Symbolism is important in my path too. The Lotus, for example. Is a symbol of our potential as human beings, our own Buddha nature.
It is the pureset of flowers, yet is is born in the mud.
What do you focus on in your spirituality? The positive or the negative? Is everyone outside of your own path a devil?
I focus on myself, and making myself better as a person, and ALL else with others, falls in to place.
No one outside of my own path is a devil, they are all just human beings searching their own individual path that intertwines with mine at times, but not always....free will supports this, in my opinion!
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