The act of making a mala is as important to the person who is wearing it, as it is to the person who is making it.
The act of making a mala is as important to the person who is wearing it, as it is to the person who is making it. This can be difficult for some people to understand because they see their process as being self-centered and not caring about others. The truth is that your creation can bring meaning and peace of mind for many years after you create it—and you will always have something special in your heart from this time period in your life.
When we make malas, we benefit from having a higher level of focus and intention during our creation process. In this way, whenever anyone wears our mala beads they are reminded of how much love was put into each bead by us!
When someone else wears one of my malas, I feel like I’m present at every moment where they look down at them or hold them gently in their hands while thinking through whatever challenges may come up during those moments in their lives…and that makes me happy!
Malas have 108 beads–108 is a number that has many spiritual meanings in Hinduism and Buddhism.
Malas have 108 beads. This number has many spiritual meanings in Hinduism and Buddhism. In Hinduism, for example, there are 108 names for God and 108 sacred places in India. The number also represents the Upanishads, which are philosophical treatises that are part of the Vedanta, or end of the Vedas (sacred texts).
The most common are 108 names for God, 108 sacred places in India, and 108 upanishads.
Sometimes, the easiest way to carry something is to make it decorative.
- The most common are 108 names for God, 108 sacred places in India, and 108 upanishads.
The malas are used not only as a means of counting prayers but also as a reminder of the divinity within us all.
In Buddhism and Hinduism, there are 108 feelings.
There are 108 feelings in Buddhism and Hinduism. There are 6 kinds of earthly desires:
- Pride: Thinking that you are better than others
- Ignorance: Not understanding the truth about yourself or the world around you
- Envy: Feeling jealous or upset that someone else has something that you don’t have
- Greed: Wanting more than your share, especially when it comes to material things
- Anger and ill will (or hatred) towards another person or group of people
- Lust for sex, which can lead to violence against women
It’s believed that humans experience these 108 feelings in their life at some point.
It’s believed that humans experience these 108 feelings in their life at some point.
Anger, jealousy, love, fear, sadness and many more are examples of the 108 feelings.
If you have any of these negative emotions then it’s time for a change! Try using mala beads to help with your anxiety and anger.
Mala beads can be used to help with stress related issues as well as an emotional support for anyone who needs it.
These feelings include six kinds of earthly desires and six kinds of sins that come from desires.
If you’re not familiar with the Buddhist tradition, in this context “108 feelings” refers to how we experience our emotions. There are 108 feelings in all—they include six kinds of earthly desires and six kinds of sins that come from desires. The 108 feelings also include pride, ignorance, envy, and greed (or jealousy), but they also encompass three ways we measure time: past, present, and future.
This mala is meant to be carried with you wherever you go so that when your mind wanders or becomes distracted by worldly things like social media or television shows (ahem), you can bring yourself back into the moment through prayer beads as reminders of these truths that exist outside yourself as well as within yourself.
This also includes things like pride, ignorance, envy, and greed as well as three ways to measure time.
- The first is pride. Pride causes us to think we’re better than others and therefore more important, deserving of more attention and appreciation. It also can be used as a way of justifying our actions or behavior when we should really apologize for it—or even admit that we were wrong.
- The second is ignorance, which leads people to believe they know something when they don’t actually have any knowledge at all about whatever subject they are talking about (and sometimes even when they do).
- Finally, there is envy—which causes people who experience it to wish harm on others because they want their lives, possessions or achievements for themselves (i.e., “I want what you have so I am going to make sure you don’t get it again!”). This includes coveting other people’s houses while living in a hotel room yourself; getting angry because someone else has an iPhone X while yours still looks like an old flip phone; wishing something bad happens so someone else won’t get their dream job after all the work he put into applying for it…the list goes on forever!
A mala can be representative of how each feeling has a place within us.
A mala can be representative of how each feeling has a place within us. The more we become aware and are able to feel our feelings, the easier it is for us to stay in harmony with them. For example, if you are feeling fear from something that happened in your life, it is important for you to accept that fear as part of yourself and not try to push it away or ignore it. If instead you try to push away your fear, then this will cause more problems than just dealing with what happened and being afraid of what could happen next.
The best way for me personally is to meditate on my mala beads every day before bedtime or when I wake up in the morning. This helps me clear my mind so I can see clearly where I am at any given time; whether good or bad!
It’s also symbolic of how these feelings interact with one another, individually and collectively.
The beads themselves are symbolic of how these feelings interact with one another, individually and collectively. They can help you in finding acceptance of your feelings, as you see them represented through the mala beads.
When you’re feeling anxious or sad about something, for example, take a look at the bead that corresponds with that emotion: red for anger; white for fear; green for jealousy; yellow for worry; blue for sadness. When you look at these colors on your wrist, let yourself feel all those emotions in full force until they begin to lessen or even disappear completely from your mind and body. Then move on to the next color (or set of colors) — repeat until all six sets have been worked through this way. This technique may take time at first but it should get easier over time as you become more comfortable using it regularly!
Some people make mala beads for the sole purpose of practicing yoga or meditation more consistently because they feel like they are more ready to dedicate themselves to the practice when they have a physical representation to focus on during their practice.
Some people make mala beads for the sole purpose of practicing yoga or meditation more consistently because they feel like they are more ready to dedicate themselves to the practice when they have a physical representation to focus on during their practice.
Other people make mala beads with intentions that go beyond just being able to sit down and do it; some may want their mala beads to help them heal from something difficult in their lives, or even just get back onto their feet after a rough patch.
For example, one person told me that she was going through some family issues at the time she made her first set of mala beads, so she decided to include specific pieces of each stone in her beadwork as a way of representing each family member who was affected by whatever issue was going on at that time—the stone for Dad helped him communicate better with Mom (they often didn’t see eye-to-eye), whereas another stone helped her sister get healthier after years of struggling with addiction.
Others make them with specific intentions or goals in mind such as letting go of negative emotions or strengthening a relationship with themselves or someone else.
Others make them with specific intentions or goals in mind such as letting go of negative emotions or strengthening a relationship with themselves or someone else.
Some people practice yoga, meditation, or other forms of self-care that focus on bringing the mind and body back into balance. The beaded mala beads can serve as a physical representation to focus on during these practices.
“A mala can be whatever you want it to be; it doesn’t require any knowledge or expertise other than your own intuition.”
A mala is a string of beads used for meditation and spiritual practices. For example, a Buddhist might use the mala to keep count during their daily practice session or as a way to remember which mantra they need to recite while they are meditating.
The idea of using a tool like this was first introduced by Gautama Buddha himself, who taught his followers that keeping objects in their hands helps them focus their attention more easily on what they’re doing at the moment (in this case, meditating). If you’ve ever had trouble staying focused while doing chores around your house—washing dishes or sweeping floors—you can probably relate! The same principle applies here: by holding something in your hands (like the beads), it becomes easier to stay centered and aware of what’s happening around you instead of becoming distracted by other things going on around your home or workplace.