Our Stories | Mexicali Blues Blog — prayer flags

Our traditional Tibetan prayer flags are inscribed with symbols and words that are said to carry prayers and hopes into the breeze and across the lands. If you’ve ever wondered what all that Sanskrit writing means, read on! The words on the prayer flags are a combination of mantra, sutra, and prayer. They aren’t directly […]

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Whether you are five or eighty-five, sometimes you just want to build a fort!  Creating your own little cozy zone is fun, easy, and you get to hang out in it when you’re done!  We love the idea of making a teepee fort for reading and relaxing, or as a cool & colorful playhouse where […]

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When the tradition of hanging Tibetan prayer flags began more than 2000 years ago, Tibet was ruled by warlords who carried their own flags into battle. The native people took this as their inspiration but spun the intent on its axis when they made their own flags to honor the nature gods of Bon, their […]

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