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Sure can thanks for reading it. It will be done by
monday. >> 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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