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> Beastie Boys discuss tenets of Buddhism in their
> songs "The Update" and
>"Bodhisattva Vow" and the effect of this has
> changed the message of their music
>from negative to positive. Starting of as hard
> core punk rockers in the early
>1980s the Beastie (Boys Entering Anarchists
> States Toward Inner Excellence)
>Boys were on a path toward distruction. With
> humorous yet unsettling lyrics
>such as ___ and ______, parents were outraged at
> what their kids were
>listening to and idolizing.
> Now almost 20 years and 5 hot albums later we
> still get the same old
>side-splitting rhymes but with out the emphasis
> on degrating women, partying
>and doing drugs. Now instead of hearing Shed
> drop to her knees if wed just
>say please... our ears are pleased and shocked
> to hear the disrespect of
>women has got to be through, to all the mothers
> and the sisters and the wives
>and friends I want to offer my love and respect
> to the end. So what can we
>attribute to this dramatic change? One factor
> could be age, one could say the
>the Beastie Boys have just grown into men, but
> that is not all that has happened.
>After a couple trips to Nepal and Kathmandu
> Yauch, the oldest if the Beasties
>began to study Buddhist Philosophy; this is what
> he had to say about it, Most of
>the teachings that I've read about almost seem
> set up to distract the other side
>of your brain in order to give your heart center
> a chance to open up...,and It's
>just seeing things from a different perspective.
> There was a time when we would
>joke around and say things that were
> disrespectful of women and think that it
>was funny, or that it wouldn't hurt anybody, or
> that it would be taken with a
>grain of salt. Then it became clear that that
> wasn't the case, and we had to go
>through the process of taking a step back and
> realizing how those things affect
>other people. ( Trycicle interview)
> There is much more than age occuring here, its
> almost as if he is just
>now aquirring morals. It is the idea of
> Buddhism, not only being a religion, but
>a way of life an anyone who comes across it and
> studies it, is opened up to a
>whole new way of thinking, a compassion for all
> living things that is put forth in
>daily life. Yauch wants to get this point across
> and awaken as many minds as he
>can. When you have this knowledge of the way
> things can be, you want to
>share it with everyone, so that it can happen,
> and everyone can acheive tis
>peacefulness. Adam Yauch sees the opportunity he
> has to spread the message,
>through his words and he is doing just that. He
> knows that the young
>westerners follow his lead as they would any
> idol, so instead of writing about ,
>getting drunk and trashing hotel rooms, he writes
> beautiful awakening poetry
>on respecting mother Earth, awakening his mind
> and praising the Buddhas as
>they shine. Giving respect to Martin Luther King
> rather than cheeba .
> "I know we can fix it and it's not too
> late I give respect to King and his
>nonviolent ways, I dream and I hope and I won't
> forget Some day I'm visit on a
>Free Tibet."
>lyrics from "The Update"
>MThe Bodhisattva Vow means striving for
> enlightenment to better help allother
>sentient beings attain enlightenment. That's an
> important issue--the objective of
>that Vow. Being enlightened is the best way to
> benefit all other beings--from that
>point you are able to help more.
>I realized that drugs weren't going to go veryfar
> for me.
>: The way I look at it, onemillion Tibetans have
> been killed by the Chinese and
>one million kids willcome on this tour. If we can
> touch those kids, it'll be worth
>the effort.
>Yauch's rhymes are the most spiritual, conscious
> and thought-provoking of the
>three,
>The pseudo-gangster lyrics and trite party themes
> that pervaded their early days
>have long since departed from their music in
> favor of a respectable work ethic
>that includes social activism, humorous and
> clever lyrics, and a large menu of
>eloquent samples and innovative grooves that draw
> inspiration from blues, jazz,
>funk, old school hip-hop and anything else that
> suits them.
>
>thats it so far but theres more to come
>any comments I take constructive criticism well .
> (reminder this is a COllege paper)
>Tahnks
That is really good... so far. really good. You
aught to be a journalist. when you finish the
paper can you put it up on this message forum so
I can print it out? it sounds great!
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