#Reflection mulan lyrics youtube full#
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As he lifts himself out of his hole, he immediately realizes that the comfort he felt from his seclusion and loneliness was far worse than the relief he feels out in the open.

#Reflection mulan lyrics youtube full#

At that moment, the guy realizes that he doesn't need anything great built-in to himself in order to be full and bright, he just needs to reflect the light of others. Even though the moon provides light to everyone, she has no light of her own. As he starts slipping, the guy rationalizes that the reason he can't be happy is that he is better than everyone else-that he's above them, so he's much better off alone in his own pitiful hole.ДЄs he's tripping on his self-pity, he's made aware that the moon(his confidant), the brightest, fullest body in the night sky, is simply reflecting the light of other bodies.

Song MeaningThis song is about slowly drifting into depression because it feels more comfortable than facing your fears and risking failure when you don't have much to offer. 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.

#Reflection mulan lyrics youtube free#

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 thatвЂ™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,Д¬apable 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.Дon'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 moonвЂ™s light is not its own, it is only an illusion Maya. You grasp at the finger (the teacher or teaching), when itвЂ™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. 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. My InterpretationThis is my favorite Tool song. To leave behind this place so negative and blind and cynicalДЄnd you will come to find that we are all one mindД¬apable of all that's imagined and all conceivable So crucify the ego, before it's far too late

I must crucify the ego before it's far too late Without her, we are lifeless satellites driftingДЄnd as I pull my head out I am without one doubtДon't want to be down here soothing my narcissism I have come curiously close to the end, downДЄnd in my darkest moment, fetal and weeping