∆ Tsog: strong life force, or basic vitality.
∆ Yul: the energy of wealth, health and success.
∆ Wong Tong: the energy of effectiveness, charisma or simply power.
∆ LungTa: success energy or "wind-horse" which opens up the channels to favorable events—what we call synchronicity in the West or good fortune.
Without these factors, no matter how hard we work, there is no lasting improvement or success. However, there are a very limited number of methods to increase all four factors of life force, health, charisma and success energy. Among such techniques, Sang and prayer flags are the most effective and powerful.
Background
Sang rituals are known for their profound blessings and rapid effectiveness in generating peace, harmony and fulfilment wherever performed. Here we combine three separate Sang offerings. Two are from the traditions of PeGyal Lingpa, the great treasure revealer (terton) who was the direct teacher of Tsewong Rinpoche, while the other is the well-known Mountain Sang. All three are mind-treasures or space messages left over 1,000 years ago by the legendary enlightened being, Padmasambhava. These were taught to his 25 disciples and then hidden to be discovered in a dark future time when these teachings would be much needed. Great terton, such as PeGyal Lingpa, are one of these disciples, reborn for the purpose of revealing these hidden treasures.
Practice & Ritual
The actual practice involves a fire source; anything from a large bonfire to a small disc of charcoal. As in all Vajrayana rituals—the highest level of Tibetan spiritual practice—the practitioner abandons his/her normal form and takes on a light-body identity that represents enlightened form, sound and mind. Many special offering substances are then offered in the sacred fire, created voluminous smoke. This acts as a vehicle to transport mantras (sacred sound vibrations) and psychically created offerings to the four classes of guests.
Four Types of Guests
Higher Guests: includes all the primary spiritual forces that represent the very heart of enlightenment—Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Dakinis and Yidams—and all great beings who have achieved full awakening.
Guests of Honor: are both enlightened and worldly Protectors, a spectrum of powerful beings that guard our spiritual & material life against harm, intrusion or obstacles on all levels.
Guests of Compassion: encompasses all sentient beings who wander endlessly in the six hallucinatory realms of life, never finding their true nature; humans, hell-beings, hungry spirits, animals, demi-gods, etc
Debtor Guests: through infinite lives we have performed negative actions, such as stealing, taking life, slander, etc. By repaying the beings we have harmed, we too are healed, and our karmic retribution is modified or eliminated. Offering to Higher Guests creates good karma, while here we eliminate the negative.
