The fifteenth-century Himalayan saint Drukpa Kunley is a beloved figure throughout Tibet, Bhutan, and Nepal, known both for his profound mastery of Buddhist practice as well as his highly unconventional and often humorous behaviour.
If it were not laughed at, it would not be sufficient to be Tao.
Lao Tse (Tao Te Ching)
The monks of a large Gelugpa monastery were appalled one morning to find a man on top of the prayer-flag pole in their main courtyard. Since this was considered a very bad omen they determined at once to hold a ceremony to exorcise this apparition. Five thousand monks gathered that afternoon in the courtyard and en masse chanted the Heart Sutra. At the end of the recitation, in accordance with tradition they proclaimed two verses to accomplish the exorcism.
By the power of our words may this evil being come down.
By the power of our contemplation of these words may this evil being come down.
As they chanted the first verse, the man on the flagpole (who was Mad Yogi of Bhutan) slid halfway down. As they chanted the second, he went back to the top.
Chogyam Trungpa
Visual Dharma: The Buddhist Art of Tibet
Further reading
Tibetan Prayer Flags
https://www.gadventures.com/blog/tibetan-prayer-flags-saga-dawa/
Drukpa Kunley (The Mad Yogi of Bhutan)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drukpa_Kunley
Visual Dharma: Buddhist Art of Tibet
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