July: White 'Buddha' Wisdom Energy

Prayer Flags not only offer prayers that travel the wind, they each have very deep and rich meaning that points to different aspects of one's true nature.  The White flag is represented by the turning of the wheel of the dharma (truth).  The white wisdom energy stands in the center of the wheel, and it is from there that the four directions move.

White buddha energy is expressed as the sense of sight and, physically, as the heart. Its sacred syllable is Om and it represents the element air or clouds.  Most importantly, white wisdom energy represents all encompassing wisdom that overcomes delusion, or the quality of ignorance.

In the Tibetan tantric teachings we are, at our core, fundamentally sane, wise, and compassionate beings.  The reason humans experience so much aggression, fear, and delusion is our ignorance of what we truly are.  As we simply transmute our ignorance into sanity, all encompassing wisdom begins to reveal itself.  This wisdom see things as they truly are, and seeks to relate to life in a way that is peaceful rather than aggressive, fully rather than partially, and selflessly rather than 'me'-centered.

Asana:  Wheel & other heart openers
Mantra: Om
Special Techniques:  drishti, focus, sight, tratak meditation, yoga for the eyes