Mantra Chanting

The question is to explain the use of different types of malas for mantra japa. There are many types of chanting beads. The most common ones are tulsi, chandan and rudraksha. If you are chanting out of devotion, you can use any chanting beads. It makes little difference. If you are a vaishnava that means you pray to a form of Vishnu then often tulsi beads are recommended. If you are a shakta or a shaiva that means you pray to devi or shiva or any form of rudra then rudraksha are recommended. Chandan beads can be used anywhere. But in mantra sadhana and even in tantra sadhana, there are different types of chanting beads. Each one has a different impact, different energy, different feel and even different set of memories it brings to you when you use them.

You can have chanting beads made from brass, copper, gold, pearls or gemstones. All those are used for different purposes. The chanting beads you need to use will depend upon the sadhana you are doing. The ultimate chanting beads is called Akshaya mala.

Listen to this discourse to find out more on mantra chanting.

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