Lighten Up Lyrics

Lyric discussion by rainwalk 

Cover art for Lighten Up lyrics by Beastie Boys

Knowing that Yauch is involved with Buddhist practices, it occurs to me that this may be a reference to the Lojong slogan which translates loosely as "always rely only on a happy mind". Lojong is a practice centered on a series of slogans to use to train the mind. www.lojongmindtraining.com

The fact that the only concept in this song is "lighten up = shine like the sun" seems to fit the simplicity of this slogan "always rely ONLY on a happy mind". Nothing else is really necessary.

NAMASTE!

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