Wind horse...

When care and compassion are seemingly in short supply, when our political masters pay little more than lip service to making life better for those that vote them into power and when corporate and financial institutions’ only mantra appears to be “what’s in it for me”, maybe its time to fly a different kind of flag…

So here’s to རླུང་རྟ་, rlung rta…the wind horse…

Something that has the power to promote peace, compassion, strength and wellbeing…

Perhaps in the 21st century there is still a place for Buddhist prayer flags, commonly known as wind horses.

By hanging flags in high places the wind will carry the blessings depicted on the flags to all beings. The prayers of a flag become a permanent part of the universe as the images fade from exposure to the elements. Life moves on and is replaced by new life…,.