Tibetan Bell
I have entered another Fall with another bout of anxiety.
Stress related naturally. Stress over everything: job, endless list of chores and errands, too much work not enough sleep, etc.
I found that if I meditate, it helps me calm down.
Right above my computer desk, I have a laughing Buddha statue; actually two of them.
I have as well a beautiful singing bowl.
What I don’t have, and I would like to get is a Tibetan bell and dorje.
The bell and dorje are ritual objects in Tibetan Buddhism.
The prayer bell is used to call the presence of the Buddha.Ringing the bell can be used to request protection, or it can be a sound offering.
The dorje represents the thunderbolt of enlightenment and it is used to visualise deities.When used in a ritual, the dorje is paired with the bell.
The dorje is normally held in the right hand and it represents the masculine principle. The bell is held in the left hand and it represents the feminine principle.
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