Guest guest Posted February 18, 2006 Report Posted February 18, 2006 In a message dated 2/17/06 5:08:32 PM Mountain Standard Time, nierika (AT) aol (DOT) com writes: It must sometimes look comical to some of you on the list, and I can see a little cartoon character of myself, on a little red motorcycle, hair streaming in the background ... here she comes, folks ... oh, up, there she goes ... oh, wait, here she comes. Thank God/dess I can joke about it or I think I'd really just give up. Namaste Sweet Sister Linda, You are a beautiful inspiration for overcoming trouble. A mala is normally 108 repetitions ( 100 is an accepted rounding off, covers errors of mispronounced mantra, skipped bead and plain estacy dropping of the mala ) so 6,000 repetitions = 60 malas x 100. If it is necessary for me to stop within a mala, I use a rudraksha bead to mark the spot to continue. Here is a quote from the Tirukkural under Undaunted by Calamities: Laugh when a calamity comes upon you ; there is nothing like laughter for overcoming it. and this which is another one of my favorites: Those who are not troubled by troubles will cause trouble to troubles. With Love Kanda Quote
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2006 Report Posted February 18, 2006 A mala is 108 repitions for many reasons. 1 <- Number of leader +8 <- Number of teacher =9 <- Number of spirit / soul / consciousness Thats one of the reasons why there are 108 (+1) rudraksha seeds on a mala. kandaaran wrote: > In a message dated 2/17/06 5:08:32 PM Mountain Standard Time, > nierika writes: > > It must sometimes look comical to some of you on the list, and I > can see a little cartoon character of myself, on a little red > motorcycle, hair streaming in the background ... here she comes, > folks ... oh, up, there she goes ... oh, wait, here she comes. > Thank God/dess I can joke about it or I think I'd really just give up. > > Namaste Sweet Sister Linda, > > You are a beautiful inspiration for overcoming trouble. > > A mala is normally 108 repetitions ( 100 is an accepted rounding off, > covers errors of mispronounced mantra, skipped bead and plain estacy > dropping of the mala ) so 6,000 repetitions = 60 malas x 100. If it > is necessary for me to stop within a mala, I use a rudraksha bead to > mark the spot to continue. > > Here is a quote from the Tirukkural under Undaunted by Calamities: > Laugh when a calamity comes upon you ; there is nothing like > laughter for overcoming it. > and this which is another one of my favorites: > Those who are not troubled by troubles will cause trouble to troubles. > > With Love > > Kanda > > > > > ------ > > > * Visit your group " > <>" on the web. > > * > > <?subject=Un> > > * Terms of > Service <>. > > > ------ > Quote
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