seenyetunseen:

“Purity or impurity depends on oneself,

No one can purify another”—Buddha

(Source: touchn2btouched)

“The lotus is a favorite Buddhist symbol. After all, it grows in the mud of materialism or suffering, but blooms pristinely above the water’s surface, symbolizing the achievement of purity or enlightenment.” For mere on the amazing lotus: http://shambhalasun.com/sunspace/?p=33213