Looking for an authentic Mala necklace
Looking for an authentic Mala necklace
Hello all,
I am looking for an authentic Mala necklace, preferably one made with bodhi seeds. I believe that is the authentic type(?)
However I am not familiar enough with the culture to know the difference, I Am willing to pay anyone who has an extra one to offer.
I can pay via PayPal, or another service. (I am PayPal verified.)
Please let me know via PM if you have an extra to offer, do not offer any that are special to you, or one that has been blessed by your teachers.. I'm not looking for one that special. Mine broke, and everytime I Get one, they tend to be cheap knockoffs, even having paid very large sums for them.. I keep getting ripped off on them..
Also none made from human bone, nor any that exceed a price of about $100USD, I am not that rich.
So I'd very much appreciate being able to get a real one that will last a long time.
Thank you.
I do use them for mantras sometimes, but for me they simply represent my faith. I wear them as a reminder, as a commitment to bodhicitta, and compassion, and the 4 truths.
I am looking for an authentic Mala necklace, preferably one made with bodhi seeds. I believe that is the authentic type(?)
However I am not familiar enough with the culture to know the difference, I Am willing to pay anyone who has an extra one to offer.
I can pay via PayPal, or another service. (I am PayPal verified.)
Please let me know via PM if you have an extra to offer, do not offer any that are special to you, or one that has been blessed by your teachers.. I'm not looking for one that special. Mine broke, and everytime I Get one, they tend to be cheap knockoffs, even having paid very large sums for them.. I keep getting ripped off on them..
Also none made from human bone, nor any that exceed a price of about $100USD, I am not that rich.
So I'd very much appreciate being able to get a real one that will last a long time.
Thank you.
I do use them for mantras sometimes, but for me they simply represent my faith. I wear them as a reminder, as a commitment to bodhicitta, and compassion, and the 4 truths.
Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world:
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream;
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.
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Re: Looking for an authentic Mala necklace
Jesse...
Maybe there's some thing here you'd be interested in :
https://garudashop.com/collections/seed ... mala-13-mm
https://garudashop.com
Hope you find what you're looking for ...
Maybe there's some thing here you'd be interested in :
https://garudashop.com/collections/seed ... mala-13-mm
https://garudashop.com
Hope you find what you're looking for ...
Re: Looking for an authentic Mala necklace
Breaking the thread is not uncommon, and there are strong threads around you can use to restring them. Sometimes good quality beads can come on pretty weak thread.Jesse wrote: ↑Mon Jun 04, 2018 11:17 pm Hello all,
I am looking for an authentic Mala necklace, preferably one made with bodhi seeds. I believe that is the authentic type(?)
However I am not familiar enough with the culture to know the difference, I Am willing to pay anyone who has an extra one to offer.
I can pay via PayPal, or another service. (I am PayPal verified.)
Please let me know via PM if you have an extra to offer, do not offer any that are special to you, or one that has been blessed by your teachers.. I'm not looking for one that special. Mine broke, and everytime I Get one, they tend to be cheap knockoffs, even having paid very large sums for them.. I keep getting ripped off on them..
Also none made from human bone, nor any that exceed a price of about $100USD, I am not that rich.
So I'd very much appreciate being able to get a real one that will last a long time.
Thank you.
I do use them for mantras sometimes, but for me they simply represent my faith. I wear them as a reminder, as a commitment to bodhicitta, and compassion, and the 4 truths.
Breaking the beads is pretty uncommon in my experience. Some seeds are far more robust than others for wearing constantly. Bodhiseed is quite breakable in comparison with rudraksha, but rudraksha next to the skin can be uncomfortable unless the seeds have been smoothed down.
For bodhiseed, garudashop.com gets a second endorsement.
This thread may also give you some guidance:
viewtopic.php?f=40&t=19221&hilit=bodhiseed
http://www.khyung.com ཁྲོཾ
Om Thathpurushaya Vidhmahe
Suvarna Pakshaya Dheemahe
Thanno Garuda Prachodayath
Micchāmi Dukkaḍaṃ (मिच्छामि दुक्कडम्)
Om Thathpurushaya Vidhmahe
Suvarna Pakshaya Dheemahe
Thanno Garuda Prachodayath
Micchāmi Dukkaḍaṃ (मिच्छामि दुक्कडम्)
Re: Looking for an authentic Mala necklace
I am trying to decide between these three at the moment, thank you for the links, some of these are pretty expensive...
https://garudashop.com/collections/seed ... -mala-9-mm
https://garudashop.com/collections/seed ... mala-13-mm
https://garudashop.com/collections/seed ... m-diameter
I really love the white color of the lotus seeds..
https://garudashop.com/collections/seed ... -mala-9-mm
https://garudashop.com/collections/seed ... mala-13-mm
https://garudashop.com/collections/seed ... m-diameter
I really love the white color of the lotus seeds..
Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world:
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream;
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.
Re: Looking for an authentic Mala necklace
My previous ones were made from Sandalwood (I love the smell, the next one was Catseye Gemstone.) I Saved the Catseye stones, but I am not good at things like re-beading, or crafts in general.Mantrik wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:51 amBreaking the thread is not uncommon, and there are strong threads around you can use to restring them. Sometimes good quality beads can come on pretty weak thread.Jesse wrote: ↑Mon Jun 04, 2018 11:17 pm Hello all,
I am looking for an authentic Mala necklace, preferably one made with bodhi seeds. I believe that is the authentic type(?)
However I am not familiar enough with the culture to know the difference, I Am willing to pay anyone who has an extra one to offer.
I can pay via PayPal, or another service. (I am PayPal verified.)
Please let me know via PM if you have an extra to offer, do not offer any that are special to you, or one that has been blessed by your teachers.. I'm not looking for one that special. Mine broke, and everytime I Get one, they tend to be cheap knockoffs, even having paid very large sums for them.. I keep getting ripped off on them..
Also none made from human bone, nor any that exceed a price of about $100USD, I am not that rich.
So I'd very much appreciate being able to get a real one that will last a long time.
Thank you.
I do use them for mantras sometimes, but for me they simply represent my faith. I wear them as a reminder, as a commitment to bodhicitta, and compassion, and the 4 truths.
Breaking the beads is pretty uncommon in my experience. Some seeds are far more robust than others for wearing constantly. Bodhiseed is quite breakable in comparison with rudraksha, but rudraksha next to the skin can be uncomfortable unless the seeds have been smoothed down.
For bodhiseed, garudashop.com gets a second endorsement.
This thread may also give you some guidance:
viewtopic.php?f=40&t=19221&hilit=bodhiseed
I also tend to like the Eternal Knot Symbol (The endless knot or eternal knot (Sanskrit: śrīvatsa; Tibetan དཔལ་བེའུ། ), as I saw it in a dream once, or something very similar. (not that anyone will believe that.) I saw it in something that appeared to be more than 3 dimensions, and I've been drawn to it ever since. After reading about it it makes sense honestly. I wish I could remember it more vividly, but seeing something that vivid in a dream, and in more dimensions, than we normally perceive in makes it pretty difficult to imagine, or try to visualize. I only realized what it was later after seeing it hanging on a Mala.
Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world:
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream;
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.
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Re: Looking for an authentic Mala necklace
My mala that I’ve used for more than thirty years is like this one:
https://garudashop.com/products/finest- ... assle-8-mm
I’ve had to restring it twice, waxed cord used for shoemaking seems to last well. The beads are now quite dark, but seem to put up with a lot of abuse.
https://garudashop.com/products/finest- ... assle-8-mm
I’ve had to restring it twice, waxed cord used for shoemaking seems to last well. The beads are now quite dark, but seem to put up with a lot of abuse.
The antidote—to be free from the suffering of samsara—you need to be free from delusion and karma; you need to be free from ignorance, the root of samsara. So you need to meditate on emptiness. That is what you need. Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Re: Looking for an authentic Mala necklace
The best thread for restringing is the one fishermen use to make/patch nets with.
It is waterproof and super strong.
It is waterproof and super strong.
"My religion is not deceiving myself."
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
Re: Looking for an authentic Mala necklace
Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world:
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream;
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.
Re: Looking for an authentic Mala necklace
You sure? They are pretty, for sure, but very lightweight and relatively easily damaged, which is what I thought you wanted to avoid.Jesse wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 4:03 pm Thanks all, I Decided to go with this one:
https://garudashop.com/collections/seed ... -mala-9-mm
http://www.khyung.com ཁྲོཾ
Om Thathpurushaya Vidhmahe
Suvarna Pakshaya Dheemahe
Thanno Garuda Prachodayath
Micchāmi Dukkaḍaṃ (मिच्छामि दुक्कडम्)
Om Thathpurushaya Vidhmahe
Suvarna Pakshaya Dheemahe
Thanno Garuda Prachodayath
Micchāmi Dukkaḍaṃ (मिच्छामि दुक्कडम्)
Re: Looking for an authentic Mala necklace
Mantrik wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 5:52 pmYou sure? They are pretty, for sure, but very lightweight and relatively easily damaged, which is what I thought you wanted to avoid.Jesse wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 4:03 pm Thanks all, I Decided to go with this one:
https://garudashop.com/collections/seed ... -mala-9-mm
At least all I've ever broken was string. We'll see how it goes......
Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world:
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream;
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.