The Lotus flower grows in muddy water & rises above the surface to bloom with remarkable brevity.
At night the flower closes and sinks underwater, at dawn it rises and opens again.
Untouched by the impurity, lotus symbolizes the purity of heart & mind, and great beauty.
The Lotus flower represents long life, health, honour and good luck.
In India, the Lotus represents divinity, fertility, wealth, knowledge and enlightenment.
In the East, the Lotus flower is viewed as a symbol of spiritual unfoldment.
The lotus has its roots in the mud, but as it grows upward in aspiration toward the light, its petals open out into a beautiful flower.
Written by Ele in Nepal 2010
Dear Ele,
ReplyDeleteI am missing you everyday. I am heartbroken. a part of you or a memory of you is everywhere I go. I wake up in the morning thinking about the lotus flower, and i go to bed at night thinking about things happening in the world which you most certainly would have had an opinion about. i read a quote that made me think about you, "Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Love, Elyse