Alvin Leung

A symbol in Chinese Buddhism is the lotus plant, which regenerates every year, symbolizing life, renewal, and the Buddha himself. Actually it is used in many Asian religions including Hinduism. Few people think of it as food even though it is used as an ingredient all the time.

English Chef

John Astin

I got things like the lotus position long before anybody else did, or at least in the mainstream. But I had fun. I guess my legs are pretty flexible, so I used to get a kick out of doing things like that. I would get into a full lotus with my legs and then roll around.

American Actor

Trudie Styler

Yoga is immediately rewarding, whatever your level, because it's not about being able to attain the perfect lotus position. Each day, there is an improvement on the day before. It's not competitive; it's not a race. With yoga, the journey is the destination.

English Actress

Yukio Mishima

By means of microscopic observation and astronomical projection the lotus flower can become the foundation for an entire theory of the universe and an agent whereby we may perceive Truth.

Japanese Author

Takashi Murakami

I'm always very interested in breeding. Raising cacti is breeding. My lotus plant collection is breeding. The insects are breeding.

Japanese Artist

Christy Turlington

The seated lotus postures are an amazing way to go into meditation, or simply just to take a moment to ground oneself.

American Model

Martin Yan

I also have a lot of preserved foods, things that will keep for a long time like dried fish, seaweed or lotus seed.

Chinese Chef

Alan Moore

Writing is a very focused form of meditation. Just as good as sitting in a lotus position.

British Writer

Zhou Qunfei

Droplets of water would roll around the surface of a lotus leaf and not leave any trace.

Chinese Businesswoman

Nita Ambani

The lotus comes from the murkiest water but grows into the purest thing.

Indian Businesswoman

Lotus is revered in Asian cultures, often linked with divinity and used in religious contexts.

Sacred in Asia

Despite similarities, 'lotus' is not the same as 'water lily'; they're different plants.

Not a Lily

The beauty of lotus flowers often symbolizes elegance and grace in literature.

Visual Beauty

The lotus growing from mud to bloom above water is symbolic of overcoming adversity.

Symbolic Roots

Lotus imagery is prevalent in Asian art and mythology as a sign of purity.

Art and Mythology

Despite religious connotations, 'lotus' can be used in secular contexts as a symbol of beauty.

Non-religious Use

When referring to the sitting position, 'lotus' specifically denotes a yoga posture.

Yoga Specific

The lotus position is advanced; beginners might need practice to achieve it.

Posture Difficulty

The lotus position is often associated with meditation and mental calmness.

Meditation Connection

 But on the edge of town, one elderly lady, a charwoman in the charnel ground, saw a jeweled foot on a jeweled lotus on his shoulder and then the dog, but she saw the jewel foot of the Maitreya, and she offered a flower. So that encouraged him, and he went with Maitreya. Maitreya then took him to a certain heaven,

Robert Thurman:...

 in the day they'll be packed on your way over you may see a curious sight people hunched in front of their doorways pouring colored sand on the ground the sand takes the shape of a lotus blossom