| Radiohead – Reckoner Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I have been studying about a year now Tibetan Buddhism, At first I didn't know if this song was about buddhism but the other day when randomly I heard this song it remembered me what I feel in the state of my contemplative practice (Samatha meditation state). When analyzing the lyrics in the buddhadharma context I think, Reckoner It’s somebody that… You can't take it with you Realizes about the impermanence of all things, beings and the detachment. Dancing for your pleasure When you meditate you have to let the thoughts pass, even the pleasure ones (Dancing for your pleasure). You are not to blame for You don’t have to feel guilty and not to fight against Bittersweet distractors all the distractors, Dare not speak its name and not to put names and concepts. Dedicated to all human beings When you finish your practice you have to dedicate the virtue, merit, and altruist thoughts to all beings (not only humans) Because we separate Like ripples on a blank shore This sounds like the dualistic mind that separate all conceptualizing in good and evil (in the true nature of us the buddhadharma says there’s no concept but we are all good by nature) In rainbows Rainbows are really important symbols for the tibetans, when some advanced Yogis that not yet attain the illumination, die. They say is the most important moment to recognize his nature and attain the illumination, in some funerals when this happens a incredible and beautiful rainbow appears. Because we separate The ripples on a black shore Reckoner, take me with you Maybe at this point this “somebody” realizes all that and can show us the way and then, Dedicated to all human beings Dedicate the virtue, merit, and altruist thoughts to all beings (not only humans). |
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| Radiohead – Reckoner Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I have been studying about a year now Tibetan Buddhism, At first I didn't know if this song was about buddhism but the other day when randomly I heard this song it remembered me what I feel in the state of my contemplative practice (Samatha meditation state). When analyzing the lyrics in the buddhadharma context I think, Reckoner It’s somebody that… You can't take it with you Realizes about the impermanence of all things, beings and the detachment. Dancing for your pleasure When you meditate you have to let the thoughts pass, even the pleasure ones (Dancing for your pleasure). You are not to blame for You don’t have to feel guilty and not to fight against Bittersweet distractors all the distractors, Dare not speak its name and not to put names and concepts. Dedicated to all human beings When you finish your practice you have to dedicate the virtue, merit, and altruist thoughts to all beings (not only humans) Because we separate Like ripples on a blank shore This sounds like the dualistic mind that separate all conceptualizing in good and evil (in the true nature of us the buddhadharma says there’s no concept but we are all good by nature) In rainbows Rainbows are really important symbols for the tibetans, when some advanced Yogis that not yet attain the illumination, die. They say is the most important moment to recognize his nature and attain the illumination, in some funerals when this happens a incredible and beautiful rainbow appears. Because we separate The ripples on a black shore Reckoner, take me with you Maybe at this point this “somebody” realizes all that and can show us the way and then, Dedicated to all human beings Dedicate the virtue, merit, and altruist thoughts to all beings (not only humans). |
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