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 in one stalk and each flower has its own flower stalk. Specially, the two flower stalks are connected with each other. Generally speaking, a lotus forms only one flower bud, one meristem centre and blossoms into one flower. But if affected by some special outside surroundings or inside variations, the flower bud may be divided into two meristem centres and then grow into two buds like the twins. Afterwards, two flower stalks will appear on the same stalk, then they both come into blossom and finally bear fruit—pod. This is Bingdi lotuses. Bingdi lotuses are considered as twins compared to