From the Garland of Guru's Sayings 'Who Translation'

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> Verse 106. For those great ones that see in their heart

> the lotus-feet of

> God, arises the Light of Consciousness of the One Real

> Self, through the

> extinction of their mental taints.

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I append notes by members on the meaning of 'lotus feet' in the context of

Bhagavan's Teaching

 

> The quotation is from the book,

> Guru--Ramana--Vachana--Mala by " Who, "

published by Ramanasramam

 

purnimamujumdar wrote:

>

> In Hinduism, the lotus (Sanskrit: padma) primarily represents beauty

> and non-attachment. The lotus is born in the mud but floats on the

> water without becoming wet or muddy shining beautifully in the Sun.

> This symbolizes how how one should live in the world. Enlightened

> Guru is compared to the Lotus. He lives and walks in the world but

> does not become one of the world. He is completely detached from the

> worldly attachments. Thus his feet are Lotus feet.

>

> Purnima

>

 

indeed,as the hindu simile says, the lotus

grows in ths swamp, its root and stem surrounded by dirt, mud

and vermin; yet it remains ever pure, and even water itself cannot

stick to it and spoil the pristine cleanness... so the guru's feet,

even though apparently wallowing in the dust of the world,

remain ever pure and unaffected.

 

padanamaskaram, ramanaji!

 

yosy