{"id":4999,"date":"2010-02-03T01:25:03","date_gmt":"2010-02-02T17:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/?p=4999"},"modified":"2010-02-03T01:36:35","modified_gmt":"2010-02-02T17:36:35","slug":"beastie-boys-bodhisattva-vows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/2010\/02\/beastie-boys-bodhisattva-vows\/","title":{"rendered":"Beastie Boys’ Bodhisattva Vow"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n

The 1994 classic ‘Bodhisattva Vow’ by Beastie Boys:<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I develop the awakening mind
\nI praise the Buddha as they shine
\nI bow before you as I travel my path to join your ranks,
\nI make my full time task
\nFor the sake of all beings I seek
\nThe enlightened mind that I know I’ll reap
\nRespect to Shantideva and all the others
\nWho brought down the Dharma for sisters and brothers
\nI give thanks for this world as a place to learn
\nAnd for this human body that I know I’ve earned
\nAnd my deepest thanks to all sentient beings
\nFor without them there would be no place to learn what I’m seeing
\n There’s nothing here that’s not been said before
\nBut I put it down now so I’ll be sure
\nTo solidify my own views and I’ll be glad if it helps
\nAnyone else out too<\/span><\/p>\n

If others disrespect me or give me flack
\nI’ll stop and think before I react
\nKnowing that they’re going through insecure stages
\nI’ll take the opportunity to exercise patience
\nI’ll see it as a chance to help the other person
\nNip it in the bud before it can worsen
\nA change for me to be strong and sure
\nAs I think on the Buddhas who have come before
\nAs I praise and respect the good they’ve done
\n Knowing only love can conquer in every situation
\nWe need other people in order to create
\nThe circumstances for the learning that we’re here to generate<\/span>
\nSituations that bring up our deepest fears
\nSo we can work to release them until they’re cleared
\nTherefore, it only makes sense
\nTo thank our enemies despite their intent<\/p>\n

The Bodhisattva path is one of power and strength
\nA strength from within to go the length
\nSeeing others are as important as myself
\nI strive for a happiness of mental wealth
\nWith the interconnectedness that we share as one
\n Every action that we take affects everyone
\nSo in deciding for what a situation calls
\nThere is a path for the good for all
\nI try to make my every action for that highest good
\nWith the altruistic wish to achieve Buddhahood<\/span>
\nSo I pledge here before everyone who’s listening
\nTo try to make my every action for the good of all beings
\nFor the rest of my lifetimes and even beyond
\nI vow to do my best to do no harm
\nAnd in times of doubt I can think on the Dharma
\nAnd the enlightened ones who’ve graduated Samsara<\/p>\n

[ad#beastieboys]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 1994 classic ‘Bodhisattva Vow’ by Beastie Boys: As I develop the awakening mind I praise the Buddha as they…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[271],"tags":[223,425],"class_list":["post-4999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","tag-bodhisattva","tag-vow","wpcat-271-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4999\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}