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How to Hang Tibetan Prayer Flags with Intention: A Step-by-Step Guide
Tibetan prayer flags are not just for decoration. They are very special and spiritual. They carry prayers and blessings through the wind to help bring peace, love, and healing to all beings. But to get the full benefit, it is important to hang them with the right intention and respect.
In this blog, I want to share with you how to hang prayer flags properly and with meaning.
1. Pick a Good Place for Hanging
Traditionally, prayer flags are hung in high places, like mountains, trees, rooftops, or between poles. This is because the wind can blow through them and spread the mantras printed on the flags.
Some good places to hang them:
Between two trees in your yard
On your roof or porch
Along a garden path
Indoors above your altar or meditation space (if you don’t have outdoor space)
2. Face East and Pick a Good Day
In Tibetan tradition, it is very good to hang the prayer flags in the morning, especially on a lucky day based on the moon calendar. If you can, try to hang them facing east—this is the direction of sunrise, and it brings new energy and hope.
If you don’t follow the moon calendar, just choose a peaceful day when your heart feels good.
3. Say a Prayer or Set Your Intention
Before you hang the flags, take a short moment to breathe and think about your reason. You can hold the flags in your hands, close your eyes, and speak (or think) a small prayer or wish.
This can be something like:
“May these flags bring healing, peace, and protection to all beings.”
This helps give the flags spiritual power and makes the moment more meaningful.
4. Treat the Flags with Respect
Prayer flags are not worshipped, but they are sacred. We should not throw them or put them on the ground. At Healing Lama, our prayer flags are made in small batches, using 100% cotton fabric and are blessed by Lama Tenzing for spiritual energy.
Also, we use nylon cord instead of cotton cord. This is because pure cotton string breaks very fast—sometimes even in one week—especially with wind and rain. Nylon string helps the flags last longer while the cotton fabric slowly fades, which is natural and beautiful.
If you really want everything 100% cotton, including the string, we are happy to custom-make your flags in your choice of size. Just message us!
5. Let the Wind Carry Your Blessings
After you hang the flags, just let them fly. Every time the wind touches them, the mantras are sent out into the world. It is said that this helps to spread kindness, compassion, and healing.
Over time, the flags will fade and break down. This is not a bad thing—it is a teaching of impermanence, that all things in life change and move.
If you want to remove old flags, it is good to burn them respectfully and say a prayer, or let them return to nature.
For 2025, Days not to hang Prayer Flags:
It is better to avoid these dates when hanging prayer flags. Instead, choose an auspicious day or a peaceful moment with good intention.
May: 1, 13, 25, 28
June: 9
July: 5, 7, 31
August: 13, 27
September: 8, 19
October: 5, 16, 31
November: 27
December: 8
Final Words
Hanging Tibetan prayer flags is a beautiful tradition. When you hang them with love and intention, they are more than cloth—they become part of your spiritual journey.
At Healing Lama, we feel honored to share prayer flags that are made with heart, blessed with prayer, and good for the Earth.
