to Rosetta- 530--Q&A WITH SWAMIJI- Japa mala around the neck

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Hi Rosetta,

 

thank you for asking this question; I had heard the same thing (where

do these stories come from?), and now I'll be happy to wear my mala

all the time because I have grown very fond of it,

 

with love,

Henny

 

, "Nanda" <chandimaakijai

wrote:

>

>

> Question from Rosetta:

> I have heard that the mala one uses for japa should not be worn

around

> the neck, but used only for mantra repetition. (I've read this in

the

> works of Swami Sivananda and elsewhere as well.) I've never

understood

> the reason why.

>

> Swamiji's response:

> I have never heard such a prescription.

>

> Nanda's footnote:

> Many of the Mandir devotees wear their japa mala all the time.

>