A number of Thom and Radiohead's songs show some understanding of Buddhism and I'm sure it's not for nothing that he chose the lotus of all types of flowers. The lotus is pivotal to Buddhism. It is the "seat" of Buddhas. One's becoming a Buddha is also often compared to the opening of a lotus blossom.
The Lotus is the symbol of the single dogma of Buddhism: that even the lowest person as the root of the lotus is in the foulest mud can become the purest cleanest flower. Not even dust will stick to the petals of a lotus. Non-attachment is enlightenment. The lotus flower is the symbol of believing in the possibility of one's own enlightenment.
The Lotus is the symbol of the single dogma of Buddhism: that even the lowest person as the root of the lotus is in the foulest mud can become the purest cleanest flower. Not even dust will stick to the petals of a lotus. Non-attachment is enlightenment. The lotus flower is the symbol of believing in the possibility of one's own enlightenment.
The moon is also a Buddhist symbol: it only reflects the light of the sun imperfectly, as a person only reflects, imperfectly, one's experience of the surroundings. Since we have choice of how we reflect our world, as we can change our own mind, we each have the opportunity to teach others how to become free (be a Buddha). Having that on a stick means being able to control one's own mind, which is another way of saying enlightenment.
The second person in the song is trying to feed their ego, which is the opposite of enlightenment. Maybe that person is spiritually better off in a self deprecating addiction, or they would get a fat head.
A number of Thom and Radiohead's songs show some understanding of Buddhism and I'm sure it's not for nothing that he chose the lotus of all types of flowers. The lotus is pivotal to Buddhism. It is the "seat" of Buddhas. One's becoming a Buddha is also often compared to the opening of a lotus blossom.
Also, the lotus only grows in mud.
The Lotus is the symbol of the single dogma of Buddhism: that even the lowest person as the root of the lotus is in the foulest mud can become the purest cleanest flower. Not even dust will stick to the petals of a lotus. Non-attachment is enlightenment. The lotus flower is the symbol of believing in the possibility of one's own enlightenment.
The Lotus is the symbol of the single dogma of Buddhism: that even the lowest person as the root of the lotus is in the foulest mud can become the purest cleanest flower. Not even dust will stick to the petals of a lotus. Non-attachment is enlightenment. The lotus flower is the symbol of believing in the possibility of one's own enlightenment.
The moon is also a Buddhist symbol: it only reflects the light of the sun imperfectly, as a person only reflects, imperfectly, one's experience of the surroundings. Since we have choice of how we reflect our world, as we can change our own mind, we each have the opportunity to teach others how to become free (be a Buddha). Having that on a stick means being able to control one's own mind, which is another way of saying enlightenment.
The second person in the song is trying to feed their ego, which is the opposite of enlightenment. Maybe that person is spiritually better off in a self deprecating addiction, or they would get a fat head.