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  • Do not go to the garden of flowers! O friend! go not there; In your body is the garden of flowers. Take your seat on the thousand petals of the lotus, and there gaze on the infinite beauty.

    Kabir (2015). “Songs of Kabir”, p.3, Kabir
  • Whenever you should doubt your self-worth, remember the lotus flower. Even though it plunges to life from beneath the mud, it does not allow the dirt that surrounds it to affect its growth or beauty.

    "Rise Up and Salute the Sun". Book by Suzy Kassem, 2010.
  • I will allow only my Lord to possess my sacred lotus pond, and every night you can make blossom in me flowers of fire.

    Flower   Night   Fire  
  • In the land of the lotus-eaters there is no action. Action arises only from need, from dissatisfaction. It is purposeful striving towards something. Its ultimate end is always to get rid of a condition which is conceived to be deficient-to fulfill a need, to achieve satisfaction, to increase happiness.

    Land   Lotuses   Needs  
    Ludwig von Mises (2016). “Socialism - An Economic and Sociological Analysis: The Economist”, p.85, VM eBooks
  • The Bible represents a fundamental guidepost for millions of people on the planet, in much the same way the Koran, Torah, and Pali Canon offer guidance to people of other religions. If you and I could dig up documentation that contradicted the holy stories of Islamic belief, Judaic belief, Buddhist belief, pagan belief, should we do that? Should we wave a flag and tell the Buddhists that the Buddha did not come from a lotus blossom? Or that Jesus was not born of a literal virgin birth? Those who truly understand their faiths understand the stories are metaphorical.

  • Over the eons I've been a fan of, and sucker for, each latest automated system to 'simplify' and 'bring order to' my life. Very early on this led me to the beautiful-and-doomed Lotus Agenda for my DOS computers, and Actioneer for the early Palm.

    Beautiful   Order   Fans  
  • On the top of the head is a Chakra - Sahasradala or the thousand-petalled lotus. There is a Chakra in the middle of the forehead between the eyebrows and one in the heart-centre. The region between the navel and head constitutes the mental field. From navel downward extending till the terminus of the spinal chord, mūlādhāra, is the seat of the vital.

    Source: overmanfoundation.wordpress.com
  • And her sweet red lips on these lips of mine Burned like the ruby fire set In the swinging lamp of a crimson shrine, Or the bleeding wounds of the pomegranate, Or the heart of the lotus drenched and wet With the spilt-out blood of the rose-red wine.

    Sweet   Heart   Wine  
    Oscar Wilde, Russell Jackson, Ian Small (2000). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Poems and poems in prose”, p.154, Oxford University Press on Demand
  • Number theorists are like lotus-eaters -- having once tasted of this food they can never give it up.

    Math   Numbers   Giving  
  • The truth is that there are no good men, or bad men,' he said. 'It is the deeds that have goodness or badness in them. There are good deeds, and bad deeds. Men are just men - it is what they do, or refuse to do, that links them to good and evil. The truth is that an instant of real love, in the heart of anyone - the noblest man alive or the most wicked - has the whole purpose and process and meaning of life within the lotus-folds of its passion. The truth is that we are all, every one of us, every atom, every galaxy, and every particle of matter in the universe, moving toward God.

    Real   Moving   Passion  
    Gregory David Roberts (2004). “Shantaram: A Novel”, p.179, Macmillan
  • The seated lotus postures are an amazing way to go into meditation, or simply just to take a moment to ground oneself.

  • It was an easy choice to return with Lotus Renault GP as I have been impressed by the scope of the team's ambition.

    Team   Ambition   Gps  
    "Kimi Raikkonen: The iceman cometh again, this time with Lotus Renault GP". Lotus Renault GP Interview, www.theguardian.com. November 29, 2011.
  • I want you to learn the lesson of the lotus. This flower springs forth from muddy waters. It raises its delicate petals to the sun and perfumes the world while, at the same time, its roots cling to the elemental muck, the very essence of the mortal experience. Without that soil, the flower would wither and die.

