He is telling you to let this love (light from the sun) pour and spill through you before you pine away, endlessly longing for something better. Now he is free and genuinely qualifies as a human being pouring out love and compassion into the world. We are all literally one mind capable of all that’s imagined and conceivable. The best lines of the song, the subject realizes truth and the endless possibilities of life. To leave behind this place so negative and blind and cynical,Ĭapable of all that's imagined and all conceivable. The light of the transcendent self will lift you out. Enlightenment is the complete destruction of this view. The ego is the illusion of who you think you are. The Buddha taught this constantly, using the word atman which can be used to mean transcendent Self or ego self. To attain the selfless state, one must kill the ego. If we can remember this, we will never suffer again.Īnd as I pull my head out I am without one doubtĭon't wanna be down here feeding my narcissism. The ascent up causes a disorienting blur of the senses and eventually your union with permanent bliss. In the allegory of the cave, Socrates uses the Sun to represent pure goodness which is in all of us. Obviously, the source of light is the sun. In these lyrics, there is an understanding in the subject that the moon’s light is not its own, it is only an illusion Maya. You grasp at the finger (the teacher or teaching), when it’s as simple as looking at the moon (absolute reality). The dharma is just a finger pointing to the moon. The moon is a common theme for spiritual teachers. The moon tells me a secret - my confidant It is like the divine is calling you to find it. Eventually we all get to this point where the suffering is so tremendous we start looking for a way to end it. A deep depression every spiritual seeker goes through. I have come curiously close to the end, down The entire album is about transcendence and this is the climax: Enlightenment The Buddha himself would be proud of this song, as it reflects the dharma of Buddhism and Hinduism. Anyone who says it has no mystical meaning or intention has not plunged into the depths of meditation. So crucify the ego, before it's far too lateĪnd leave behind this place so negative and blind and cynicalĪnd you will come to find that we are all one mindĬapable of all that's imagined and all conceivable I must crucify the ego before it's far too late Without her, we are lifeless satellites driftingĪnd as I pull my head out, I am without one doubtĭon't want to be down here soothing my narcissism To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.I have come curiously close to the end, thoughĪnd in my darkest moment, fetal and weeping You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice.
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