Bodhisattva Vows Bodhisattva Vows by Albert Saijo BODHISATTVA VOWS TO BE THE LAST ONE OFF THE SINKING SHIP -- YOU SIGN UP & FIND OUT IT'S FOREVER -- PASSENGER LIST ENDLESS -- SHIP NEVER EMPTIES -- SHIP KEEPS SINKING BUT DOESN'T QUITE GO UNDER -- ON BOARD ANGST PANIC & DESPERATION HOLD SWAY -- TURNS OUT BODHISATTVAHOOD IS A FUCKING JOB LIKE ANY OTHER BUT DIFFERENT IN THAT THERE'S NO WEEKENDS HOLIDAYS VACATIONS NO GOLDEN YEARS OF RETIREMENT -- YOU'RE SPENDING ALL YOUR TIME & ENERGY GETTING OTHER PEOPLE OFF THE SINKING SHIP INTO LIFEBOATS BOUND GAILY FOR NIRVANA WHILE THERE YOU ARE SINKING -- & OF COURSE YOU HAD TO GO & GIVE YOUR LIFEJACKET AWAY -- SO NOW LET US BE CHEERFUL AS WE SINK -- OUR SPIRIT EVER BUOYANT AS WE SINK












