Beastie Boys - Bodhissatva Vow

[youllgrowonme]

what is the name of the singing that is in the background. by monks im assuming. that low tone chanting. i love it. i want more. what is it called. PLZ

[armando95201ify]

esta rola esta de su puta madreeeee!!!!! no la puedo dejar de escuchar!!

[MykeMetyll]

Makes me want to make a rap about druidry.

[quote55]

Thumbs up if your blazed out of your mind right now

[JPFike]

Bodhisatva's are Jainism, not Buddhism

[books1648]

@JPFike Read up on your mahayana buddhism

[noaidie]

People who judge others' beliefs generally are ignorant.

[noaidie]

Blessings to MCA . . . He is struggling with cancer.  Please send him positive prayers.

[wildmandazza]

love it !!!

[donkeykongslacker]

meow meow

[lovelygreebo]

Cool, would be nice he if can rhyme a whole sutra.

[msontube]

say... one of the best SERIOUS MUSIC they've done. from all aspects - the top one to me personally.

[croniclone81]

@msontube i enjoy....The MIX UP album is top for...

[TheKaycibelcher]

@msontube you must hear "somethings got to give". also thier jazz is seriously aweing

[Indhegoh]

So who makes that decision if something is "cuckoo", you? A lot of so-called science is equally absurd and will be proven wrong in the future. Believe or don't believe something that's your right but respect other people's rights to do the same. No one knows everything or anything for that matter if you want to be truthful about it.

[opalura]

Beastie Boys + Buddhism = Confusion o.O Anyone else feel the same? Perhaps I'm biased...

[natedemontigny]

@opalura why would you be biased? That doesn't make much sense.

Adam Yauch, MCA, is a practicing Buddhist. He has been for some time now.

[opalura]

@natedemontigny Oh? That's great. I'm biased because I'm just not a fan of the Beastie Boys. Never really took them seriously. So a Beastie Boys song about a buddhist vow... seems odd to me. Like I said... biased.

[mundusabsurdus]

@opalura everyone's got a bias. kudos for recognizing some of yours!

(...great goddamn song!)

[croniclone81]

@natedemontigny before dem days, he was a cute little jew boy

[Adios959]

@opalura open your mind.

[phisean]

@opalura Na not confusion dude, Confucianism ;-)

[Covadanga]

@opalura Perhaps you're going through insecure stages?

[Silenus6]

@opalura It's only confusing because most hip-hop is two-dimensional, whereas these guys will rap about their spiritual sides as well. It's just expanding the boundaries of hip-hop to encompass the highest parts of human nature. That's my opinion.

[blebby]

@opalura No, it is simply not their Idea.

[henrydog80]

namaste

[zvkkvz]

i wish i knew what conga rythym that is.....song is awesome spacial......ride.....

[stuntedmonk]

the instrumental version is cool too

[EricFinnerty]

Sanskrit?

[vjtiff]

@EricFinnerty No - it's Tibetan. The language that the Chinese government is trying to quash.

[vjtiff]

@EricFinnerty @EricFinnerty No - it's Tibetan. The language (and culture) that the Chinese government is trying to quash.

[SensorialDinamicz]

RESPECT!!!

[mark6569]

makes me want to become a buddhist

[DCism]

Now MCA is wanting fans to meditate with him to fight cancer in the world. I would join him when IK get a chance and know where it is.

[mrzipper1973]

I was 21 when I first heard this and it inspired me to find out about Buddhism. thanks very much MCA,you helped change my life

[HostileNegotiator]

Thanks for posting :) Way cool. Lay misconceptions to rest people. So we can move on to a better world.

[SuperHappyCakesHehe]

LMAO! this is hilariously cool!

[Juanster23]

Dope

[porkshaving]

some of adam yauch's best rapping. love this video too. thanks for postimg

[54spiritedwill54]

This is great!!

[bkennedy]

my favorite combination of throat singing and tight rhymes

[Indhegoh]

Any form of spirituality meshing with Hip-Hop and slaying people's misconceptions is okay with me (besides the fact that I have a lot of respect for Buddhism).

[terracottapie]

@Indhegoh

Buddhism is less violent and aggressive than the other major religions, which is good. But it's still just as cuckoo.

[flanksalot]

Ill Communicatiobn,

[jonboyjon1976]

I love this song, and the way it leads on so nicely from Shambala

[joesatva]

i take refuge in the buddha

i take refuge in the dharma

from the south bronx to south beach miami

buddhism the hip hop way

NAMASTE TO ALL!!!!

[yama800]

Very well done , I can't believe I have never heard this song before. Good song too.

[deluge71]

Glad to see so many positive comments here. The tenets of Buddhism are captured pretty well within this song, but I hope at least one of you will seek out a deeper understanding. The books and teachers are out there. Find them and change your life for the better.

[redtortoise76]

Pretty fucking awesome

[IWW610]

Deep Gassho from your brother and sister Zen Buddhists. Great vid. thanks for making it. :)<

[natedemontigny]

yes, Adam Yauch is an avid, and outspoken Buddhist.

[dialecticcrew]

were the beastie boys actually buddhist? or was this just like a random track?

Yeah zenwyo its on their 'best of' album

[zenwyo]

Was this ever included on a Beasties Album?

Thank you.

[krntagger]

Yes, it is the 19th track on Ill Communication

[cascadeintegral]

Fanastic! Shows profound understanding of Mahayana Buddhishm (as far as I can judge).

Deep food for thought.

[AYUNA91]

ВаууТибет!!!!Ом мани бадме хум!!

[smellslikebodhisattv]

Awesome! I put this on my myspace profile.

[juanmmaldonado]

Great song!

[peplreallysuck]

I like the "Om-ing" in the background :D

[HystericalAndUseless]

well not necessarily real but certainly new [figuratively]

or at the very least brilliant and innovative

more than they are given credit for

[selfib]

This is great!!  Take more like this!!!

[uruk]

Real hip hop !!!!!!!!!!!!!!