Eastern philosophy influence

Indian philosophy, Buddhism, Taoism, or other Eastern spiritual traditions shaping the lyrical worldview

songs

George Harrison's three most-cited musical influences in his Beatles songs: Indian music influence (9), Eastern philosophy influence (7), Bob Dylan influence (6).

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Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

By Era

Early0 · 0%

Mid-period5 · 38%

Late8 · 62%

By Album

Revolver3

The Beatles (The White Album)3

Past Masters3

Let It Be2

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1

Yellow Submarine1

Songs(13)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Rain	1966	Past Masters	John	Detachment from external conditions
2	Love You To	1966	Revolver	George	Carpe diem tied to impermanence
3	I Want to Tell You	1966	Revolver	George	Mind separated from self – Hindu/Vedantic framing
4	Tomorrow Never Knows	1966	Revolver	John	The Psychedelic Experience adapts the Tibetan Book of the Dead
5	Within You Without You	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	George	Vedanta & Hindu non-dualism via Ravi Shankar's circle
6	The Inner Light	1968	Past Masters	George	Taoism via Mascaró
7	Mother Nature's Son	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Maharishi-derived oneness with nature
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8	The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Sin/killing discussion from Rishikesh context
9	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	I Ching relativism
10	It's All Too Much	1969	Yellow Submarine	George	'Life to life'; cosmic oneness
11	Across the Universe (Wildlife version)	1969	Past Masters	John	Maharishi, Transcendental Meditation
12	I Me Mine	1970	Let It Be	George	Vedantic teaching on ego (ahamkara)
13	Across the Universe	1970	Let It Be	John	Maharishi, Hindu devotion