It was a beautiful day in Long Beach, CA. I decided to get my iPod and go skating. I was listening to the Beastie Boys, thinking how they sometimes put Buddhist philosophy in their songs and just then I saw a Buddhist monk.
I've seen him before.
We wave hello to each other when I'm roller skating with the wind flying through my hair and he's walking meditatively. Today I asked him if I could take his picture. As you can see, he graciously said yes. He's the most peaceful person I've run into for a long time.
Here are a few Beastie Boys songs that have a spiritual, unifying message wrapped in music you can groove to:

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