Traditional Himalayan Bone Mala

I bought a mala bead necklace made of bones, and was informed (by Dharma Shop, I think) that this material would help me focus on impermanence. At this I was somewhat taken aback. I was doing well accustoming myself to mortality and now this? You can find them listed as synonyms, but they're not the same. With mortality --poof-- you vanish from this realm. From day to day, impermanence is much harder to track. The accumulated signs of aging go almost unnoticed day-to-day, but if you look back six months, a year, longer, it's easy to see IMPERMANENCE being written in capital letters. Of course even a necklace made of semi-precious stones is relatively impermanent. The cord be broken, some of the stones lost. So impermanence touches virtually everywhere. The beds are beautiful. I use them nearly everyday. Each bead is unique, but just try memorizing what makes them different! The beads arrived with unexpected swiftness. I am completely satisfied. Today I will try sitting with the beads and chanting om while in the same room with my wife's two parakeets. The little dinosaurs have been taking more notice of me lately. Will they like chanting? Karl Bellevue, WA

Wonderful Mala! The coral and turquoise beads are an exquisite touch. I wish I would have had it hand-knotted between beads. The only suggestion I have. Easily wearable as a daily reminder to walk the path.