Originally Posted by FlugelFlyer

The vocal theme is primarily Buddhist philosophy from what I can gather, often times speaking about how "truth reveals nothing more than self". To me, before I can make a commentary on the lyrics, I'd have to ask myself, "What defines 'self'?" I'm no sage of Buddhist philosophy, but to my knowledge, they believe that self is inherently good, whereas Christians believe self is inherently bad. What I can gather personally is that self is not the same thing in each culture.