[Malas--What is your opinion on them

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I saw your question on malas and thought I would answer as they

seem to becoming at me quite a bit recently... at least the word

mala.

 

I make these bracelets... They were originally (and still are)

necklaces worn by Buddhist and Hindu Monks (even Richard Gere

wears them).

 

They can be used to relax, meditate, affirm your personal power, or

to attract luck, prosperity, or well-being. They are considered prayer

beads strands or power bead strands and have been used in

meditation by Buddhists and Hindus for centruies. Usually they

come in 27 - 54 - or 108 bead lengths. They have crossed ver into

popular culture--part fad, part good-luck charm. But they are more

than just a fashion statement. Used meditatively, they offer a

scenic rest stop on the eight-lane highway of life--the scenery

being, that inner landscape of self-reflection.

 

The word Mala is Sanskrit for garland of flowers, and, as the word

suggests, a long mala may be worn around theneck in the same

way you would wear such a garland. But with a religious mala, each

" flower " is a bead; each bead, a mantra or prayer. When you pray

with a mala, you bring mind, heart, body into the stillness of

contemplation.

 

You need not be a Buddhist to bring malas into your life. Whatever

your spiritual practice, you can engage a mala to help you create

and maintain a state of quiet reflection--a cloister of the mind--

where stress, negative emotions, and the noise of the world remain

locked outside its gates.

 

I use them when I went to the dentist. He had to keep telling me to

hold my mouth open as I was so concentrating on the mala to help

me with the pain, I forgot to keep holding my mouth open....

 

I use them all the time... and have found by just grasping the

hanging part of the bracelet, sometimes calms before anger erupts.

So I would highly recommend them....

 

When I make mine, i try to make it fit the person or the use that it

will be used for. My two favorites that I wear all the time are

sandalwood and tiger's eyes. Since each wood and stone has it

owns properties you can mix and match stones to be used for

whatever purpose you want to use the bracelets for. Or you can

make them just one stone grouping. I have also made ones for the

zodiac stones, and for horoscope stones, birth stones, etc.

 

I hope this helps you understand more about Mala Bracelets and

dharma beads.

Blessings in the NOW and in the FUTURE!

Mystic

 

On 18 Oct 2003 at 9:18, @ wrote:

 

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