Custom Malas and Prayer Tools - DestinationOM.com

WELCOME TO DESTINATION OM

Welcome to Destination OM. Gaurang is the sole mala maker on this site and is based on Saltspring Island, BC CANADA. You will find malas completed and ready for sale on the site, in addition to the malas there are videos created by Gaurang to assist new meditators in basic practices and you will also find meditation cushions.

NOTE: Off to India from Nov 15, 2009 - April 15, 2010. (JOIN THE TRAVELOGUE LIST on the bottom left side of any page - once - and you will receive Gaurang's Travelogues that are written while travelling.) See below for details of when you can receive your custom malas. PLEASE NOTE: The malas that you see on the site are still for sale and will be shipped by Catherine who will be answering your emails at our email address:  destinationom@yahoo.ca 

This website is always changing, updating, and is not a static brochure based site so keep coming back for more information or sign up for email updates for EACH PAGE that is of interest.

If you are new to meditation, mantra, or using malas you may be interested in the FAQs page of our site. Please click HERE for FAQs. CLICK HERE for meditation cushions.  Enjoy!

Blessings.

 Gaurang (mala maker)

TIMELINE FOR TRAVELS from November 15, 2009 - April 15, 2010:

November 15, 2009 - April 15, 2010: No Custom orders during this period as Gaurang will be on a private Pilgrimage in India but Catherine will still be responding to all emails and sending out malas purchased online (all malas you see online are available for sale).  

If you want a custom mala made in Bodhgaya, India (where Buddha obtained Enlightenment) then please reserve it with Catherine and Gaurang will make your mala in Bodhgaya some time between February 10 - March 8 2010.

Leaving Bodhgaya March 8 2010: Making custom malas from Bodhgaya, India.

March 18, 2010: Leaving India to attend Yoga Conference in Toronto.

March 25, 2010 - March 28, 2010: YOGA CONFERENCE in TORONTO

April 15, 2010: Back in shop on Saltspring Island, BC and back to business as usual and filling all custom orders that have been on hold from Nov 15, 2009 - April 15, 2010 (if not already filled in Bodhgaya). Thank you for your support and understanding.

 

Enjoy the 9 hours of music offered here! leave it playing through your work day or relaxing at home. You can choose through the player for what you want to listen to or simply PAUSE it so there is no music. Hope you enjoy.

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SIGNATURE: The most obvious design that sets these malas apart from others is that I incorporate a "stretcher" into every mala which is a slip knot placed either at the top of the mala (opposite the guru bead) or as the guru bead iteself. This slip knot allows for the practitioner to choose the spacing between the beads ideal for them by sliding the stretcher this can be accomplised.

I learned how to make malas in Bodhgaya, India (where the Buddha obtained enlightenment) and continue to get many of my supplies from the Northern region of India and Nepal.

All malas are hand made by me (unless otherwise stated) and come with a GUARANTEE FOR LIFE! I repair the malas for FREE! You post me back the beads and I post you back a newly strung mala. With love. I don't want to see a mala go unused, and they do break in time...so this is why I have this guarantee.

Send an email to destinationom@yahoo.ca if you have any questions or want to arrange for your custom mala.

Do you think I need a mala?

Well the good thing about a mala is that while you are sitting in meditation you can use the beads to count inhale and exhale...and if you become focused on a certain path then you will have mantras to recite.

The benefit to counting on a mala is that you are able to gauge the time that you have been sitting in meditation. Often times our mind wanders, we get frustrated or "fidgety" and wonder "Is it over yet?" :) But with a mala, you know how long it takes for you to do a "full round (108)"...so maybe it takes you 40 minutes to do 108 beads (counting your inhale and exhale).

In the taming of the mind and overcoming its ability to force you out of meditation...you can entertain it at times be knowing "how much longer you have". As you become better at your meditations and your ability to sit becomes longer...you can lengthen your inhales and exhales or begin reciting mantras.

One mantra that is commonly used is "OM MANI PADME HUNG" (pronounced Hoong)...direct translation "The jewel is in the lotus" meaning "The jewel is within."

Quick Mala Links

Click for Indian Bodhi seed malas

Click for Natural Yak Bone malas

Click for Lotus seed malas

Click for Rosewood malas

Click for Antique and Mixed

KEEP AN EYE ON THE SITE!

Destination OM elevates to new levels as new stock arrives from overseas and the funds from sales begin to flow into communities where I have been myself and met the people. I travel throughout Asia looking for supplies but at the same time looking for locals to employ as buyers of mine.
I travel around the markets with them and show them WHO I want to buy from and what it is. I arrange to keep in contact either by phone or email and pay them a wage for buying for me.

As this business and concept have grown I have been given property to build on in Bodhgaya, India (where the Buddha obtained enlightenment). This is also a location where I get a large amount of the prayer beads (manly Bodhi and Lotus seeds). With this honour becomes a great responsibility to you as a buyer and to my friends as suppliers.
As we all work together in a purpose higher than our own, I show you what I have to offer. I make all these malas myself and you can contact me at destinationom@yahoo.ca for custom orders.

New items are ALWAYS arriving and this site is far from a stagnant brochure based site so if you are interested in purchasing from this site then please sign up to the corresponding page on the left under "get email updates" and you will be informed of any changes to this page.

I have to thank you all for being a part of this greater vision. With love. Look, read, and enjoy.