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 Tower Ministry, the Presidents of CEIEC and ALIT signed the contract with the Director General of TRCSL, Anusha Palpita, for the project on 3 January 2012. Construction began on 20 January 2012 following a foundation stone-laying ceremony. The site is located on the waterfront of Beira Lake and alongside a part of the D. R. Wijewardene Mawatha. In December 2014, the tower's construction crossed the milestone and as of July 2015, the tower had reached . The design of this building is inspired by the Lotus flower. The lotus symbolizes purity within Sri Lankan culture, and is also said to symbolize