    Spring   Flower   Essence  
  • Like the lotus flower that is born out of mud, we must honor the darkest parts of ourselves and the most painful of our life’s experiences, because they are what allow us to birth our most beautiful self.

    Beautiful   Flower   Self  
  • Lotus-land as it appears in 'Free Will' is simply a metaphor for an idealized background, a 'land of milk and honey.' It is sometimes also used as a pejorative name for Los Angeles, though that was not in my mind when I wrote it.

  • There is a beautiful expression of this in the Chandogya Upanishad: 'There is this City of Brahman, (that is the body), and in this city there is a shrine, and in that shrine there is a small lotus, and in that lotus there is a small space, (akasa). Now what exists within that small space, that is to be sought, that is to be understood.' This is the great discovery of the Upanishads, this inner shrine, this guha, or cave of the heart, where the inner meaning of life, of all human existence, is to be found.

  • Great people will always be mocked by those who feel smaller than them. However, a lion does not flinch at laughter coming from a hyena. A gorilla does not budge from a banana thrown at it by a monkey. A nightingale does not stop singing its beautiful song at the intrusion of an annoying woodpecker. Whenever you should question your self-worth, remember the lotus flower. Even though it plunges to life from beneath the mud, it does not allow the dirt that surrounds it to affect its growth or beauty.

  • When I notice a rear wheel overtaking me, I know I'm sitting in a Lotus.

    "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • I sit cross-legged on the rock The valleys and streams are cold and damp Sitting quietly is beautiful The cliffs are lost in mist and fog I rest happily in this place At dusk the tree shadows are low I look into my mind A white lotus emerges from the dark mud

    Beautiful   Dark   Rocks  
  • Even amidst fierce flames the golden lotus can be planted.

  • O! Lover, Enjoyment on the soft body of a lotus is always risky and inconsistent because its route is always surrounded by thorns.

    Lotuses   Body   Thorns  
    "Gita Milindam (Song of the Bumblebee)". Book by Manmohan Acharya, July 12, 2010.
  • A flower can't grow without rain. (Alexion) Too much rain and it drowns. (Danger) And yet the most beautiful of the lotus flowers are the ones that grow in the deepest mud. (Alexion)

    Beautiful   Rain   Flower  
  • Cut out the love of self, like an autumn lotus with thy hand!

    Autumn   Cutting   Self  
    Gautama Buddha (2013). “The Dhammapada”, p.37, Simon and Schuster
  • Cut brambles long enough, Sprout after sprout, And the lotus will bloom Of its own accord: Already waiting in the clearing, The single image of light. The day you see this, That day you will become it.

  • It's like growing lotus flowers. You cannot grow lotus flowers on marble. You have to grow them on the mud. Without mud you cannot have lotus flowers. Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.

    "Being Peace in a World of Trauma". "On Being" with Krista Tippett, onbeing.org. January 4, 2007.
  • Life is like a rain drop on a lotus leaf. Everybody realises that you're either very lucky person or you're not.

  • Remember Mother Earth knows who these people are that are going to become the one heart. Really the better way to say it is one lotus. This place in the heart has always been referred to as the lotus. And when you find your way there, Mother Earth will completely take care of you and protect you and provide everything for you. Even though everything outside seems to be insane, it will be miraculous.

    Mother   Heart   People  
    Source: beforeitsnews.com
  • The banyan tree does not mean awakening, nor does the hill, nor the saint, nor the European couple. The lotus is a symbol of regeneration.

    Couple   Mean   Tree  
    Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2078, Manonmani Publishers
  • The crown chakra is located several inches above the head, but it is not connected. The crown chakra, also known as the thousand-petal lotus of light, references the planes of light, of enlightenment.

  • It is the north wind that lashes men into Vikings; it is the soft, luscious south wind which lulls them to lotus dreams.

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