As soon as I boarded my first plane to Bangkok, I noticed something different right away about the other passengers filing past me. Around almost everyone’s neck hung at least one pendant that was clearly special. Some had small gold Buddhas while other people had large chains with five or more medallions stationed along it […]
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Prayer beads are used in many religions throughout the world. In Catholicism, they are called rosary beads. Buddhists and Hindus refer to them as mala or jap mala. The purpose of a set of prayer beads is to allow the person to focus on their prayers rather than counting the repetitions which would become a […]
Shopping for the Mayan Apocalypse
I’m sure many of you may have noticed a song stuck in your head these last few days. Feel free to sing along….. “It’s the end of the world as we know it, It’s the end of the world as we know it, It’s the end of the world as we know it and I […]