5 BUDDHA FAMILIES

The element of the Padma family is fire, like the warm glow of a sunset. A Padma landscape is soft rolling hills and mossy glens, an abundance of flowers, birds, and animals. When you enter a Padma house, warm colours like reds dominate; there are candles, velvet pillows, a warm fire; the harmonious and colourful home of an artist. Padma people, writes Lama Tsultrim, often wear solid colours, especially red - luxurious garments in velvet or silk, often form-fitting to attract attention. “The encumbered mind state of Pad-ma is intense desire, lust, and craving,” she writes. “Padma personalities desire to manipulate situations and people through their magnetism.” Like salespeople, Padma personalities often foster relationships with others that