Ti

betan
Mala Shop
How t
ouseyourPr
ayerBeads

Mal
aBeads
Medi
tat
ion
Manual

Mayal
lbei
ngsbehappy
Thi
sworkcanbefr
eelycopiedanddi st
ribut
ed
whenful
lcr
edi
tisgivent
oTi bet
anMal aShop
2014Ti
betanMalaShop.com
Ti
betan
Mala Shop
How t
ouseyourPr
ayerBeads

W hati
saMedi
tat
ion Mal
a?
TheTibet
anBuddhi stpr
ayermala,orbeadedrosary
,aidsthepract i
ti
onerincounti
ng
mantr
aswhi l
ehel pi
ngonetofocusconcentr
ati
onandawar eness.
Thegoalistofeelthemedit
ati
onmala'sbeadswiththefi
ngers,recit
et hemantraand
vi
sual
isethedeityatthesamet i
me-involvi
ngbody,speech& mi nd.

Buddhi
stMalaBeadsaremadewi
th108beadsast
herearesai
dt obe108affl
icti
ons.
Inaddit
ion,af
terr
eci
ti
ng100mantr
asei
ghtext
ramantr
asarerecit
edtoal
low forany
err
ors.

Ti
bet anmalabeadsoft
enhavecounterbeadsat27beadint
erval
stoai
dthecount
ing
process,t
hisi
swhysomeofourmal ashave111beads:
108beads+ 3count erbeads= 111beads.

Ourwri
stmalasattheTibet
anMalaShopar emadewi
th:
27beads(4r oundsofa27beadwr i
stmal
aequatesto108)
18beads(6r oundsofan18beadwr i
stmal
aequatesto108)
21beads(forreci
ti
ng21mantras)
Tr
adit
ional
lyTibet
anmalaswer
emadeofburgundyorr
edthreadsymbol
isi
ngt
he
unbr
okenlineageoft
eachi
ngsandbl
oodl
ineoft
heBuddha.

Inadditi
onweuset hethreadcolour
sthatar
eli
nkedt
othe7chakr
as:
1.BaseChakr a-black
2.SacralChakra-br own
3.SolarPlexusChakra-yel l
ow
4.HeartChakr a-green
5.ThroatChakr a-blue
6.ThirdEyeChakr a-purple
7.ClearQuar t
zCrystal-white/
sil
vergrey
W hati
saMant
ra?
A mantrai
sacr eati
ve,subtle,innersoundorwor dthati
srepeat
edtoaid
concent
rat
iondur i
ngmedi t
ation.Itisanexpressi
onofthedeepestessenceofour
underst
andingandt ranscendsext er
nalwordsandsounds.

OM MANIPADMEHUM mant r
atranslatesas"
YouaretheJeweli
nthe
Lot
us"andsummonst
hedei
tyChenrezigtheBuddhaofCompassi
on.

Mayal
lbei
ngsbehappy
2014Ti
bet
anMal
aShop.
com 2
Ti
betan
Mala Shop
How t
ouseyourPr
ayerBeads

How t
oreci
teMant
rasusi
ng aMedi
tat
ion Mal
a
Sitcomf or
tably
,relax& f
ocusyourattent
iononyourbreathi
ngwhil
erest
ingthemala
beadsi nyourhand.
Best i
ll
.Bequi et.
Holdt hefirstmalabeadbetweenyourt humb& for
efingerandsi
lent
lyreci
teone
mant ra.Moveyourt humbandf or
efi
ngeralongt
ot henextbeadofthestrandto
chantt henextmant ra;thenrepeat.
Whilstf
eel
ingthemal asbeadswi ththefi
ngersandrecit
ingthemantra,vi
suali
se
apositi
vei
mageordei ty,i
nthiswayonei satonceinvolvi
ngthebody,speechand
mind.
Aft
ersomer epet
itonsthepower f
ulvibr
ati
onofthesoundoft hemantracanbeused
toenteradeepstateofmedi t
ation.

Mant
raReci
tat
ion
Bel
ow i
sal
istofsanskr
itmant
ras:

ANANDA HUM -Iam bliss DHARMA HUM -Myl i

fehasmeani ng& purpose
SHANTIHUM -Iam peace OM MITRAYA -Iam f
riendl
y& kindtoall
AHAM PREMA -Iam love SHREEM NAMAH -Ihonort heabundanceoflif
e
SARVATVA -Iam wholeness RABHASA HUM -Iam pur edel
ight

Mant raforBl essing yourMalaBeads

Thismant r
ai ncreasesthepoweroft
hemantrasyoureci
temoret hanonesext
il
li
on
ti
mes( that'
st enmi l
li
ontimesonebi
lli
on!
)Reci
tethemantraseventimes,t
henblow
ont hemala.OM RUCHIRA MANIPRAVARTAYA HUM ( 7x)

FlowerOf f
ering Mant r
a
Arrangeyourf avourit
efl
owersandreci
tethemant
ratwentyoneti
mes,thensprinkl
e
theflowersonast upaorhol
yobject
.Ifyoudothi
sal
lyourwisheswi
llbeful
fi
ll
ed,
andal lyournegativekarmawil
lbepurif
ied.
TADYATHA PUSHPEPUSHPESIPUSHPESVAHA ( 21x)

Mayal
lbei
ngsbehappy
2014Ti
bet
anMal
aShop.
com 3
Ti
betan
Mala Shop
How t
ouseyourPr
ayerBeads

