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The Mad Monk E​.​P.

by Mt.Sinai

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My eyes are open wide but I don’t see nothing real Just an ongoing battle between my thoughts and how I feel Plus a veil of illusion between me and the Omnipotent Most are indifferent, like to the Maker we’re not significant Naw- that don’t sit right with my consciousness An artist loves creation, to think not is just obnoxiousness To not think’s not an option- like agnosticism Lost in prison of ignorance- I seek the Gnostic wisdom In visions I see clear, looking to be here in the now Fear is a shroud, like trying to see a mirror through clouds I don’t just sit & wait- cultivate a different state Clarity cuts through clutter superfluous thoughts dissipate As the single pointed purpose penetrates my perspective Until all is still and the water becomes reflective Like a lens, light bends beginning the ending of time And repetitive lives- this is zen of no mind From the rooftop of the world comes the key to inner wisdom Look within, inner vision From the rooftop of the world comes the key to inner wisdom, inner vision The jewel in the lotus The Life Force pours proving God is a reality As she reveals her nature my spirit transcends duality Yin and Yang become a memory like physical limits All that’s required is that we listen to her mystical whispers Like mythical figures who outlive their own time We’re provided limitless space to go beyond our own mind The Divine don’t need a reason, mankind keeps asking why? Countless questions fill our lives perhaps they’re answered when we die I meditate in darkness during moments of quiet Until my death comes to me, in this moment of silence Water flows to find it’s own level in stillness It’s the paradox of purpose, I bring wellness by spittin illness Can’t kill this, my essence’s beyond temporal knowing So bow your head, I’m like an emperor flowing But the Buddha warned against getting caught up in cleverness So Sinai humbly seeks to reach the peak of a spiritual Everest From the rooftop of the world comes the key to inner wisdom Look within, inner vision From the rooftop of the world comes the key to inner wisdom, inner vision The jewel in the lotus Freed from Babylon, I travel on to Shambhala Far beyond the intellectual studies of a scholar All my knowledge was a stepping stone to understanding Wisdom unfolds like the universe- forever-expanding There I am in the center, cross-legged, thoughts focus Look to the locus to find the jewel in the lotus Om Mani Padme Hum The paths are many but the goal is one
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Pulling back the veil of Maya slice through samsara Are the 10 worlds real or illusion due to karma Ya can’t harm the essence, and what else is there A manifestation of balance- but we still ask if it’s fair I bring myself to a place where I can observe Cuz to be tethered by the temporal is simply absurd Even my words dissolve like steam over the tea I understand that I’m one, still unattached to the beat I’ll fast for a week, meditate on the moment & reflect for a second, I’m ignorant but I know it The Tao that can spoken of is not The Tao Yet somehow I describe the Way when I rock the crowd It’s not the how but the why that science cannot explain You can’t locate the mind by observing a brain Wisdom ain’t intelligence- I find what’s relevant Are the keys you find in the process of self development Horror of samsara keeping me locked in- To the cycle of birth and death, we can not win But deep in the seat of the soul is a key For the warrior brave enough to see & be free In a moment of clarity focus in lotus position In a state of darkness light sparks like an ignition Receive the transmission - then act accordingly You can sort of see how the impure mind’s distorting things Beliefs & habit patterns, we don’t stray from the path We rarely see all the opportunities that we have Incarnation as a human- one in a million chances No other being has control over it’s own advancement And wit that kind of foundation we’re sure to succeed Unless we fall prey to anger, envy, and greed Indeed- we live an die by attachment and aversion Till we build a better version- of the spiritual person A lyrical excursion only goes so far Transcending body and mind- find your way to the stars Samsara is a cycle that seems perpetual It can be broke in a moment- I throw a thought, you catch a jewel Horror of samsara keeping me locked in- To the cycle of birth and death, we can not win But deep in the seat of the soul is a key For the warrior brave enough to see & be free As long as my ego holds me bound I’m bound to only exist between the sky & the ground I looked to Mt Si & I found a limitless realm Beyond life and death- beyond Heaven & Hell I have a strange tale to tell, but they don’t understand Michael Even good karma’s bad if it keeps you stuck in the cycle I’d like to transcend the paradox of polar opposites And go beyond duality, but keep on rocking this Flowing out my mind like light from the east Till I reach the darkness, moonlight brings the beast I sing over strings for things I wish to achieve It goes by so fast so take a moment to breathe Before we come right back to see the circle continue Know the potential of all that’s possible is within you But it’s stopped in the bottom while we’re locked in the drama Until we rise above the horror of samsara. Horror of samsara keeping me locked in- To the cycle of birth and death, we can not win But deep in the seat of the soul is a key For the warrior brave enough to see & be free
