Beastie Boys : Adam Yauch - The Transformation Of MCA

[Masato]

Cool vid.: 'From Beastie Bad Boy to Passionate Human Rights Activist':

RIP MCA

[Masato]

He took the Bodhisattva Vow:



As I Develop The Awakening Mind I Praise The Buddha 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 Enlighted Mind That I Know I'll Reap

Respect To Shantideva And All The Others
Who Brought Down The Darma For Sisters And Brothers
I 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 Achive 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

[Daglord]

RIP. one of the great ones.

[Canuckster]

I knew it would only be a matter off time before someone subverted buddhism.

[Masato]

Subverted my ass

Yauch was translating it into street-jive :)

I trust the B Boys

[Canuckster]

i dont know much about them to be honest.

[Masato]

^^ you're missing out, man

Of course to each their own when it comes to music, but the B-Boys imo are one of the truest musical groups that ever really made it big and kept their integrity.

They started off as a NY punk band... fuckin geniuses. You can't fuck with them, they get respect from everyone in the hiphop world as far as I know

[Som-Pong]

Yup. Beastie Boys are good. Definitely not subverted.