YOGA INFINITY II Wedding Gift *His & Hers *Blessed Two Strand Wrist Mala *Engagement Jewelry Present *Mala hotsell Guru Bead Blessed by Dalai Lama

These HIS & HERS blessed two-strand wrist malas, in the "Yoga Infinity" style are made of 8mm beads on a super durable elastic cord. These stretchy wrist Malas each contain a Guru Bead that comes from the Sri Maha Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya India and have been blessed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama (see more details below). These Buddhist wrist malas are made to order out of your favorite colors or stones.

YOGA INFINITY II Wedding Gift *His & Hers *Blessed Two Strand Wrist Mala *Engagement Jewelry Present *Mala Guru Bead Blessed by Dalai Lama

This custom design has two of each of the following gemstones on each loop:
Lepidolite - for balance
Labradorite - for perseverance
Lapis - for truth
Jade - for happiness
Chrysocolla - for communication
Chrysoprase - for anti-anxiety
Aquamarine - for courage
Amethyst - for calming
Black Tourmaline - for protection

Her wrist mala has the lighter stones closer to the guru bead.
His wrist mala has the darker stones closer to the guru bead.

STYLES:
1. His (2) Bodhi: His mala has darker stones next to the Bodhi seed guru bead. It has two (2) strands.
2. Her (2) Bodhi: Her mala has lighter stones next to the Bodhi seed guru bead. It has two (2) strands.
3. His (1) Bodhi: His mala has darker stones next to the Bodhi seed guru bead. It has one (1) strand.
4. Her (2) no Bodhi: Her mala has lighter stones next to a guru bead. It has two (2) strands.
5. His & Hers (2) Bodhi: Purchase #1 & #2 together.

DESIGN YOUR OWN: The Sri Maha Bodhi Seed is the centerpiece of this wrist mala and the baseline from which hotsell to begin designing. The two (2) strands form a UNION (yoga) at the blessed Sri Maha Bodhi Seed symbolizing joining our own consciousness with Infinity.

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UPGRADE **this mala can be made with additional sandalwood beads BLESSED by His Holiness the Dalai Lama (in addition to the Sri Maha Bodhi Seed BLESSED by His Holiness). Limited quantity available.

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This Mala is a one-of-a-kind item and is custom-made to order. If time is of the essence, please send us a message for an estimate of the processing time for this order. You can choose from (almost) any stones that you like to design this wrist Mala.

This Mala comes packaged in a unique silk drawstring pouch repurposed from an Indian Silk Sari sewn by an Indian craftswoman.

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The 108 Enlightenment Mala Project

The 108 Enlightenment Malas Collection is centered around the Sri Maha Bodhi seed mala that David Browning SamadhiDev brought back from Bodh Gaya, India.

The seeds in this mala were collected from the revered Sri Maha Bodhi tree that stands in the midst of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya and is considered the most important of the Buddhist pilgrimage sites. The Sri Maha Bodhi tree, planted in 288 BC, is a direct descendant of the original tree under which Siddhartha Gautama received his enlightenment 2500 years ago, becoming The Buddha. This Bodhi seed mala received a hands-on blessing from His Holiness the Dalai Lama while in Sarnath India, on January 14, 2011; and the mala has received multiple empowerments from His Holiness, including Avalokiteshvara, White Tara, 21 Tara, Yamantaka, and his teachings of Nagarjuna.

Each of our numbered Enlightenment Malas has one of these special Sri Maha Bodhi seeds integrated as the Guru (center) bead. There will be 108 Enlightenment Malas in our original collection. Also included with each Enlightenment Mala will be a certificate of authenticity, and a Maha Mantra based on principles "Beyond Enlightenment".

All proceeds from the sale of these 108 Malas are considered donations to the Samadhi Retreat, which is a beautiful 65-acre wooded Meditation Center and non-profit monastery deep in the Piney Woods of Texas. All proceeds go directly to providing free or low-cost services to seekers of Truth, whether students of the Samadhi Silent Retreats, our weekly Satsangs, or the weekly prison ministry. A portion of the purchase price for your Mala is tax exempt. If you would like a tax-exempt statement provided with your Mala, please let us know.

Mala Origins:
In 2010-2011 David Browning spent 2 years in India. For the first 6 months, he lived at the tantric monastery of Gyuto, just down the mountain from H.H. the Dalai Lama's monastery and each day he would trek up the mountain to visit the monastery of H.H. the Dalai Lama, receiving numerous teachings and sacred empowerments. Later in 2011 while attending an event in Sarnath (The place of Buddhas 1st Teachings) David requested and received the blessing from H.H. the Dalai Lama upon a 108 Bodhi Seed Mala that he had acquired 2 days before from the temple in Bodh Gaya where Buddha attained Enlightenment.

See more on David Browning: http://mystic7.org/david-browning/

Your purchase of a fundraiser 108 Enlightenment Mala assists us in providing new opportunities to those who want it the most. At the Samadhi Retreat & Meditation Center, we are absolutely committed to keeping our retreats and workshops as affordable as possible as we grow towards a fully donation-based model. Your support allows us to be self-sustaining, as well as expand cabins onto the property, and provide new online and one-on-one student platforms.

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Malas are a string of beads, usually 108, made from wood, stone, seed, bone, or crystal. For thousands of years, Malas have been used in the practice of mantra meditation by Hindus and Buddhists, and in a similar way by Christians with the rosary. Moving your fingers to the next bead at the end of each mantra allows the mind to stay focused on the mantra rather than counting the repetitions. A mantra could be a single word, like OM, or a sacred phrase, or the name of a deity. The number 108 is sacred in many Spiritual traditions for various symbolic reasons.