There's a book called the Lotus Sutra. That you really ought to know about a holy book that has the power to remove all fear and doubt. And this book tells the story of a man who means the world to me. He could just as well have been a woman except for male hegemony . So they call him the Bodhisattva Never Disparage.
The Bodhisattva never despise, and I'm making it my life's ambition. To see the world through his pure eyes. Now here's a chorus which will repeat a number of times. I will never disparage you or keep you at arm's length where you only see your weaknesses. I only see your strength. I would never despise you or put you down in any way because it's clear to me I can plainly see.
You'll be a Buddha someday. I love you.
Now the Bodhi suffer never disparaging live countless kalpas in the past, in the time of the counterfeit dharma. And he was something of an outcast because the monks and nuns of his time, they were noted for their arrogance and vanity. These were the folks who exercised great power and authority, but my boy, he never concerned himself if they treated him like a freak.
He just matter everybody equally, and these are the words he'd speak. I would never disparage you. Or keep you at arm's length where you only see your weaknesses. I'll only see your strength. I would never despise you or put you down in any way because it's clear to me. I can plainly see you'll be a Buddhist someday.
I love you.
He never read or recited the scriptures much. He only liked practice respect, but the monks and nuns of his time. They didn't beat it like you might expect. Instead, they cursed him and they reviled him and they wished that he would go because they all had self-esteem issues like everybody else I know.
So they beat him and pelted him with gloves and stones, tried to drive him away, but he just run off to a safe distance and he turn around and say, I will never disparage you. Or keep you at arm's length, you only see your weaknesses. I only see your strength. I would never despise you, put you down in any way because it's clear to me.
I can plainly see. You'll be your Buddha someday. I love you.
So it went on for years and years. He was the target of torn and abuse, still our hero. He shed no tears, nor did he ever wonder what's the use. Till he came to the end of his natural lifespan, he laid down fixing to die, and he heard the Holy Lotus Sutra being preached up in the sky and his life was extended for millions of years.
He's living to this day, and in the pages of the Lotus Sutra, you still can hear him say,
I would never disparage you or keep you at arm's length where you only see your weaknesses. I only see your strength. I would never despise you or put you down in any way because it's clear to me. I can plainly see. You'll be a Buddhist someday. Yes. It's clear to me. I can plainly see. You'll be a Buddha someday.
LYRICS:
There's a book called the Lotus Sutra. That you really ought to know about a holy book that has the power to remove all fear and doubt. And this book tells the story of a man who means the world to me. He could just as well have been a woman except for male hegemony . So they call him the Bodhisattva Never Disparage.
The Bodhisattva never despise, and I'm making it my life's ambition. To see the world through his pure eyes. Now here's a chorus which will repeat a number of times. I will never disparage you or keep you at arm's length where you only see your weaknesses. I only see your strength. I would never despise you or put you down in any way because it's clear to me I can plainly see.
You'll be a Buddha someday. I love you.
Now the Bodhi suffer never disparaging live countless kalpas in the past, in the time of the counterfeit dharma. And he was something of an outcast because the monks and nuns of his time, they were noted for their arrogance and vanity. These were the folks who exercised great power and authority, but my boy, he never concerned himself if they treated him like a freak.
He just matter everybody equally, and these are the words he'd speak. I would never disparage you. Or keep you at arm's length where you only see your weaknesses. I'll only see your strength. I would never despise you or put you down in any way because it's clear to me. I can plainly see you'll be a Buddhist someday.
I love you.
He never read or recited the scriptures much. He only liked practice respect, but the monks and nuns of his time. They didn't beat it like you might expect. Instead, they cursed him and they reviled him and they wished that he would go because they all had self-esteem issues like everybody else I know.
So they beat him and pelted him with gloves and stones, tried to drive him away, but he just run off to a safe distance and he turn around and say, I will never disparage you. Or keep you at arm's length, you only see your weaknesses. I only see your strength. I would never despise you, put you down in any way because it's clear to me.
I can plainly see. You'll be your Buddha someday. I love you.
So it went on for years and years. He was the target of torn and abuse, still our hero. He shed no tears, nor did he ever wonder what's the use. Till he came to the end of his natural lifespan, he laid down fixing to die, and he heard the Holy Lotus Sutra being preached up in the sky and his life was extended for millions of years.
He's living to this day, and in the pages of the Lotus Sutra, you still can hear him say,
I would never disparage you or keep you at arm's length where you only see your weaknesses. I only see your strength. I would never despise you or put you down in any way because it's clear to me. I can plainly see. You'll be a Buddhist someday. Yes. It's clear to me. I can plainly see. You'll be a Buddha someday.
I love you. I love you.
Alan is greatly missed...
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Nam Myoho Renge Kyo ☸️