I dont know how many Hip Hop fans we have on Dhamma Wheel but yesterday Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys passed away. They were a big part of my childhood and Adam planted little seeds of Buddhism throughout their music with songs like the Bodhisattva Vow. I heard the words as a youth and became curious about what he was talking about. I didn't become a Mahayana Buddhist but here I am today revisiting the feelings I had when I first heard chanting of monks in a Beastie Boys song and knew that it was coming from a far away place and resonating with me for some reason. I hope to be a part of at least one persons awareness of Buddhism and Dhamma thru music like MCA has been to me.
MCA RIP
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kind regards,
Ben
kind regards,
Ben
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- Cormac McCarthy, The Road
Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
- Sutta Nipata 3.725
Compassionate Hands Foundation (Buddhist aid in Myanmar) • Buddhist Global Relief • UNHCR
e: [email protected]..
Re: MCA RIP
Sad news and interesting to hear how he planted the seeds of Buddhism within your mind. I saw them play live in Bangkok some years back.
Re: MCA RIP
I saw them in Dusseldorf about 8 years ago. It was a really great show. Lots of energy and it really showed the power of music to me. I was studying abroad from the States and when I got to the concert it was amazing how everyone knew every english lyric. Hip Hop was/is truly a global movement that brought so many people together. We need a rapper to get kids chanting suttas. lolMr Man wrote:Sad news and interesting to hear how he planted the seeds of Buddhism within your mind. I saw them play live in Bangkok some years back.