{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Chattering Mind","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/chatteringmind","author_name":"chattering mind","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/chatteringmind\/author\/chattering-mind","title":"How Do Tibetan Prayer Flags Work? - Chattering Mind","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6l4pF1ZYNU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/chatteringmind\/2006\/06\/how-do-tibetan-prayer-flags-wo.html\">How Do Tibetan Prayer Flags Work?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/chatteringmind\/2006\/06\/how-do-tibetan-prayer-flags-wo.html\/embed#?secret=6l4pF1ZYNU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How Do Tibetan Prayer Flags Work?&#8221; &#8212; Chattering Mind\" data-secret=\"6l4pF1ZYNU\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"A reader asked how Tibetan prayer flags work. Well, here&#8217;s a nice explanation of what they are and how they are believed to bestow positivity and reverence for the Dharma (the Buddhist path). And here are some wonderful photographs of them from FourGates.com. Here&#8217;s FourGate&#8217;s answer: What are Tibetan Prayer Flags? The Tibetan word for&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/imgs\/tout\/story\/prayerflags.jpg"}