My Mala

This is kind of just an interesting occurence that I wanted to tell you all. I where this string of 108 rudraksha beads around my neck all the time. At the bottom of the string are pendents both different pictures of swamiji. (Why there are two, not one I shal tell you in a later entry) Band Anyhow something interesting happened with this mala today, after my shower, the only time I ever take it off, I forgot to put it back on. marching band practise I regularly put my hand agiant the beads, which are saftly tucked under my shirt and send out a message to Swamiji, he says the mala is like a cell phone just to him, and I use it very regularly, not just to ask for stuff. Anyhow today during practise I kept feeling like something was missing from me. Throughout the two and a half hour period I lost more and more energy and by the end of practise I could hardly stand up. I got into my mom's car absalutly exhusted, and it wasen't just cold, or lack of food either. Later at the temple dressed only in one sari, another volunteer mentioned that I was not wearing my mala. My hand flew to my chest and I suddenly knew why I had been feeling all wrong. The rest of the evening I felt..... naked almost, without my beads of protection. I just wanted to share that exspirence with you all.
On another note the movie Secretariet is the most amazing movie I have ever watched. and I don't complement many movies. Please please PLEASE even if you are not a horse fan go and see it. The underlaying message is spectacular. As is the outright story. Well I am off to bed now... see you all soon!
Oh P.S. About the pic, I don't wear that same mala now, that perticular one broke in Washing D.C. On a school trip, but it is a nice picture of a mala, this picture was taken at the Vidya Sarovar at the Bidadi Ashram.