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
Bingdi lotus Bingdi lotus Bingdi lotuses (Chinese: ; pīnyīn:), (also known as bingtou lotuses (Chinese: ; pīnyīn:)) are lotuses that carry a pair of flowers on each flower stalk, whereas it is only a single flower in most lotuses. Bingdi lotuses belong to a special type named Qianban lotus (Chinese: ; pīnyīn:) and is a treasure among flowers because it has all the essential parts of both the leaves and lotus. The ancients considered bingdi lotuses as something lucky and joyous and as an embodiment of kindness and beauty. Actually, this kind of lotus is variation of lotus. It has two flowers