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Green Tea 03:39
My flow is green tea, it be steeped in antioxidants I’m stopping obnoxiousness- watch- that’s where the toxins is Like free radicals be attacking the body’s prana Squash that concept, study books by the Dalai Lama Yoginanda Paramahansa or get clipped like a bonsai My creations slice like a Hitori Hanzai I cut through time, your space is merely filler Freedom from physics, inner wisdom is clearly iller Perceiving the dream as reality’s the worse mistake Pursuing passion over purpose’ll curse your fate Reverse your ways- embrace the moment for what it is Drop the dead weight, & build wit constructive kids The receptive ear hears the word from instructive tongues Pen is mightier than the sword, but there’s more dough in drugs & guns I look to the place from where the sun come Shedding light ‘til the time when every one’s one There’s no ordinary moment, every minute is holy I treat MCing like a Japanese tea ceremony Let the essence pour for healthy body & mind Five elements unify to let the spirit fly I sit to meditate, body positioned like a lotus Thoughts exposed this, fact makes it very hard to focus So Bodhidharma cut his eyelids off and threw em They grew into the tea leaves that keep us awake after we brew em Then tune in to the Universal Vibe of silence On your radio dial this ultraviolet frequency is the highest Mt. Science, & Math, Swords & Microphones I study the sutras, enlighten domes recitin’ poems Fightin’ foes & the souls of 10,000 hungry ghosts Who feed on psychic energy like a parasite to a host This the life I chose- we follow the Tao of Flow Born-Power-God Equality, don’t ask me how I know Hidden wisdom revealed in the year of the dragon A whisper from Heaven is more than the ear can fathom I hear the teakettle callin’, so I burn a stick of incense Prepare to sip elixir, the experience is intense Within 10 breaths you can find a thousand lives And a hundred thousand objects to preoccupy the mind But if you stop to find the mind, would you complete with success? Or endlessly search until you’re beaten by stress? I project mental imagery into what I call ‘real’ It’s confirmed & reaffirmed by the emotions that I feel So real it burns, this illusion is pain This cycle continues as long as we’re able to play Cain To stay sane we convince ourselves that we are And while we live among the stars, we live mentally scarred The hardest part is to shed the skin & the sin The answers are out there, you just have to look within When you close your eyes the universe is there to see I watch it like steam …over a cup of green tea
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Sun Tzu 04:01
Sun Tzu (Black Belt Lyricism) Since the Year of the Dragon I’ve been fulfilling these prophecies Opening up hearts & minds,& using mine to stop these soft MCs Watch & see me open up your throat if you keep yappin Get your mic took in a most violent manner like carjackin I’ve perfected my flow spending years in hidden dojos You can’t fathom infinity, I got no beef with Chronos First I learned the methods of the Snake then the Crane Now as long I’m spittin no one’s safe in the game I ain’t playin- I spit conspiracy theories - matter of fact I got bookshelves of proof, yeah my data is stacked I’ve always had bad karma with the cash & the math But I gotta stash of platinum thoughts and I walk a passionate path I’ve transcended the concept of impossible Now I cut through difficulty with ease- don’t become an obstacle My blade moves through mountains- with the focus of sight And the silence of night- I’ll leave you blinded by light I’m the Mad Monk who comes from the stars to spit bars Bring The Art of War to the wack who attack the Word of God You get defeated with the energy you try to expend I mark the Year Of The Dragon, the beginning and the end Each bar is part of a 16-pointed Chinese star I got enemies watching, but I know who you are You won’t get too far with the flow when your MO’s to fake it I study my opponent- I know your move before you make it This is the mystery of chessboxin’ – I got you boxed in Yeah it’s conscious rap but the cure always contains some of the toxin Want your voicebox stomped in? Keep talking- I’ll turn your path into a bloodbath-unless you keep walking I’ve studied the philosophies of the East for cultivation Of patience & virtue- I move without hesitation A statement can crack a stack of solid bricks with a quickness I do the impossible in minutes due to my mental fitness Full of finesse & grace I stay sharp & unique Speakin a lyrical Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique Pei Mei of rap Wudan Mountain crouching tiger Hidden dragon-a symbol of Sine, I swing swords of fire Making minds spiral like a nautilus from the strangeness I consult the pages of the I Ching, Book Of Changes Bringin wisdom for ages, I bang heads with grammar hits So come on the humble, or feel the wrath of the hammer fist From the wrist to the nail I clench destiny Rep the 3 degrees of black belt flows if you’re testing me This is samurai wordplay, my bushido: I come to give life in the spirit but murder your ego
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Mad Monk 02:02