Mant raofShakyamuniBuddha
Recit
ingthismantrawil
lpurif
yal ldef
il
ement s& actuali
set hef
ourbodi
esofBuddha
(thefourbodi
esare:truth,nature,wisdom & enjoyment )
Themant ratr
ansl
atesas" Om wiseone,wi seone,gr eatwiseone,t
othewiseoneof
theShakyanshail
!"Recit
emul ti
plesof7t i
mes.
TADYATHA OM MUNIMUNIMAHA MUNIYESVAHA ( 7x)

Mantr aofMedici
neBuddha
Reci
tingthi
smantracl
earsinner
,outerandsecr
etobst
acl
est
oheal
th& assi
stsi
n
achi
evingperf
ectheal
th.Reci
temulti
plesof8ti
mes.
TADYATHA OM BEKHANDZEBEKHANDZEMAHA BEKHANDZE[BEKHANDZE]
RADZA SAMUDGATESVAHA ( 8x)

MantraofGreen Tar
a
GreenTar
aisknownast he"motherofli
ber
ati
on"
.Reci
ti
ngt
hismant
ral
iber
atesone
f
rom tr
uesuff
eri
ng,probl a.OM TARETUTTARETURESVAHA (
ems& samsar 21x)

MantraofChenr ezig
TheChenrezi
gmant r
ai srecit
edtopuri
fydelusi
on,especi
allyhat
red& i
gnorance,and
togener
atecompassion.Themant r
atr
ansl
atesas"Youar etheJeweli
nt heLotus"
andsummonst hedeityChenr ezi
gtheBuddhaofCompassi on.
OM MANIPADMEHUM ( 7x)

Mant r
aofMai t
reyaBuddha
Reci
ti
ngthismantr
ayoureabl
etol
iveyourl
if
einaposi
ti
ve,vi
rtuousmanner
,itpur
i-
fi
esnegat
ivi
tyandcol
lect
smuchmer i
t.
OM MAITRIMA HA MAITRIMAITRIYESVA HA,OM MAITRIMAHAMAITRI
MAITRIYESVAHA

Mant raofManj ushr i

Manj ushr
ir epresentswisdom,hehol dsaswor dinhisri
ghthandsymbolizi
nghi sabi
l-
i
tyt ocutt hroughdel usion.Byreci
ti
ngt hi
smant r
aoneopenst hedoortowi sdom,
heightensint el
igence,fulf
il
lsgoodwishes,removesobst
acl
es& troubl
es,helpsto
achieveper fectenli
ghtenment .OM AH RA PA CHA NA DHI

Mayal
lbei
ngsbehappy
2014Ti
bet
anMal
aShop.
com 4
Ti
betan
Mala Shop
How t
ouseyourPr
ayerBeads

W hati
sMedi
tat
ion?
Meditati
oni s.
..contemplati
on,refl
ecti
on,apr ayer
,internalpeace,aconnectiontothe
tr
uth,bei ngstil
l,beingqui
et,justbeing.
Meditati
oni s.
..ani nspi
redgrace,freedom,guidance,cont ent
ment ,awareness,
concentrati
on,r estf
ulal
ertness.
Meditati
oni s.
..somet hi
ngt hatgoesbeyondt hei nt
ell
ectandbr ingsthemi ndintoit
s
naturalstate.
Withmedi t
ati
on. .
.wecanchanget hei nnerf
low ofourener gyandr el
easeour
emotions.

Medi
tat
ion on t
heBr
eat
h
GetComfor
table
Chooseaquietplacewher
eyouwon'
tbedi
stur
bedandgetcomf
ort
abl
e.
Postur
e
Iti
sbenef
ici
alt
osi
tupr
ight
,wi
thyourbackst
rai
ght
,andcr
ossl
eggedi
nthe7poi
nt
vajr
aposi
ti
on:

1.Straightback 5.Eyeslookingdown,rest
ing& r
elaxed
2.CrossLegged 6.Tonguet ouchi
ngtheupperpal
ate
3.Foldedhands 7.Lipssl
ightlyapar
t
4.Tuckyourchi ni
n

Moti
vati
on
Setyourmotivati
onforthemedi
tat
ion,at
ypi
calBuddhi
stappr
oachi
stomedi
tat
efor
thebenefi
tofallbei
ngs.
Focusont heBr eat
h
Closeyoureyesandbr eatht hroughyournose,gent l
ynoticethesensat
ionsofthe'i
n'
and' out'breath.Beawar eofyourbr eath,breathslowlyanddeeply,witheachbreath
all
ow your sel
ftobecomemor edeeplyrelaxed.Feelopeni nthehereandnow,al l
ow
spiri
tualenergyt ofl
ow throughyou.Whendi st
ract
edbynoi sesorsensati
onsinthe
body ,gentlybringyour
selfbackt othebr eath.Sitforaslongaspossibl
e.

Concl
usion& Dedicati
on
Slowl
ymo
m veyourf i
ngers& t
oes,openyoureyes,andgent
lybr
ingyouratt
enti
onback
totheroom.Dedicatetheposti
ti
veenergy& meritcr
eat
edbyyourmeditat
iontot
he
benef
itofal
lbeings.

Mayal
lbei
ngsbehappy
2014Ti
bet
anMal
aShop.
com 5