Lyrics Bodhisattva Vow.lrc Beastie Boys
[id: tqmdlkwa]
[ar: Beastie Boys]
[al: Ill Communication]
[ti: Bodhisattva Vow]
[length: 03:08]
[00:00.07]As I develop the awakening mind
[00:02.26]I praise the Buddhas as they shine
[00:04.89]I bow before you as I travel my path
[00:07.03]To join your ranks, I make my full-time task
[00:09.77]For the sake of all beings I seek
[00:12.06]The enlightened mind that I know I’ll reap
[00:14.35]Respect to Shantideva and all the others
[00:16.23]Who brought down the Dharma for the sisters and brothers
[00:18.95]I give thanks for this world as a place to learn
[00:21.34]And for this human body that I know I’ve earned
[00:23.50]And my deepest thanks to all sentient beings
[00:26.26]For without them, there would be no place to learn what I’m seeing
[00:28.77]There’s nothing here that’s not been said before
[00:31.01]But I put it down now so that I’ll be sure
[00:33.48]To solidify my own views
[00:36.96]And I’ll be glad if it helps anyone else out too
[00:48.21]If others disrespect me or give me flak
[00:50.63]I’ll stop and think before I react
[00:53.11]Knowing that they’re going through insecure stages
[00:55.37]I’ll take the opportunity to exercise patience
[00:57.99]I’ll see it as a chance to help the other person
[01:00.59]Nip it in the bud before it can worsen
[01:02.79]A chance for me to be strong and sure
[01:04.93]As I think on the Buddhas who have come before
[01:07.43]As I praise and respect the good they’ve done
[01:09.98]Knowing love can conquer hate in every situation
[01:12.46]We need other people in order to create
[01:14.55]The circumstances for the learning that we’re here to generate
[01:17.50]Situations that bring up our deepest fears
[01:19.29]So we can work to release them until they’re cleared
[01:21.92]Therefore it only makes sense
[01:24.78]To thank our enemies despite their intent
[01:46.35]The Bodhisattva path is one of power and strength
[01:48.92]A strength from within to go the length
[01:51.21]Seeing others are as important as myself
[01:53.62]I strive for a happiness of mental wealth
[01:55.79]With the interconnectedness that we share as one
[01:58.47]Every action that we take affects everyone
[02:00.85]So in deciding for what a situation calls
[02:03.24]There is a path for the good for all
[02:05.61]I try to make my every action for that highest good
[02:08.05]With the altruistic wish to achieve Buddhahood
[02:10.40]So I pledge here before everyone who’s listening
[02:12.99]To try to make my every action for the good of all beings
[02:15.66]For the rest of my lifetimes and even beyond
[02:17.88]I vow to do my best, to do no harm
[02:20.24]And in times of doubt, I can think on the Dharma
[02:22.68]And the Enlightened Ones who’ve graduated Samsara
[03:04.42]Year of Release: 1994