Niseema's Mala

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Namah Shivaya Niseema,

 

The Spiritual Significance of Malas and Murtis states, "After one or two years,

the mala can be kept on one's alter or released respectfully into a pure,

natural body of water, like a river or lake." This might be a good way to put

your mala beads to rest. Incidentally, my Labrador Retriever ate my first

rudraksha mala!

 

Sweta

 

Erica <sugarandbrine wrote:

Manoj,

 

I'm not sure how to get in touch with Amma nor Swamiji. For now, the

beads are all sitting here, in a baggie. I've been advised to NOT

fix them. But there is a beautiful Rudraksha bead on one of them. I

am sad to lose it. It was the very first that I'd ever purchased,

even before I met Amma. I would chant Lakshmi mantra on it very

often. I've worn it every single time I've had darshan. The mala I

bought in Chicago was rosewood, and blessed by Ma directly.

 

I'm just not sure what to do with the beads. Bury them? Throw them

in a moving body of water? Keep them? Hmm.

 

I will see if I can find a way to get in contact with Swamiji or

Amma directly.

 

Thanks for the advise!!

 

Niseema

 

 

> This is intense! For the time being, JUST BE WITH THE EXPERIENCE

(of

> not having a mala/wrist mala). I agree with the karmic debt being

> reduced by the breaking of malas....

>

> Next, in the same time, write to Amma or Dayamrita Swami, about

the

> same in explicit detail, and ask their advice.... I don't know how

> to get in touch with them directly, so if you know someone who

can,

> you cannot hasten enough.

>

> Jai Ma!

 

 

 

 

Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha!

 

 

Ammachi/

 

Ammachi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I don't think it's such a big deal to fix a mala. I

had an old mala that broke after several years of use.

After picking up the loose beads and making sure I

still had all 108, I re-strung it. I re-strung the

beads with fishing line, which is not easy to break.

 

If you want your mala to last longer don't wear it

while doing yoga (that's how mine broke- during a

vigorous downward dog sequence!) and keep it away from

your dog, cat, hamster, ferret, etc. "The dog ate my

mala" is a rather lame excuse for not doing japa

 

 

Keval

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The dog ate my

mala" is a rather lame excuse for not doing japa

 

LOL ... I counted japa on my fingers .... lol. The same dog really did eat my

son's homework!

 

 

 

 

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Namah Shivayah all,

 

Thank you for your advice. I have emailed Swamiji with my questions.

Hopefully, some clarity will follow.

 

My gut tells me to throw the beads in a moving body of water...to let

the river take them. But we'll see.

 

Thanks to all!

 

With love,

Niseema