The Happy Squirrel
I was researching prayer beads, Tibetan Buddhist malas to be precise, and found this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlxo6kTYktE
Around 16:15 he explains the various material commonly used for what he called the "four enlightened activities" which consist of: pacifying, enriching, magnetising, and destroying. Although I this is not a formula or compulsory.
I thought it is interesting to note that:
Pacifying / appeasing / calming: beads should be white, light coloured, or clear.
Enriching/ to gather / to increase: bodhi / lotus seeds, amber, gold/silver/bronze/copper (rarely used)
Magnitising / draw power into yourself : red coral, sandalwood, carnelian, saffron coloured wood
Destroying: Rudraksha seeds ('tears of Shiva'), bones (animal's or human's)
The other is
Healing or health / Buddha medicine practice: lapis lazuli.
I can't quite hear what he said about using bright red carnelians...
Would you see any parallel in what we know about crystals and stones?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlxo6kTYktE
Around 16:15 he explains the various material commonly used for what he called the "four enlightened activities" which consist of: pacifying, enriching, magnetising, and destroying. Although I this is not a formula or compulsory.
I thought it is interesting to note that:
Pacifying / appeasing / calming: beads should be white, light coloured, or clear.
Enriching/ to gather / to increase: bodhi / lotus seeds, amber, gold/silver/bronze/copper (rarely used)
Magnitising / draw power into yourself : red coral, sandalwood, carnelian, saffron coloured wood
Destroying: Rudraksha seeds ('tears of Shiva'), bones (animal's or human's)
The other is
Healing or health / Buddha medicine practice: lapis lazuli.
I can't quite hear what he said about using bright red carnelians...
Would you see any parallel in what we know about crystals and stones?