Origin of Quote

[Anonymous75]

Where does that quotation come from at the top of this website? Just curious. I just love it (about the lotus). 

[HitTheRoadJack]

It's a partial quote from a memoir by Goldie Hawn.  The full quote is as follows;

“The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud. In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud --- the obstacles of life and its suffering. ... The mud speaks of the common ground that humans share, no matter what our stations in life. ... Whether we have it all or we have nothing, we are all faced with the same obstacles: sadness, loss, illness, dying and death. If we are to strive as human beings to gain more wisdom, more kindness and more compassion, we must have the intention to grow as a lotus and open each petal one by one. ”