Since ancient times, the lotus flower has been considered a powerful symbol in many cultures and civilizations. The most important features of the lotus flower actually are at the root of deep symbolism: it only grows in murky waters and rises up with an incredible beauty. The good news is that at night the lotus flower closes and going under water, only to rise in all its glory again at dawn.
Of the six species of lotus flower, mostly known as water lilies, varieties Yellow and white are among the most common. However, achieving a vision of beauty and delicate forms of Egyptian blue lily, is a special occasion would be entirely to the viewer that this flower has been called sacred for a very good reason. Its complex structure is matched only by the variety of meanings symbolic.
The beauty of the lotus flower is still affected by the impurity from which it springs, so it is used to symbolize the highest level of spiritual serenity, rising far above the troubled waters of daily life. Other common meanings associated with it are longevity, health and honor, but we would be restricting the potential the symbol, if we consider only these associations.
In different cultures and geographical areas, quotas lotus significance levels other also; Consider, for example, his interpretation of Egypt as a symbol of perpetual sun and rebirth. These meanings are deeply mythological rooted in the sacred rituals of antiquity where all activities are conducted according to different solar cycles.
For Tibetans, the flower lotus is the symbol of supreme spiritual realization, the mantra that they hum in sacred meditations, "Om Mani Padme Hum" is an invocation This ultimate symbol, "Hail to the Jewel in the Lotus". However, the lotus is not confined to the realms of Asia as a religious symbolism. In Christianity, the lotus flower, with its representation in parallel - the lily - a symbol of the archangel Gabriel.
If the mystic yoga, Tibetan ritual, tradition of ancient Egypt or the Christian interpretation, the lotus flower remains a clear paradigm that there is more to this world of purely material representations. There is always something really above represent beyond the mundane side of things, and precisely these views have led to the attempt to transpose the depth of a symbolic flower the beauty of artistic representation.
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