~ Fear-No- More mala collection ~
Animals are naturally contemplative, and when we relate to them with openness and respect, they can help us learn to be contemplative ourselves.
This collection is inspired by Fear-No-More Zoo, a sanctuary where animals live in peace, freedom, and contemplation. They are simply allowed to be, and that is precisely what makes them such powerful teachers.
The egoless nature of reality, the very truth that spiritual practice invites us to realize, is already naturally apparent to non-humans. Animals do not struggle with the sense of separation, contraction, and striving that so often weighs on the human mind. Living fully in each moment, they show us what that looks like when we pause long enough to watch them quietly.
These malas are made to carry that teaching with you.
~ 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 magnesite horse pendant as the guru bead.
The agate beads come in a full range of earth colors - green, moss, sage, chestnut, terracotta, and deep brown - each stone slightly different from the next. Agate is traditionally associated with grounding, balance, and steady calm. It is a stone for feeling rooted. The pearls, long linked with serenity and inner clarity, are said to soften stress and invite a gentle, centered presence. The white horse is a reminder of the wordless clarity animals already experience.