Prayer Flags

The Tibetan prayer flags and Dharma banners that are available through Radiant Heart have all been reviewed and approved by Lama Dawa. Raising prayer flags is as an offering that benefits all beings. The blessings of the wisdom deities, auspicious symbols, prayers and mantras printed on the flags are carried on the wind increasing happiness and good fortune across the countryside. Planting prayer flags is an act of generosity that generates much merit.
Placing prayer flags in and around one’s home or business imparts a feeling of harmony, increases the spiritual atmosphere and brings to mind the teachings of enlightenment. By placing prayer flags outdoors their sacred mantras are imprinted on the wind, generating peace and good wishes.
Ropes of prayer flags can be strung horizontally between two trees (the higher the better), between house columns or along the eaves of roofs. Sometimes they are strung at angle (be sure that the wind horse points uphill). Vertical Pole Flags look wonderful in a garden, try a prayer flag “grove” in a breezy area. Bamboo works the best for flagpoles but any wood, metal or plastic pole will work.
When raising prayer flags proper motivation is important. If they are put up with the attitude “I will benefit from doing this” – that is an ego-centered motivation and the benefits will be small and narrow. If the attitude is “May all beings everywhere receive benefit and find happiness,” the virtue generated by such motivation greatly increases the power of the prayers.