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| Mahayana | only asphodels can grow in the meadow of the soul | 030531 |
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a modest little flower with grayish leaves, the asphodel was a Greek symbol of the underworld, hence death and/or mortality. Persephone, as queen of the deah wore a garland of asphodel flowers. the souls in her underground realm of Hades wandered in meadows of asphodel. |
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| Mahayana |
and soul ... well its all relative the term soul without qualification, however, is a true symbol, in that it stands for the totality of an individuals thoughts, feelings, memories, attitudes, affections, hopes, fears--the whole personality, immortal or not. though seldom pictured, the idea itself is the symbol. |
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