Here’s my Dharma interpretation of a song by Coldplay to share:
A Message
My song is love
Love to the loveless shown
And it goes on
You don’t have to be alone
Your heavy heart
Is made of stone
And it’s so hard to see you clearly
You don’t have to be on your own
You don’t have to be on your own
Comments: Amitabha Buddha’s (Amituofo) 48 vows proclaimed is his song of unending True Love for all beings, especially the loveless, lonely and hardened, who cannot see see themselves clearly on their own. His vows assure us that the challenging path to Buddhahood need not be tread alone, that his other-power can empower us too.
And I’m not gonna take it back
And I’m not gonna say I don’t mean that
You’re the target that I’m aiming at
Got to get that message home
Comments: Amituofo is not going to take back his words. We are the targeted ones he vowed to rescue from Samsara. This is the message he wants all Buddhas of every direction to spread beings of their worlds (as stated in the Amitabha Sutra).
My song is love
My song is love, unknown
But I’m on fire for you, clearly
You don’t have to be alone
You don’t have to be on your own
Comments: Amituofo’s song sings of True Love that might otherwise be unknown to us. As a Bodhisattva in the past, he had braved the elements to perfect his True Love, and continues to do so, even as a Buddha.
And I’m not gonna take it back
And I’m not gonna say I don’t mean that
You’re the target that I’m aiming at
And I’m nothing on my own
Got to get that message home
Comments: Amituofo would not be able to attain Buddhahood without having given rise to Bodhicitta, the aspiration to guide all beings to Buddhahood. And his attainment of Buddhahood would be meaningless if he does not continue to help all beings.
And I’m not gonna stand and wait
Not gonna leave it until it’s much too late
On a platform I’m gonna stand and say
That I’m nothing on my own
And I love you, please come home
My song is love, is love unknown
And I’ve got to get that message home
Comments: Amituofo does not simply wait for us to reach his Pure Land. As above, he requests all other Buddhas to urge as many as they can to be born there, to see it as the True Home, where there is no suffering, where enlightenment is definite.
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