Making a Traditional 108 Bead Mala Necklace

This is my tutorial on how to make a traditional 108 bead mala necklace for mantra meditation. Sometimes called prayer beads, malas are a sacred tool used for ages to practice japa; the practice of repeating a mantra 108 times.
This is a simple approach and I prefer to make my malas more functional than fancy. I consistently use 8mm beads and cotton thread for the mala and tassel.
Thanks for watching. Please let me know if you have questions.
Also you can see more of the malas I've made recently here: www.mokshamarqu...

[@sandraroper6002]

Love this one!! Very well done. And makes an awesome Mala.

[@BiaGoddess]

I’ve watched a few traditional Mala making videos on here and this shows you how to tie the knots so well. Thank you for posting this

[@mokshakusamarquardt6590]

@@BiaGoddess thanks for the feedback, really appreciate it and I’m glad it’s helpful for you.

[@Waaaghhead]

Hey, Thank you for this comprehensive introduction. I already have an idea of what beads and pattern i'd like to have for my mala. For me it's really a challenge to estimate the strength of the strand needed compared to the size of the holes in the beads for the knot preventing them to slip. Do you have any rough scale of measure or relative size for this? Hard for me to properly convert sizes to inches :D so the beads have 1,2 mm (0,0472441 inch) holes...

[@_cryptiid]

thank you for posting this! i've been trying for a while and think i finally got it. much easier than the method i used for my first mala. now, i think i will be making many more! i also appreciate your kind energy. are you a Pisces? 😅

[@mokshakusamarquardt6590]

@@_cryptiid thank you for the feedback, I’m glad it was helpful! I’m a Libra.

[@IsyAweigh]

That's definitely do-able. Clear, gentle explanation and plenty of repetition, so I could go through the stages of "wth?", "Oh I think I see", "ah OK that makes sense", "so *that's* how it works!", and eventually to, "Oh heck yeah... I CAN do that, and I see what I need to be careful about. And don't rush." Perfect lesson!

[@mokshakusamarquardt6590]

@@IsyAweigh thank you, I’m glad it worked for you! Good luck.

[@pdias8469]

Very good sir. I like it. Blessings.

[@mokshakusamarquardt6590]

Thanks so much!