XXI. La cosa nella musica

Buddha è ricorrente nella musica tradizionale orientale, ma ci sono delle ricorrenze anche nella musica più commerciale. I Blink-182 hanno fatto un album nel 1994 intitolato proprio così.

Sono tante però le canzoni che citano Buddha, spesso con testi che riguardano sfere ben lontane dalla meditazione e dall'elevamento spirituale.
La seguente canzone lo cita parlando delle religioni e di Dio:

Testo:

Oh Jesus I love you
And I love Buddha too
Rama Krishna Guru Dev
Daodejing and Muhammad

Why do some people say
That there is just one way
To love you god and come to you
We are all apart of you

You are a nameable
You are a knowable
All we have is Metaphor
That's what time and space are for

It's the universal thought (i think thats right)
You are and you are not
You are many you are one
Ever ending just begun

All right 
All right 
All right 

Oh Jesus I love you
And I love Buddha too
Rama krishna Guru dev
Daodejing and Muhammad

All right 
All right 
All right 

I love you and Buddha too

Oh Jesus I love you
And I love Buddha too
Rama Krishna Guru Dev
Daodejing and Muhammad

Why do some people say
That there is just one way
To love you god and come to you
We are all apart of you

You are a nameable
You are a knowable
All we have is Metaphor
That's what time and space are for

It's the universal thought
You are and you are not
You are many you are one
Ever ending just begun

All right 
All right 
All right 

I love you and Buddha too

And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too

Aww yeah!