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Lotus Divine Flower added 19 new photos to the album: The Lotus Flower is a symbol of Beauty
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March 16
Native to eastern Asia and Australia, the lotus is widely cultivated for its fragrant pink or white
flowers. It is sometimes called the Indian lotus or the sacred lotus, and it is also known in Egypt
and in Africa as the white lotus, the Egyptian water lily and the white lily. Throughout many
cultures over time, the lotus has been a powerful image and a spiritual symbol. In Hindu,
Buddhist and Egyptian religions, the lotus is considered a sacred flower.
Among its many meanings and significance, the lotus is a symbol of "spontaneous" generation,
and so it also represents divine birth, spiritual development and creation itself.
The bud of the lotus symbolizes potential, specifically of a spiritual nature.
Because the lotus rises from unclean water to blossom as a pure, uncontaminated flower, it is a
symbol of purity and resurrection.
In the same way the lotus flower goes through much in its growth before emerging from dirty

water to become a beautiful flower, the individual consciousness does the same on its path to
enlightenment as the so-called impurities of unenlightened thinking gradually fade.
The Mahayana sect of Buddhism maintains that all souls emerge from a lotus.
According to ancient scriptural text which details the life of Gautama Buddha, "the spirit of the
best of men is spotless, like the new lotus in the [murky] water which does not adhere to it." As
the lotus is pure in the water, so the soul is also pure.
The lotus is one of the eight auspicious signs of Buddhism and Hinduism, and the eight-petaled
lotus seen in Buddhist mandalas means cosmic harmony. (Mandalas are geometric patterns used
as symbolic or metaphysical representations of the universe, the spiritual path, etc.; mandalas are
often used as a object of focus to aid in meditation.)
The eight petals of the white lotus correspond to the Noble Eightfold Path of the Good Law. This
lotus is found at the heart of the Garbhadhatu Mandala, regarded as the womb or embryo of the
world.
The thousand-petaled lotus signifies spiritual illumination. In this case, each opening of the petal
is the gradual unfolding of the consciousness on the path of enlightenment.
The specific yogic teaching that addresses energy centers within the human being, known as the
chakra system, uses a lotus with varied numbers of petals to represent each particular chakra. The
crown chakra is the thousand-petaled lotus, and so its blossoming indicates enlightenment.
The Buddhist mantra "Om mani padme hum" refers to the "jewel in the lotus," which represents
enlightenment. It is claimed that this mantra has great mystical power, with transcendental truth
in its words.
In buddhist and hindu writings, it is explained that "Om mani padme hum" [O Jewel in the Lotus
Flower] "signifies not only the jewel of man's divinity living within the lotus (the cosmos), but
also the jewel of cosmic divinity living within the lotus (man). In other words, the mantra is
saying, "I am in You and You are in me," thereby stating the unity and brotherhood of all beings,
as well as their inner divine potential. This is one way of expressing the principle of "As above,
so below."
Om mani padme hum - O Jewel in the Lotus Flower
Om mani padme hum - O Jewel in the Lotus Flower
Om mani padme hum - O Jewel in the Lotus Flower
In spiritual literature from many sources, the lotus is a symbol for the macrocosm and the
microcosm, the universe and man. The jewel in the lotus represents the divinity of the cosmos as
well as the divinity of man.
In ancient Egypt, spiritual teachings held that the lotus represented the sun, and therefore,
creation and rebirth. This stemmed from the way the lotus flower closes its petals at night and
sinks underwater, to rise and open the petals again at dawn. So it was said that the lotus gave
birth to the sun.
In certain Eastern teachings, the inner awareness also called the inner heart or the inner mind
is symbolized by the lotus, and is found in the center of the heart. This is also called the lotus
flower within.
The heart-lotus or "lotus of heart" is the center of the infinite, omnipresent consciousness which
connects with the consciousness of the universe. Through the intuition, one of man's divine gifts,
the spiritual student can see the infinite, omnipresent consciousness as the lotus flower within
himself.

In esoteric Buddhism, the heart of beings is like an unopened lotus. When the Buddha nature
(spiritual nature) develops on the inner, the lotus unfolds and blossoms. This is why the Buddha
is depicted sitting on a blooming lotus.
The lotus is seen extensively in Buddhist art, where Buddha images are typically positioned on a
lotus usually a double lotus with petals facing both up and down. The protrusion
sometimes found on the Buddha's head is also portrayed as a lotus.
As a holy symbol in Indian culture and a sacred symbol of Hinduism, the lotus is found
throughout the Hindu scriptures. Lord Brahma, the creator of the universe in these scriptures, and
Lord Vishnu, the preserver of the universe in these scriptures, are depicted sitting in a lotus.
Lord Brahma is said to have been born from the lotus that was growing out of the navel of Lord
Vishnu.
Lord Brahma seated on divine Lotus Flower.
In Vedic scripture, the body of Lord Krishna, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, is described as
being like a bluish new-grown lotus flower.
One of the eight auspicious symbols of Indian classical art, the Purankalsa Purnakalasa
symbolizes abundance and creativity, and depicts overflowing foliage consisting of lotus buds,
lotus flowers and lotus leaves. The motifs of Purankalsa are found inside the legendary Taj
Mahal, which some believe to be an ancient hindu Temple rebuild by the Muslims, where the
lotus is the prominent motif.
In many spiritual traditions, lotus flowers are especially sacred as an offering to the divine.
The lotus also represents purity and non-attachment, and is a symbol of Bhakti or love for God.
Most people let their love flow towards the mundan world. But a devotee redirects his love only
towards God, who resides with in ones heart. Though God is present everywhere, it is in the
heart, our spiritual centre, that He manifests as Param-Atma or the Supersoul. The heart of the
devotee is the Lords temple room.
Thus, the Lotus represents the heart. It is not the physical heart but the spiritual heart that the
lotus represents. Mahanarayana Upanishad says, In the citadel of the body, there is the small
sinless and pure lotus of the heart which is the residence of the Supreme.
It is stated by the Lord in the Vedas: Oh, Human! This village [life] of yours is balanced on the
lotus leaf and your lifespan is just alike a drop of water running down that leaf, which may fall
any minute.
Throughout history, Eastern poets, sages, saints, masters and gurus have associated the lotus also
as a metaphor for the divine feet of the gods and other exalted spiritual beings. This is where the
phrase "lotus feet" found in many Eastern teachings, originates.
Pervading Eastern philosophy and religion for thousands of years, the lotus-feet is a metaphor for
the divine feet of the gods, saints and other exalted spiritual beings. Figurative language,
analogies and mystic descriptions are used in spiritual instruction throughout many teachings.