't fight it. Trying to keep the ocean from doing what the ocean does only gets you wet and/or dead. Best to learn to swim
Blahblahblahzenwisdom...