Unlock ancient civilizations secrets on how they used the blue lotus flower in their ceremonies and rituals. Learn how to grow this flower and use it for daily use in drinks, food, skin/hair care regimes, etc. See how different cultures used it for different ailments such as inflammation, sleep deprivation, pain, anxiety, etc. Find out how it was used to achieve higher feelings such as euphoria and lucid dreaming! Includes: -The Different Preservation Methods -13 Skin/Hair Care All Natural Recipes -5 Delicious Drink Recipes -12 Savory Dishes (Breakfast, Dinner, & Dessert!) -Recipes To Make All Natural Washing Detergent, Candles & Incense With It -The Basics On How To Use This To Lucid Dream -The Ways To Use This Medicinally -Mentions And Mythology That Included The Blue Lotus Flower ***Please note that people with certain medical conditions or taking certain medications may not be able to use the blue lotus flower. Talk with a licensed professional before use. Also this plant is not FDA approved and therefore is not intended to diagnose, treat, prevent, or cure and disease.*** ***The blue lotus flower is not legal in all states or countries. Please check your area if you intend to use the blue lotus flower.***

A captivating history of one of the world's most iconic and mysterious flowers Bewitched by a lotus which flowered from three-thousandyear- old seeds in his English garden, Mark Griffiths set out to track the origins and significance of this sublime plant in this beautifully-illustrated book. The Lotus Quest takes Griffiths from the headquarters of the Linnaean Society in London to a mountain top in northern Japan. As he travels in search of this ancient flower, Griffiths looks at the lotus's significance in ancient Egypt and India, the plant's medicinal uses and the inspiration it has provided to Western artists. As he tracks the plant, its story unveils a stunning vision of Japan's feudal era with visits to shrines, ruins, gardens and wild landscapes as well as meetings with priests and archaeologists, philosophers and anthropologists, gardeners and botanists, poets and artists. He even dines on the lotus in a Tokyo cafe. By the end of Griffiths' journey, when he reaches the hauntingly beautiful Japanese temple of Chuson-ji, readers will finally understand why the lotus has obsessed people throughout the ages.

The world’s most famous travelling reporter is on the trail of the Blue Lotus. In India, Tintin gets drawn into a dangerous mystery revolving around a madness-inducing poison. He traces its origins to Shanghai and a nefarious web of opium traffickers. But can he outwit the crooks? Join the most iconic character in comics as he embarks on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical and political events, and thrilling mysteries. Still selling over 100,000 copies every year in the UK and having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson in 2011. The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 80 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then an estimated 230 million copies have been sold, proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children and adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th.

Contents: an Allegory; Karmic Visions; a Bewitched Life; Can the Double Murder?; an Unsolved Mystery; the Luminous Shield; the Cave of the Echoes; from the Polar Lands; the Ensouled Violin; a Weird Tale; Where the Rishis Were; a Curious Tale;.

This first English translation of the Asokavadana text, the Sanskrit version of the legend of King Asoka, first written in the second century A.D. Emperor of India during the third century B.C. and one of the most important rulers in the history of Buddhism. Asoka has hitherto been studied in the West primarily from his edicts and rock inscriptions in many parts of the Indian subcontinent. Through an extensive critical essay and a fluid translation, John Strong examines the importance of the Asoka of the legends for our overall understanding of Buddhism. Professor Strong contrasts the text with the Pali traditions about Kind Asoka and discusses the Buddhist view of kingship, the relationship of the state and the Buddhist community, the king s role in relating his kingdom to the person of the Buddha, and the connection between merit making, cosmology, and Buddhist doctrine. An appendix provides summaries of other stories about Asoka.