Japa Mala

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Dear Satishji

 

Namaskar My Friend and thank you for your message......yes many different people

wear in different manners.....and sometimes have different rules to follow for

wearing......the way we have found to be most successful and Happy for the

person is to actually wear the Japa Mala when not doing Japa with

it.........then also if a person wishes to do Japa to the Devata of the Bead on

your wearing Mala it is most appropriate to stop whatever you are doing and hold

that bead.......close your eyes and do Japa with the Mantra for that Rudraksa as

much as you wish....we simply recommend that people keep the Holy Rudraksa on

their bodies........ in any way they.......for as much time each day as they

can... instead of constantly seperateing themselves from their Holy

Rudraksa........Is said all the Gods and Goddess reside in the Holy Rudraksa and

for me personally I would rather have them with me in any way possible instead

of experienceing any kind of seperation

 

Different people simply do things differently

 

Lokaa Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu

 

Thanks and Take Care My Friend

 

DharmaDev Arya

 

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Sunday, August 17, 2003 11:30 PM

RBSC : Japa mala

 

 

Hello Members,

 

As we all known that japa mala should not worn on

neck, the mala worn on neck should not be used for

japa (reciting mantras). From one source i came to

know that after reciting mantras (japa) japa mala has

to be worn on neck for about 5 minutes to absorb the

energies.

 

Any Comments

 

 

With Warm Regards,

Satish

 

 

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A japa mala or mala is an

Indian rosary with

108 beads. It is often used for reciting or chanting a mantra or other forms of

sadhana (spiritual exercise). Mala itself is a Sanskrit term meaning 'garland' or 'necklace'.

Use of a Mala

Mantras are often repeated hundreds or even thousands of times. The mala is used

so that one can think about the meaning of the mantra as it is chanted rather

than thinking about counting the repetitions. Each time the mantra is repeated,

the fingers move to the next bead.

If more than 108 repetitions are to be done, then grains of rice are counted out

before the chanting begins and one grain is placed in a bowl for each 108

repetitions. Each time a full mala of repetitions has been completed, one grain

of rice is removed from the bowl.

The 109th bead on a mala is called the sumeru or guru bead. Counting should

always begin with a bead next to the sumeru. In the Hindu tradition, if more

than one mala of repetitions is to be done, one changes directions when

reaching the sumeru rather than crossing it. The sumeru thus becomes the static

point on the mala.

Many believe that when one uses a mala many times in this way, it takes on the

energy of the mantra that is being chanted. For this reason it is common to

chant only one particular mantra with a particular mala.

Malas are also used in many forms of

Mahayana Buddhism, often with a lesser number of beads (usually a divisor of

108). In Pure Land Buddhism, for instance, 27 bead malas are common. In China

such malas are named "Shu-Zu"; in

Japan, "Juzu". These shorter malas are sometimes called 'prostration rosaries',

because they are easier to hold when enumerating repeated prostrations. In

Tibetan Buddhism, larger malas are often used of, say, 111 beads: when

counting, they calculate one mala as 100 mantras, and the 11 extra are taken as

extra to compensate for errors.

Hindu tradition holds that the correct way to use a mala is with the right hand,

with the thumb flicking one bead to the next, and with the mala draped over the

middle finger. The index finger represents ego, the greatest impediment to

Self-Realization, so it is considered bad to use it with a mala. Buddhism,

being the liberal religion that it is, taught that it was perfectly acceptable

to use the mala in the left hand with any fingers. In Tibetan Buddhism

(tantra), depending on the practice, there may be preferred ways of holding the

mala (left or right hand, rolling the beads over the index or any of the other

fingers etc...)

 

History of the Mala

The name of the rosary

, which has obvious similarities to the mala, is said to have come from japa

mala. When Roman explorers came into India and encountered the mala, they heard

jap mala instead of japa mala. Jap means "rose", and the mala was carried back

to the Roman Empire as rosarium, and into English as rosary.

Materials

A wide variety of materials are used to make mala beads. In

Hinduism, Vaishnavas

generally use the Japamaala of Tulsi beads. The

Shaivites use that of Rudraksha

beads. Some Tibetan Buddhist traditions call for the use of bone (animal, most

commonly yak) or sometimes human, the bones of past Lamas being the most

valuable. Others use wood or seeds from the Bodhi tree or seeds of the

Lotus plant. Semi-precious stones such as carnelian

and amethyst may be used, as well. The most common and least expensive material

is sandalwood. In Buddhist

Tantra or Vajrayana

, materials and colors of the beads can relate to a specific practice.

With warm regards

Prasanna Kumar

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Dear M Sai Ji

 

Namaskar and thanks for message..........actually there is no rule written in

stone about stringing beads however in SriMadDeviBhagavat it is state for

Mantra Siddhi stringing then string mouth part to mouth part meaning to wear in

pairs.......they knew to do this years ago when book was written so is good to

follow their writting.........other than that you can experiment with any type

of stringing you wish and there will be results that will differ

 

hope this helps

 

Wishing you and Family the Best

 

Rudra Center America

 

DharmaDev Arya

 

In a message dated 5/7/2006 6:38:58 AM Pacific Standard Time,

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