Think of your mala beads as a tool that can help guide you into a deeper meditation practice. Please note that we independently source all of the products that we feature on yogajournal.
If you buy from the links on our site, we may receive an affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. Inspire your practice, deepen your knowledge, and stay on top of the latest news. The nuns buy from local Indian or Tibetan vendors for their beads. The beads are then hand strung and knotted into mala form. Once complete, the malas are then blessed by the nuns. We try to keep our prices reasonable so that our prayer beads can be accessed by everyone.
Thank you so much for supporting the nuns through your mala purchase. Warmest wishes to you. I bought some brand made antique looking beds just as a necklace. I was told they were Tibetan prayer beads.
Is there anything wrong with wearing them as just a piece of jewelry. Hello Angie, As you wear the beads as a necklace they can be a reminder of wisdom and compassion. You can wear them with the intention of wishing to end the suffering of all sentient beings. I purchased a prayer bead set that I believe is a mala. It has two additional strands of smaller beads 10 and 1 bead at each end.
O can feel the Divine energy and appreciate the info provided at this site. Is it proper to have a tattoo of prayer beads, and if so, should it be placed in a particular location on the body? Dear Wells, There would not be an official position, since such tatooing is a relatively new phenomenon. However, in general, the purpose of prayer beads is to turn them while reciting mantras or prayers, and hence it seems that having them tattooed on the body would rather defeat their intended purpose.
If they are meant to be purely decorative, there is probably no harm in tattooing them, though they should be on the upper part of the body. How is it used differently in the Tibetan tradition, as what is written is how it is used in other traditions, as well. Hello I bought a pretty Tibet oxen homemade bone n skull rosary bead necklace. What are the proper prayers to use. I want to chant mantra, Om Mani Padme Hum. Kindly answer it.
Reciting the nembutsu sets the minds of those who practice it directly in the presence of Amida Buddha, with no intermediary whatsoever. Therefore, it can be taken up by anyone, anywhere, at any time—whether they have received instruction in that practice from a Pure Land teacher or not. To be too concerned with such matters as rhythm or pronunciation takes our minds off of the Buddha. And so it is best not to worry.
Amida will hear us wherever we are, in whatever condition we find ourselves, and however we say his name. For those who wish to use a juzu, one simply recites the nembutsu once for every bead, turning about at the guru bead to going back in the other direction, repeating this cycle as often as possible.
In such cases, they simply place their hands together in gassho, with the beads encircling both palms, and chant. Placing our hands together in gassho is the basic attitude of devotion in the Pure Land school.
The left hand joins the right, palm to palm, and in this way, symbolically speaking, our deluded selves are joined with Amida. When we place our hands together in this way, we find that they match up perfectly. For each finger of the left hand, there is a finger of the right to embrace it. The match is perfect. Nothing is left out. This is a beautiful description of the way worried beings are saved by Amida. For every moment of delusion, every act of greed, folly, or confusion, there is Amida right beside us, embracing us as we are.
If it were necessary to change first in order to be worthy of birth in the Pure Land, few of us could attain it. Fortunately, all that is required is that we unite with the Tathagata. When we join the palms together in this way in an expression of simple faith and utter the words Namu-Amida-Butsu, and whether we count our beads or not, all is taken care of.
Amida embraces us on the spot. Thank you for subscribing to Tricycle! As a nonprofit, we depend on readers like you to keep Buddhist teachings and practices widely available. Subscribe now to read this article and get immediate access to everything else. Tricycle is a nonprofit that depends on reader support. Help us share Buddhist teachings and practices by donating now. When you reach the Guru Bead again, you will have completed a full cycle. Come out of meditation gently by sitting in silence for some moments.
Take deep breaths, stand and return to your normal activities. Remember, it takes time and practice for the mind to be able to effectively slow down and focus. What are malas? A mala is a set of beads used for meditation and prayer. Anyone can use or wear mala beads as a way to create calm and peace in daily life. Why are there so many beads? A mala usually contains beads because this number is closely tied to spiritual wellbeing in many traditions.
However you can find malas in a variety of bead counts! Where do malas come from? Meditation malas have been used for thousands of years in many traditions across the world.
Today they are popular everywhere, although many are made in India, Indonesia Bali , China and Nepal. What are mala gemstones? A mala often contains one or more gemstones believed to have specific healing energies.
For example, rose quartz pink promotes compassion, lapis blue helps calm the mind, and amethyst purple enhances clarity of thought.
Who can wear malas? While traditionally rooted in Buddhism and Hinduism, malas can be worn by anyone without preference towards spiritual background. Because of their creative appeal, malas may also be found in art, fashion and other modern mediums. However please note that certain gemstone will not last as long, if worn as jewelry. How do I choose a mala? Malas come in such a wide variety precisely because no two people will experience the exact same benefits from just one kind of mala.
How do I use my mala? Malas are used to count mantras spoken intentions.
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