| Robbie Williams – Bodies Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Thought I'd post this here if anyone's interested in the throwaway Bodhi Tree reference. This is taken from verses of "Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch." It features a covnersation between Hung-jen, the Fifth Patriarch and the Enlightened Master, Shen-hsi, an old Senior Monk, and Hui-neng, an illiterate woodcutter and the soon-to-be enlightened 6th Patriach; the sutra is pretty much about his journey into spiritual awakening, and this verse shows part of his journey of understanding; SHEN-HSI: The body is the bodhi tree, The mind is like a clear mirror. At all times we must strive to polish it, And must not let the dust collect HUI-NENG: Bodhi originally has no tree, The mirror has no stand. Buddha-nature is always clean and pure; Where is there room for dust? The mind is the Bodhi tree, The body is the mirror stand. The mirror is originally clean and pure; Where can it be stained by dust? "Bodies in the Bodhi tree" is pretty much translated as, both in the Buddist text and I think this song, as a sudden awakening of faith and enlightenment; it fits the theme really, but the pop star narcissism is still there with "God save me rejection/ From my reflection/ I want perfection..." Or it could be another nod to the above Platform Sutra text. Either way, not bad for a dancer from Take That ;) |
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