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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

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

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

tks don! http://www.thisisdonbosco.com

All I Ask of You
——Sarah Brightman

From The Phantom of the Opera Raoul
No more talk of darkness,
forget these wide-eyed fears;
I’m here, nothing can harm you,
my words will warm and calm you.
Let me be your freedom,
let daylight dry your tears;
I’m here, with you, beside you,
to guard you and to guide you.

Christine
Say you’ll love me ev’ry waking moment;
turn my head with talk of summertime.
Say you need me with you now and always;
promise me that all you say is true,
that’s all I ask of you.

Raoul
Let me be your shelter,
let me be your light;
you’re safe, no one will find you,
your fears are far behind you.

Christine
All I want is freedom,
a world with no more night;
and you, always beside me,
to hold me and to hide me.

Raoul
Then say you’ll share with me one love, one lifetime;
let me lead you from you solitude.
Say you need me with you, here beside you,
anywhere you go, let me go too,
that’s all I ask of you.

Christine
Say you’ll share with me one love, one lifetime.
Say the word and I will follow you.

Together
Share each day with me, each night, each morning.

Christine
Say you love me…

Raoul
You know I do.
a person close to my heart shared this song many years ago. only now, do i truely understand what it meant.

thank you for being in my life mkmk