Beastie Boys: Bodhisattva Vow

As I Develop The Awakening Mind I Praise The Buddha As They Shine

Bow Before You As I Travel My Path To Join Your Ranks,

I Make My Full Time Task For The Sake Of All Beings

Seek The Enlighten Mind That I Know I’ll Reap

Respect To Shantideva And All The Others

Who Brought Down The Dharma For Sisters And Brothers

Give Thanks For This World As

A Place

To Learn

And For This Human Body That I’m Glad To Have 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 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 Flack

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 Change 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 Only Love Can Conquer 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

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