རྐང་མགྱོགས་གྲུབ་པ
Swift Feet (Lung-gom-pa)
疾行神通 · Pādalepa-siddhi / Laghiman
Common Siddhi 普通神通Swift Feet siddhi enables the practitioner to cover vast distances at extraordinary speed—sometimes described as running at the speed of the wind across the Tibetan plateau for days without rest. The Tibetan tradition of lung-gom-pa (wind-mind runners) represents perhaps the best-documented historical manifestation of this siddhi: these trained practitioners entered a specific trance state combining breathing techniques and mental focus that allowed them to move at speeds impossible by ordinary means, apparently in a semi-meditative state while covering hundreds of miles. The explorer Alexandra David-Néel famously documented witnessing a lung-gom-pa runner in the early 20th century. This siddhi is associated with the mastery of the inner winds (prāṇa/lung) through completion stage practices.
🧘 Associated Practice
Tummo (inner heat) practice; prāṇāyāma (wind control); completion stage practices of the Six Yogas of Naropa; specifically the 'wind yoga' component
☸ Relationship to the Path
Arises from mastery of prāṇa/lung (inner wind) in the completion stage practices, where control of the subtle winds that move through the energy channels produces extraordinary physical effects as a side-product of meditative depth
📜 Classical Source
Six Yogas of Naropa (Nāropa's autobiography); Hevajra Tantra; documented in Alexandra David-Néel's 'Magic and Mystery in Tibet' (1929)
Associated Masters
⚖ Ethical Note
The lung-gom-pa tradition historically required years of retreat and specific training under a master. Those who have partially developed this ability are warned not to be touched or interrupted while running, as this can cause harm to the practitioner. The tradition emphasises that the running state is a meditative state, not a physical feat.