We, the Undersigned - Samadhi
Samadhi Lyrics: -------- With his back to the wind, Samadhi lunges-- Unleashing pent-up kendo cuts into bewildered denizens; Cursed and reviled, he trudges on; a roaming, ronin warrior. Bamboo stalks, splattered by, the blood of innocents, Marks as damned, this masterless man, Everywhere he treads. Drunk on the rush Of unbridled, merciless fury, Sorrow fills him--realizing his departure from the middle path. Avolokiteshvara appears before the samurai, and this is what he says, "Samadhi, you have killed so needlessly, And your honour is tarnished; Before you can reclaim what was lost-- To the marshlands of past heedless actions-- You must retrieve for me The Lotus of Clear Apprehension, From the Emperor's garden." With a flash of smoke, The warrior now finds himself, In contemplation. Atop the majestic, glacial cliffs. Days of struggle, frost-bitten hands, purges the heat from his restless heart. The cool steel of his katana--now...
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