The Lotus is very symbolic of our own development. When we reach for the guidance and insight of the soul, we may only achieve this by ensuring that the foundation on which we are based is strong.
By doing so, it is possible to avoid being caught up in the chaotic turbulance of life where we risk being carried away with the current of everyday affairs.
Meditation
Picture yourself taking the form of a seed. As this seed, you are full of potential, locked away inside, ready and waiting for the spark of life to set free the beauty that is within.
You find yourself within the earth, enveloped by deep rich fertile soil. The surrounding earth will nourish and nurture you. It provides support and stabilisation as you begin on your journey of development/growth.
Everything that you might need for a steady foundation is right here around you.
So with this support and nourishment, you as a seed begin to grow. A green shoot, small at first, emerges. Striving upwards, where instinct tells you you will find the light.
At the same time, in reciprocal action, you develop roots which sink deeper into the earth, reinforcing your foundation.
The green shoot gains in strength, as it heads upwards, and you start to become aware of the increasing moisture within the soil.
As you emerge from the denseness of the rich earth, you are surrounded by the gentle fluidity of water. You notice that you are within a beautiful pond.
With your roots sunk deep within the earth, you continue to grow, up through the water. You can feel the rays of the sun filtering down through the water, nourishing and encouraging you to strive for the light.
The water has a gentle, fluid movement. You find yourself gently swaying from time to time, whenever there is a ripple in the water. But your roots are strong, and the turbulence never stops you from continuing to grow up towards the light.
Your green shoot has now developed into a sturdy green stem. And as you find yourself reaching the surface of the water, a bud starts to form at the top of this stem. The beauty within waits in readiness for the full strength of the sun's rays.
The bud emerges from the water, embracing the light, warmth and life giving strength of the sun. Reaching further upwards, the sturdy stem lifts the bud right up and into the air, out of the relative heaviness of the water.
Now in the direct light of the sun, the budding flower yields to the energies reaching its very core. Slowly, one by one, the soft and delicate petals of the lotus flower begin to open.
True beauty is revealed, bathed in light and made possible by the strength and support of a steady foundation
