Comments on: How to use a Mala

By: Kel

Kel — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:13:29 +0000

thankyou very much for this article – as a beginner on the path it is so helpful to have simple explanations without patronising the reader. Thankyou from my heart!

By: Jake

Jake — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:44:01 +0000

I forgot to add to that. What everyone needs to realize is that there is not just one specific way to do something when it comes to Buddhism. You are trying to fnd yourself and calm your body during meditation and through the stages of your life. So through youself you find what yur looking for and what you need not through what one person or book says. No one can ever find true peace and equilibrium if they only follow books and other’s words. Look into yourself and you will find the world. Blessings to all,
Jake

By: Jake

Jake — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:39:40 +0000

As far as blessing goes you dont have to have your mala just blessed by your teacher. You can also bless it yourself. The whole point is for it to collect energy andspread it to you. Bless it with your energy and it is just as rewarding.

By: Holly

Holly — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:28:20 +0000

Hi Christopher
Thanks for your comment. Usually malas you buy in a store have not been blessed yet. You get them blessed by a teacher, preferably your own teacher. I am not familiar with dharma shops in Pennsylvania, but you can find malas online. The Mani Jewel giftstore also sells malas. http://www.kpcstore.org/malas-prayer-beads.html
All the best,
Holly

By: christopher

christopher — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:50:41 +0000

I am very interested in Malas. I hope all Malas are Blessed by a Lama before they are sold. I love the feel that I have as I hold the beads and meditate with them. I am in western PA; nad need to find other types of Malas and in various woods, crystals, bone and metals. Where is there a store I can purchase other Malas? Any help will be greatly appreciated by my Spirit. Namaste! CHRISTOPHER

By: Meg

Meg — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:01:43 +0000

I just purchased a mala from KPC Maryland on Sunday night and used it last night to pray for Jetsunma. I just read here that the mala must be blessed first by a lama. I strongly hope that all the malas in the KPC bookstore were already blessed ?? I am going to do the Amitaba chanting now and so that is why I am concerned. Sonam… blessings on you! We in America unite with the Bhutan people in our mala prayers! Thank you! How lovely on the mountains are the feet of them that bring the dharma! Oh…. if my mala is not yet blessed how and when and by who can I quickly get it blessed and can I use it in the meantime? I am an hours drive from Poolesville in Laurel-Burtonsville.

By: sonam

sonam — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:34:49 +0000

Actually i follow wat Nyingma Sect says n currently i am doing Nyingma Tersar Ngondro.
Moreover i have shown my concern about usage of mala cuz i am a regular reciter of Baza Guru Mantra, Thats why la.
However now i am Happy with the answer given by the “Holly” Thank you so much once more.

By: sonam

sonam — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:26:41 +0000

hi! Holly,
Thanks you so much for answering to my question. i have asked this to clear my doubt about using male. Actually i have been using in a way ur palyul lineage say But a heavy doubt arosed wen i see a video which is given in you-tube,a Tilku talking abt usage of male.He says one can cross the Guru Bid and need not have to go in reversed direction once the round is completed, but in my regular practice i am not crossing the Guru bit, once i complete the round, i go in reverse dorection…. henceforth i will continue the same….Thank you so much 2day i have cleared my doubt.
To ur information,i am a Bhutanese n m here in Bhutan, here in Bhutan i met a Lama who was also saying “one should not reverse the direction once the mala round is completed, if you reverse then it is the Monpa Choe(Darkness Sect)” But i realli doubt his saying n did not follow wat he said. But But most of the people who met Him follows his such instruction …. will there be any consequences la ?

By: Max

Max — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:23:02 +0000

I just wanted to say thank you. I have a better understanding now then i previously did, but i am still learning. I have a lot of things to change about myself and i find Buddhism has given me strength and insight. Thank you.

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