WHAT ARE MALAS?
Malas have been worn by yogis, meditation masters, enlightened saints, and sages, and spiritual seekers from all walks of life for thousands of years.
While these Malas are very beautiful, wearing a Mala isn’t as much of a fashion statement as it is a sacred symbol of our connection with Divine. Traditionally, Mala beads are worn and used by seekers to enhance their meditation, contemplative, devotional and spiritual practices. Mala beads are often used to help meditators count the sacred mantras that they chant or they can also be worn around the neck as a sacred necklace for vitality and protection.
The essence of a Mala is to support one’s inner journey and blossom one’s spiritual life— to flourish the divine virtues within, to connect our consciousness back to its source, and to enhance the practices that guide us into peace, love and truth so that we may achieve the ultimate goal of life— Self-Realization.
There are two main ways to use your Mala:
- Medicine: Used for physical health & vitality and mental & emotional balance
- Spiritual: Used solely for spiritual purposes
Your Medicine Mala |
Your Spiritual Mala |
| For physical health & vitality | For spiritual evolution |
| Balance mind & emotions | Supercharges energy field with prana |
| Used for protection | Used for Mantra Japa (Mantra chanting) |
| Worn all day, everyday | Worn only for spiritual practices |
| Can be worn in public | Kept private |
WHY WEAR A MALA?
For thousands of years yogis have worn or used Rudraksha Malas for their many protective qualities and physical, emotional and spiritual benefits.
By using a Mala, one’s health and well-being will improve, spiritual qualities flower beautifully, meditation will deepen, and awareness of the Divine will effortlessly expand. The more one wears, meditates with and cares for this powerful Rudraksha Mala, the more divine energy may be attracted into one’s life for peace, truth and loving compassion.
And in the words of the great Papaji…
“The world would be at peace if everyone was wearing Rudraksha beads.”
Rudraksha Malas naturally awaken a sense of peace, tranquility, compassion in our hearts— directly contributing to the peace that we all wish to see in the world.
Benefits of Wearing a Rudraksha Mala
Physical
+ Energize the body, mind and spirit
+ Promote healthy & healing
+ Establish energy, longevity & vitality
+ Balance electromagnetic field of the heart
+ Improve blood circulation and purification
+ Balance blood pressure
+ Relieves physical pain
+ Regulates the flow of bio-electric current in the body
+ Balances the respiratory, digestive, hormonal & nervous system
+ Balances the 5 elements in body – Tridosha
Mental & Emotional
+ Instil a peaceful & calm mind
+ Improve concentration & memory
+ Create mental & emotional balance
+ Experience greater states of clarity
+ Feel higher states of understanding, compassion & empathy
+ Release mental negativity
Spiritual & Energetic
+ Be filled with divine energy vibrations
+ Protect you from negativity & harm
+ Attract positive & auspicious energies
+ Promote mindfulness & self-knowledge
+ Balance the subtle body – Chakras, Nadis, Koshas
+ Stimulate and awaken the Kundalini energy
+ Reduces the effects of negative Karmas
THE MYSTERY & POWER OF RUDRAKSHA
It is said that Lord Shiva was in deep meditation for thousands of years for the benefit of all beings, and upon opening His eyes, tears of compassion rolled down and landed upon the earth taking birth as the sacred Rudraksha tree.
‘RUDRA’ = another name for ‘Lord Shiva’
‘AKSHA’ = means ‘eyes’
‘MALA’ = means ‘garland’
In this way, Rudraksha denotes those sacred seeds that came directly from the eyes of the great Lord Shiva – the Supreme Consciousness.
The Rudraksha tree is revered as being remarkably holy and sacred and its seeds are regarded as timeless jewels of the gods, with each seed containing the secrets of the entire evolution of the cosmos within it. These seeds are a powerful gift from Mother Nature, as they constantly radiate tremendous life force energy offering the blessed wearer protective, vitality and tranquility.
Rudrakshas have mystical and divine properties and are considered one of the most powerful aids in both medicine and in the path of Self-Realization.
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