Guest guest Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 Those who've done seva in counting people who come for darshan are probably already familiar with this device. It's very handy for either counting the number of malas you do, or can be used for japa itself if you really want. It's surprisingly light, considering the metal casing, which makes it quite durable. You can do a Google "image" search for "tally counter" and see what I mean. Although there's plenty on the net, I got mine from a local Staples which sold a store brand. I had to ask for help in finding it since it wasn't near the calculators which I thought it would. Turned out to be near the rubber stamps in the regular office supply area. With tax, it was an even $15. Traditionally, a person would use rice grains or beans, pre-counted in one bowl and transferred to another to count their malas. Some Tibetan malas, and I think Muslim malas actually have a set of counter beads. I had made a set of slider beads for counting, but I really like the tally counter. tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 check your local Staples store if they still have the $3 rebate for each ink cartridge that you recylce. recycle 3 cartridges and you have $9 (max per purchase) toward your $15 Tally Counter. Amma Bless, amarnath Ammachi, "Tom" <tomgull wrote: > > Those who've done seva in counting people who come for darshan are > probably already familiar with this device. It's very handy for > either counting the number of malas you do, or can be used for japa > itself if you really want. It's surprisingly light, considering the > metal casing, which makes it quite durable. > > You can do a Google "image" search for "tally counter" and see what I > mean. Although there's plenty on the net, I got mine from a local > Staples which sold a store brand. I had to ask for help in finding > it since it wasn't near the calculators which I thought it would. > Turned out to be near the rubber stamps in the regular office supply > area. With tax, it was an even $15. > > Traditionally, a person would use rice grains or beans, pre- counted in > one bowl and transferred to another to count their malas. Some > Tibetan malas, and I think Muslim malas actually have a set of counter > beads. I had made a set of slider beads for counting, but I really > like the tally counter. > > tom > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Namah Shivaya Tom, Thank you very much. I appreciate your suggestion, which could help create more discipline & focus, while striving to chant more mantras. Sweta Tom <tomgull (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote: Staples...near the rubber stamps in the regular office supply area. With tax, it was an even $15. Get your email and more, right on the new .com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 >check your local Staples store if they still have the $3 rebate for >each ink cartridge that you recylce. >recycle 3 cartridges and you have $9 (max per purchase) toward your >$15 Tally Counter. Actually they only allow you to use those $3 ink rebates one at a time per purchase. Believe me, I shop there all the time and have tried to use two of those same time, they said only one each visit. Jai Amma! Stacy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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