The lotus naturally comes in a variety of colours. It grows at its own pace, one petal at a time, emerging through mud and murky surroundings. Its roots are anchored in mud, and it rises above its gloomy environment. Regardless of its roots and context, the lotus remains pure and continues its growth as nature intended. The lotus has a unique daily cycle of life, death, and rebirth. It holds great resistance to its environment. Each night it submerges into the murky river, and re-blooms each morning without residue from its environment.

Despite its durability, the trauma of natural disasters can tear its root system, but the seed survives and can survive for thousands of years without water. After experiencing trauma, the seed scatters the water in seeking to restore abundance, once normal water levels return it reconnects to the earth and begins to grow again.

What allows the lotus to continue its growth is its built-in biological awareness of its true essence. Rather than aimlessly scattering the water, it seeks stable grounds where it can safely expose its roots and continue to grow.