Last time Friday the 13th happened in October

So, the last time there was a Friday the 13th in October (and I remember this distinctly) was in 2000. There was a full moon too. I remember this information because it was auspicious. Sri. Loosely (very loosely) translated, that's what it means. The reason I remember this particularly auspicious occasion is because on Friday, the 13th of October, 2000, beneath a full moon and under the Bodi tree (a direct descendent of the tree under which the Buddha is believed to have finally achieved enlightenment) I was ordained as a Buddhist nun. My head was shaved, I was given my orange robes and the name Padma Sri. Essentially that means auspicious lotus, give or take, the deeper symbolism of the name is just a little more personal than I think I'll go into here.

Tomorrow I'm heading up into the mountains with the people who first taught me compassion and the art of being gentle within the world. Somehow I have the feeling this weekend may well be terribly auspicious as well. And y'all thought Friday the 13th was just for horror movies.

Post Script: I would just like to point out that I was ordained in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. Not ZEN!