Punk rock attitude, buddha monk mental compassion for humanity but brutalize the tempo time spent in the temple tempered my temperance temperature cool soon as I step in the entrance Sever the connection between me & a hindrance in hopes of abandoning any hints of my ignorance We souls on a periless journey working it out, karma keeps us returning earning metta maybe, burnin’ bridges and whathaveyou some subtle, others blatantly look to blast you Some will see you suffering and look right past you I’m an outcast who meditate & I fast too I pass through, ask for alms, do no harm disrespect disconnect body from arm hands in gassho, I offer a low bow it’s all about the present, how you like me now? I am not this body, I am not this mind I am not even the being I describe as Sine My memory records whatever I perceive and through delusion I’m led think that I believe but, these thoughts aren’t even mine, they come and they go like a current carry water just running with flow from the summit I summon some oneness to come bless, the whisper of wisdom thunderous silence is loudest, though my mind is crowded this moment I feel that I’m peacefully shrouded the peace I found, it got an aura about it like a positive energy, stored all around it, (I’m bout it) like loud & zen quotes I spoke for folks plus penstrokes that move like dharma wheel spokes each line an expression of mind leaving no trace aside from a shadow behind Nine years at Shaolin, facing a wall slice off my eyelids I’m not sleeping at all I’m deeply enthralled with how deep is it all peepin’ it all, start by steeping a ball tea in the kettle helps my being to settle but my ego arises my mettle
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Open 03:22
Let’s get open like you feel when you’re feeling completely free without a worry in the world, in that moment you let it be we can call it samadhi or simply being at peace every being has a tune that can sooth their savage beast I smash a beat, or take a seat upon the zafu watch the thought in my mind go by like “naw, it’s all cool” the jewel is found in neither pushing or grasping like the flow is never still but it’s never anxious or lagging Laughing Buddha exudes a lightness, an ambiance that arises with acceptance of phenomena’s transience “Ahhhhhhhhhhhh”.....this bliss when I dismiss wishfulness & dissonance I rinse the dust of past perceptions away what I’m left with is a fresh perspective of “hey” I’m like the jewel mirror reflecting the way The Right Dharma Eye sees nothing left in my way! I can’t keep the pen from gliding across the page like you can’t keep compassion from oozing outta the sage True nature expresses that we’re essentially free and all you gotta do is...breathe. Open like the sea, open like the sky Open like the mind, open like the eyes I am open to the moment, be it pleasure or pain no trace, no stain, walking in gentle rain This rain washes away whatever I thought of as me along with the ideas that I thought of as free “I” is a vessel so the architect can see “I” is imaginary, but I’m open enough to be, yeah Yeah- this isn’t quantum physics this is just what’s been whispered by the mystics like a voice on the breeze upon hearing it, Master was enlightened- the word frees So I am at ease even when the mind is troubled, let your heart be at peace (Peace) we’re all open to the moment What matters is if we’re aware enough to know it The poet is open to the flow of the pen I remain open to the flow of the moment and then if I’m a failure then I’m open to just go it again My eyes remain open like I’m lotus in zen Open like the sea, open like the sky Open like the mind, open like the eyes I am open to the moment, be it pleasure or pain no trace, no stain, walking in gentle rain I can’t keep the pen from gliding across the page like you can’t keep compassion from oozing outta the sage True nature expresses that we’re essentially free and all you gotta do is...breathe. Mindset of a monk, the body breathes deep The spirit needs a challenge like the body needs sleep steep is the path that leads to the peak just leap & you’ll see, breathing is the reason I speak They say seek and you’ll find, how the seeker found truth It’s the unspeakable Way, in the words of Lau Tzu how true, How fluent, the moment just flows open You might need to open your mind to see that your soul’s open Go focused, opening the heart requires balance but once you see the key it opens the door to the palace The galaxy outside is within let me remind you You’re searching for God as if he didn’t already find you I can’t keep the pen from gliding across the page like you can’t keep compassion from oozing outta the sage True nature expresses that we’re essentially free and all you gotta do is...breathe.
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Going Om 02:36
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Bodhi Tree 03:24

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Buddhism- most notably Zen- has been an integral element in my life, and thus, my music. I would like to consider these songs as expressions of the Buddhadharma, or perhaps expressions of my deep delusion...enjoy!

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released August 3, 2013

Art by Sad Monk

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Mt.Sinai Sacramento, California

Mic Meditation ~
Lyrical Yoga

My work is an expression of both the wisdom I've cultivated, and the ignorance of a deluded mind...
I am also a member "Ascended Essence," and author of the book "Loud & Zen"

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