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Bodhisattva Vow – Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys

Bodhisattva Vow lyrics

Language
English
Level
Intermediate
Released
1994
Genre
Pop
Length
3:09

  1. As I develop the awakening mind

  2. I praise the Buddhas as they shine

  3. I bow before you as I travel my path

  4. To join your ranks, I make my full-time task

  5. For the sake of all beings I seek

  6. The enlightened mind that I know I'll reap

  7. Respect to Shantideva and all the others

  8. Who brought down the Dharma for the sisters and brothers

  9. I give thanks for this world as a place to learn

  10. And for this human body that I know I've earned

  11. And my deepest thanks to all sentient beings

  12. For without them, there would be no place to learn what I'm seeing

  13. There's nothing here that's not been said before

  14. But I put it down now so that I'll be sure

  15. To solidify my own views

  16. And I'll be glad if it helps anyone else out too

  17. If others disrespect me or give me flak

  18. I'll stop and think before I react

  19. Knowing that they're going through insecure stages

  20. I'll take the opportunity to exercise patience

  21. I'll see it as a chance to help the other person

  22. Nip it in the bud before it can worsen

  23. A chance for me to be strong and sure

  24. As I think on the Buddhas who have come before

  25. As I praise and respect the good they've done

  26. Knowing love can conquer hate in every situation

  27. We need other people in order to create

  28. The circumstances for the learning that we're here to generate

  29. Situations that bring up our deepest fears

  30. So we can work to release them until they're cleared

  31. Therefore it only makes sense

  32. To thank our enemies despite their intent

  33. The Bodhisattva path is one of power and strength

  34. A strength from within to go the length

  35. Seeing others are as important as myself

  36. I strive for a happiness of mental wealth

  37. With the interconnectedness that we share as one

  38. Every action that we take affects everyone

  39. So in deciding for what a situation calls

  40. There is a path for the good for all

  41. I try to make my every action for that highest good

  42. With the altruistic wish to achieve Buddhahood

  43. So I pledge here before everyone who's listening

  44. To try to make my every action for the good of all beings

  45. For the rest of my lifetimes and even beyond

  46. I vow to do my best, to do no harm

  47. And in times of doubt, I can think on the Dharma

  48. And the Enlightened Ones who've graduated Samsara

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Key vocabulary

happiness
feeling of joyB1
strength
power to do thingsB1
even
equal; same levelA1
go
move to a placeA1
going
moving toward a placeA1
good
pleasant; not badA1
hate
strong dislikeA1
help
give supportA1
helps
gives support or aidA1
important
having great valueA1

About this song

Beastie Boys were an American hip-hop group from New York, mixing rap with punk, funk, and jazz. They are known for albums like Licensed to Ill and Paul’s Boutique, which helped define late-1980s rap, along with the MTV hit “Sabotage.”

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Bodhisattva Vow

As I develop the awakening mind

I praise the Buddhas as they shine

I bow before you as I travel my path

To join your ranks, I make my full-time task

For the sake of all beings I seek

The enlightened mind that I know I'll reap

Respect to Shantideva and all the others

Who brought down the Dharma for the sisters and brothers

I give thanks for this world as a place to learn

And for this human body that I know I've earned

And my deepest thanks to all sentient beings

For without them, there would be no place to learn what I'm seeing

There's nothing here that's not been said before

But I put it down now so that I'll be sure

To solidify my own views

And I'll be glad if it helps anyone else out too

If others disrespect me or give me flak

I'll stop and think before I react

Knowing that they're going through insecure stages

I'll take the opportunity to exercise patience

I'll see it as a chance to help the other person

Nip it in the bud before it can worsen

A chance for me to be strong and sure

As I think on the Buddhas who have come before

As I praise and respect the good they've done

Knowing love can conquer hate in every situation

We need other people in order to create

The circumstances for the learning that we're here to generate

Situations that bring up our deepest fears

So we can work to release them until they're cleared

Therefore it only makes sense

To thank our enemies despite their intent

The Bodhisattva path is one of power and strength

A strength from within to go the length

Seeing others are as important as myself

I strive for a happiness of mental wealth

With the interconnectedness that we share as one

Every action that we take affects everyone

So in deciding for what a situation calls

There is a path for the good for all

I try to make my every action for that highest good

With the altruistic wish to achieve Buddhahood

So I pledge here before everyone who's listening

To try to make my every action for the good of all beings

For the rest of my lifetimes and even beyond

I vow to do my best, to do no harm

And in times of doubt, I can think on the Dharma

And the Enlightened Ones who've graduated Samsara