Mindful Beads: Meaning, Mantras, Prayers, and Hope
(By Alice Peck)
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Strings of beads are universal to all peoples and beliefs. They’re given many names—mala, rosary, masbaha, komboloi, prayer beads—but no matter the culture or context, they’re a tangible symbol of connection to our memories, our hopes, our loves, and our best selves. Beads can tell a story, and can inspire us, celebrate someone or something we love, or help us work through a difficulty.
Beads can be made from wood, clay, crystals, bone, shell, glass, metal, plastic, paper, and much more—even coins, buttons, seeds, and pasta. And the meanings are as varied as the materials. It’s not so much what beads you string but why and how you string them. There’s symbolism in the type, number, materials, and source of the beads and the words that go with them—mantras, prayers, promises, affirmations, and meditations.
In Mindful Beads, explore all of this and go further, learning where to find beads and how to make them, instill them with significance, and incorporate that meaning, protection, and promise into your life.”
