It's that time of the year to refresh my gardens. Part of that includes replacing my worn prayer flags. I've always loved the practice of the monks in Tibet writing prayers on fabric flags and hanging them in the mountains of the Himalayas to carry their prayers throughout the world by the wind horse Lung Ta. Traditionally, prayer flags are used to promote peace, compassion, strength and wisdom. As the words disappear and the flag becomes worn out the prayers travel through the wind. And when the flags are worn and torn instead of throwing them in the trash they are burned and the smoke will spread the rest of the message.
What a wonderful thought. My messages are simple, but I do wish them to spread goodwill.
The flags flap in the wind around my veggie garden. As I was stringing my flags around my garden a couple butterflies and a bee landed on my hand. In fact, the butterflies followed me around the garden fencing as I was hanging my flags. I felt so touched, it gave me goosebumps. Lung Ta travel with my messages. LOVE and PEACE
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