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Meditation (Mala) Beads
There are 107 beads plus one a large Sumera bead,
all handmade and finished off with a cotton tassle.
How to use your Meditation Beads
The mala (string of beads) is traditionally held in the
right hand and used in two ways -
In one method, the mala is hanging between the
thumb and the ring (third) finger. The middle (second)
finger is used to rotate the mala by
one bead towards oneself with each repetition of
the mantra.
In the other method, the mala is hanging on the
middle finger, with the thumb used to rotate the mala
just as explained - one bead at a time.
Either way, the index finger is never used to
touch the mala.
The mala may coil on the floor with the hand resting
on the right knee or used with the hand concealed
in a mala bag.
The practice begins at the summit bead (sumeru)
and continues around the loop until the summit is
reached again. The summit bead is never passed
over. So if you plan to do more than 1 round, the
mala is turned around to proceed again in the
reverse direction.
Whenever the mala is taken up, it automatically
conditions the mind to the meditative state.
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