What Is The Jewel In The Lotus? – Dialectic Two Step

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What Is The Jewel In The Lotus?

The jewel  is our indestructible Buddha Nature. Of course this is a terrible answer. I’ve merely replaced one symbol with another.

At the heart of this enigmatic symbolism is the paradox of an unchanging foundation of thusness in non-dual union with an ever evolving and unfolding universe.

The jewel – sometimes thought of as awareness – Tibetan: rigpa

The lotus – the unfolding world of our perceptions

Om Mani Padme Hung

Mani – Jewel

Padme – Lotus

Hum or Hung –Union

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