Fear-No-More: Reality Itself - Dawn Horse Mala

~ Fear-No- More mala collection:

This collection is inspired by Fear-No-More sanctuary that grew directly out of Adi Da's teaching. It exists to give animals a home where they can live out a contemplative life. Adi Da taught that the egoless nature of reality — the thing spiritual practice is trying to help a person recognize — is perfectly obvious to non-humans. In other words, animals aren't struggling with the sense of separateness and self-consciousness that drives most human suffering; they simply exist freely, without effort.

Animals are natural contemplatives. They live fully present in every moment — and when we quietly observe them, they teach us to do the same.

Each mala in this collection features an animal pendant, that functions as the guru bead, and reminds us to carry deep regard and sensitivity to non-human beings. Wearing one is an invitation to remember what the animals already know.

~ About this mala:

This mala is called Reality Itself — a phrase Adi Da used to point to existence as it actually is, prior to all the stories we tell about it. It is made with multi-colored agate beads, offset by creamy pearl beads, and finished with a white horse pendant as the guru bead. The agate carries a full range of earth tones — green, moss, sage, chestnut, terracotta, and deep brown — each stone slightly different from the next. The white horse is a reminder of the wordless clarity animals already live in.