Rising from mud, opening to light, flower of awakening.
origins
In Egypt, India, and Asia, the lotus was sacred — a symbol of creation, purity, and spiritual birth.
meaning
Purity, resilience, enlightenment. The lotus shows beauty emerging from shadowed waters.
today
It reminds us that challenges are the soil of growth, and from struggle blooms clarity.
practice
Close your eyes and picture a lotus opening. Ask: what within me is ready to bloom now?
endurance
The lotus endures because light always calls life upward, no matter how deep the mud.
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