In their worship and portrayals of deities, Hindus are infatuated with flowers. The name of the Hindu worship ritual ‘puja’ is translated as the ‘flower act.’ Among Hindus, the Indian lotus flower IS their foremost symbol of beauty, fertility, and prosperity. According ot Hinduism, within everyone resides the spirits of the sacred lotus flower. The lotus symbolizes purity, divinity, and eternity, widely used in ceremonies, where it denotes life, especially feminine beauty and renewed youth. In the Bhagavath Gita, a Hindu text, humans are admonished to be like the lotus, holding high above the water, like the flower itself. In hatha yoga, the familiar lotus sitting position is used by practitioners as a way of striving for a higher level of consciousness.
In Hinduism, the lotus also represents beauty and nonattachment. The aquatic plant produces a large, beautiful, pinkish flowers, but it is booted fast in the mud of a shallow pond or lake. Its stiff leaves rise above the water surface, neither wetted nor muddy. Hindus view this as an admonition for how we should live our lives, without attachment to our surroundings. Several Hindu deities are likened to the lotus blossom. Krishna is described as the Lotus-Eyed One in reference to his supposed divine beauty. Deities including Brahma, Laxmi, Vishnu, and Saraswati are also associated with the lotus blossom. The ‘Wooing’ of Hindu gods is normally done with adorning clothing, jewels, dances and music, perfumes, betel nuts, coconuts, and other foods, but especially with vermillion dusts and many flowers. ~ Page 111/112
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In Hinduism, the lotus also represents beauty and nonattachment. The aquatic plant produces a large, beautiful, pinkish flowers, but it is booted fast in the mud of a shallow pond or lake. Its stiff leaves rise above the water surface, neither wetted nor muddy. Hindus view this as an admonition for how we should live our lives, without attachment to our surroundings. Several Hindu deities are likened to the lotus blossom. Krishna is described as the Lotus-Eyed One in reference to his supposed divine beauty. Deities including Brahma, Laxmi, Vishnu, and Saraswati are also associated with the lotus blossom. The ‘Wooing’ of Hindu gods is normally done with adorning clothing, jewels, dances and music, perfumes, betel nuts, coconuts, and other foods, but especially with vermillion dusts and many flowers. ~ Page 111/112