WandaKR said: Becoming the Lotus...etc

or worshiping at his Lotus feet?....

The Blind Men and the Elephant
John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887)

It was six men of Indostan
To learning much inclined,
Who went to see the Elephant
(Though all of them were blind),
That each by observation
Might satisfy his mind.

The First approached the Elephant,
And happening to fall
Against his broad and sturdy side,
At once began to bawl:
"God bless me! but the Elephant
Is very like a WALL!"
The Second, feeling of the tusk,
Cried, "Ho, what have we here,
So very round and smooth and sharp?
To me 'tis mighty clear
This wonder of an Elephant
Is very like a SPEAR!"

The Third approached the animal,
And happening to take
The squirming trunk within his hands,
Thus boldly up and spake:
"I see," quoth he, "the Elephant
Is very like a SNAKE!"

The Fourth reached out an eager hand,
And felt about the knee
"What most this wondrous beast is like
Is mighty plain," quoth he:
"'Tis clear enough the Elephant
Is very like a TREE!"

The Fifth, who chanced to touch the ear,
Said: "E'en the blindest man
Can tell what this resembles most;
Deny the fact who can,
This marvel of an Elephant
Is very like a FAN!"

The Sixth no sooner had begun
About the beast to grope,
Than seizing on the swinging tail
That fell within his scope,
"I see," quoth he, "the Elephant
Is very like a ROPE!"

And so these men of Indostan
Disputed loud and long,
Each in his own opinion
Exceeding stiff and strong,
Though each was partly in the right,
And all were in the wrong!

Such is our understanding of the arcane, the alchemists of old in search of the divine, the hidden and the unseen so well explained by Saxe

Indostan: by definition: Hindu: a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India

The relation to Lotus feet of course is the feet of Lord Krishna, the godhead, or the supreme god of the religion of India, each god rides on a vehicle, Lord Krihsna rides the earthly plane on his lotus (hense Lotus Feet), Ganesh (or Gunnapatti) my favorite, the elephant headed god of good fortune rides on a humble mouse.

Ganesh mantra (prayer) "Aum shri ganeshaya namah" I was interested in wandaKR comment about the book of the dead and I found that most intriguing, and also I wanted to curry up the thread.