A Lotus Grows in the Mud she calls her "Gifts". This spiritual quote, which led to the title of the book, Hawn received from the Venerable Thupten Ngodrup. He is the Nechung Oracle of the Nechung Dorje Drayang Ling Monastery in Dharamsala, India. "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
Lotus Intro track, and J Browz added additional strings. The original demo of the track included a sample of M83's "Midnight City", but it was not approved and therefore not included on the final version. "Lotus Intro" is an electronic music song which lasts for a duration of ; it was inspired by Aguilera's passion for electronica. It has a "hypnotic" yet "dark, serious" tone which develops and matures as it progresses, depicting Aguilera's rebirth, similar to the life cycle of a Lotus Flower. The track opens with tribal chant by Aguilera, who sings the line "Rise up lotus, rise/ This is