The Lotus Seed
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The poem discusses the Buddhist concept of attaining enlightenment through patience, generosity, kindness and following the teachings of Buddha. It uses the metaphor of a lotus seed growing into a pure white lotus despite starting in muddy waters, to represent how people have the potential to overcome their impurities and imperfections through Buddhist practices, with help from Buddha, and become enlightened. It encourages striving for enlightenment and cultivating peace, wisdom and compassion for all beings.
The Lotus Seed
- 1. The Lotus Seed
- 2. The Lotus Seed A Buddhist Hymn For us to reflect on the Buddha Nature in us…the potentiality to attain Enlightenment
- 3. May We Be Patient!
- 4. May We Be Generous!
- 5. May We Be Kind And Caring!
- 6. Like the seeds of the Lotus, we are With the sunshine and rain, we’ll grow
- 7. Standing virtuously above the muddy water Soon a pure white Lotus we shall be
- 8. The pure nature in us, He realized With the Dhamma, He shines The Path
- 9. Carefully and patiently, To us He shows The Way
- 10. May We Strive On Till Enlightenment
- 11. Like the seeds of the Lotus, we are With the sunshine and rain, we’ll grow
- 12. Standing virtuously above the muddy water Soon a pure white Lotus we shall be
- 13. The great Teacher to us He is With love and kindness He guides us
- 14. Gone are the impurities, One by one, perfect Buddha we shall be
- 15. May The Light Of Dhamma Dispel Our Ignorance
- 16. May We Grow From Darkness To Light
- 17. May We Strive On Till Enlightenment
- 18. Like the seeds of the Lotus, we are With the sunshine and rain, we’ll grow
- 19. Standing virtuously above the muddy water Soon a pure white Lotus we shall be
- 20. The great Teacher to us He is, With love and kindness He guides us.
- 21. Gone are the impurities, One by one, perfect Buddha we shall be
- 22. May our minds be calm and peaceful
- 23. May our Wisdom and Compassion Grow
- 24. May All Beings Be Peaceful!
- 25. The End Like the Lotus blooming out from the muddy waters, may we be free from greed, hatred and delusion and be Enlightened With Metta, Bro. Oh Teik Bin