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 Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 1:24 pm
As a gift from friends for both Christmas and my birthday, I received a beautiful mala made of lapis lazuli. I carry the mala everywhere I go, as well. As I'm walking, I will chant Avalokiteshvara's mantra - usually just under my breath, or silently. I will also sometimes chant Vajrasattva's 100-syllable mantra.
Do you use malas? How? What mantras do you use? Where did you get yours?
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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 5:01 pm
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 1:30 pm
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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 4:24 am
Is that a horribly stupid question?
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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:21 pm
A Mala is a string of beads used as an aid for mantra repetition. Depending on the nature of the beads, a Mala can also protect the one who wears it. 
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:37 am
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:59 pm
I often use a bodhi seed mala. Sometimes I just use them along with my breathing, other times I chant Chenrezig's mantra (om mani padme hum).
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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:40 pm
bluewolfcub Is that a horribly stupid question? No, no...do not say that. There is no such thing as a stupid question. If a person dosent know what a mala is..simply tell them..
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:05 pm
I found this posted on E-Sangha and thought I'd share:This from a Snow Lion short piece, taken from a Bon teacher: WHAT NOT TO DO WITH A MALATHE SNOW LION NEWSLETTERWearing a mala without knowing its significance is similar to when a woman adorns herself with a necklace, according to the Tibetan Bon sutra. The sutra specifies that one should hold the mala above the waist when praying, and that one should avoid:
stepping on a mala
passing one's mala to others while one is engaged in recitation
mixing different types of beads together in one mala
decorating one's mala to make it look more beautiful
using a mala that might have been used by impious person
using a mala that is not consecrated
hanging one's mala from one's belt
placing one's mala under contaminated things
throwing one's mala in a playful way
carrying one's mala while going to the toilet.
the one who posted this article also had this to say:Quote: From information compiled by His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima, spiritual head of the Tibetan Bön Buddhist tradition. I think that the spirit so to speak of the use in the car is a violation, however, this assu,ed that the person is a Buddhist and knows they are violating its use. Many people now use malas, particularly the wrist ones, as jewelery or a sort of superficial show of spirit.
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:22 am
Oh! One of my favorite pieces of jewelry is a mala! sweatdrop I had no idea. I got it from Japan Town in Epcot. It's an elastic bracelet with garnet colored beads and one white bead that was shaped like a nine and had what looked like Kanji in purple on it, but now it's rubbed off. I guess I better put it away and stop treating it badly...
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 4:00 pm
I have a mala with 18 beads...I wear it on my left wrist...and yes I do know its significance....but whenever I am in school and need to go to the bathroom...I put my mala in my pocket....so it could be safe in there...after I am done, I was my hands and get out of the bathroom and put my mala back on...I dont want to put it my locker because I dont wanna leave it with "school germs" and papers inside my locker. When I am home, I put it around the lil statue of Kuan-yin on my altar.
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:14 pm
Don't use 'em. Find I really don't need them, and when I have something like one, it's usually just a distraction. I try to count how many beads I've done while doing them, end up thinking about the feel of the materials in my fingers and the like. biggrin
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