A Clean-Smelling Lotus

As in a pile of rubbish
cast by the side of a highway
a lotus might grow
clean-smelling
pleasing the heart,
so in the midst of the rubbish-like,
people run-of-the-mill & blind,
there dazzles with discernment
the disciple of the Rightly
Self Awakened One.

-Dhammapada, 4

Posted in Visionaries.

By The Princess – April 23, 2007

13 Responses

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A J says

Satyam Sundaram

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friendly ghost says

Whatever provokes The Princess to make these divine observation, one wonders. Warm Regards, Ghost

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Jaya Raj says

into Shlokas these days?!! Good to read.

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hemant dubey says

Very right!! Keep posting these nice things… thanks & best wishes

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Kush A says

like me at iLand

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Giftson SJ says

Oh ! nice one princy…..thanks…cheers….;-))~`GIFT`~

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C V says

good one and agree with what DK has said…

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mukesh parmar says

Self Purification for self awareness

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shiva r says

nice one

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V T says

This is what I like about these old couplets/hymns/poems - they are simple and yet so profound. Guess what the pic would be

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dilip krishnan says

we all need self-awakening…

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asheesh awasthi says

c” est la vie

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Navneet Khatri says

Yes its true

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