No Mud, No Lotus!

The lotus flower is a beloved symbol of non-attachment because even though it sprouts in the mud, grows in the water, and blossoms in the mist and rain - there are no drops on the lotus! (MIL 7.3.2)

This remarkable quality is called scientifically the ultra-hydrophobic effect; which means that on a molecular level the plant has let go of the water. It beads up and rolls off.

We are like the lotus: born into stress, grown up through stress, and face stress every day! - and we too can let it bead up and roll off!

Like the Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh said; ‘No Mud, No Lotus’!

 
 
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