Prayer flags are for the enhancement of health, longevity, wealth, and all desirable qualities. The prayer flags at Pema Osel Ling contain great blessings as the design and prayers on each flag come directly from HH Dungse Rinpoche, and Lama Tharchin Rinpoche ensured their accuracy. According to tradition, each Losar, all prayer flags at Pema Osel Ling are replaced with new ones in a sang (smoke) offering. This year’s Losar (Tibetan New Year) falls on February 5th.
“The raising of prayer flags removes obstacles to the path of enlightenment. It is particularly good for those experiencing illness and obstacles. It will increase ‘windhorse’ life energy and bring good fortune and success in the New Year!” — Lama Tharchin Rinpoche
Following is an excerpt from a letter that Lama Tharchin Rinpoche and Lama Sonam Rinpoche sent from Bhutan in 2012 for Losar:
“Setting up prayer flags raises our lung-ta (translated as “wind horse” and refers to good fortune and uplifting energy). It helps both our Dharma practice and worldly life. For practitioners, when our lung-ta goes up, it’s an auspicious sign of increasing our meditative experiences and realization on the path. For ordinary persons, or on a relative level, raising lung-ta is very important too.
When our lung-ta decreases, then even though we put so much effort into something, our success will be miniscule. Also, if we face a sudden danger and are saved from it and become victorious over the obstacle, then that is our lung-ta raising. Without lung-ta, we find that all our good fortune is down.
This practice of raising prayer flags… increases our sok (life force), lu (physical health), wang-tang (power and glorious splendor), as well as our lung-ta. There are so many benefits. For example, for people who are experiencing illness, raising lung-ta can be helpful. Whatever we wish can be quickly accomplished; obstacles are removed.”
If you can join our sangha, that’s wonderful. If you can’t come to Pema Osel Ling, you can still sponsor prayer flag [click here to sponsor prayer flags].
We will write yours and your loved ones’ names on the prayer flag.
“We will pray for the long lives of our precious lamas, for all of our sangha, and worldpeace in our dedication of the prayer flags, with the wish that we all become victorious against undesirable circumstances and obstacles and that all good fortune flourishes.”
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