Beastie Boys - Bodhisattva Vow Lyrics
As i develop the awakening mind i praise the buddha as they shineI bow before you as i travel my path to join your ranks,I make my full time taskFor the sake of all beings i seekThe enlighted mind that i know i'll reapRespect to shantideva and all the othersWho brought down the darma for sisters and brothersI give thanks for this world as a place to learnAnd for this human body that i know i've earnedAnd my deepest thanks to all sentient beingsFor without them there would be no place to learn what i'm seeingThere's nothing here that's not been said beforeBut i put it down now so i'll be sureTo solidify my own views and i'll be glad if it helpsAnyone else out tooIf others disrespect me or give me flackI'll stop and think before i reactKnowing that they're going through insecure stagesI'll take the opportunity to exercise patienceI'll see it as a chance to help the other personNip it in the bud before it can worsenA change for me to be strong and sureAs i think on the buddhas who have come beforeAs i praise and respect the good they've doneKnowing only love can conquer in every situationWe need other people in order to createThe circumstances for the learning that we're here to generateSituations that bring up our deepest fearsSo we can work to release them until they're clearedTherefore, it only makes senseTo thank our enemies despite their intentThe bodhisattva path is one of power and strengthA strength from within to go the lengthSeeing others are as important as myselfI strive for a happiness of mental wealthWith the interconnectedness that we share as oneEvery action that we take affects everyoneSo in deciding for what a situation callsThere is a path for the good for allI try to make my every action for that highest goodWith the altruistic wish to achive buddhahoodSo i pledge here before everyone who's listeningTo try to make my every action for the good of all beingsFor the rest of my lifetimes and even beyondI vow to do my best to do no harmAnd in times of doubt i can think on the dharmaAnd the enlightened ones who've graduated samsara
