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Peace Mala Presentation
Informative pdf - What the Peace Mala is and how it may be used.
Please click on the following link to review the Peace Mala leaflet that accompanies each Peace Mala bracelet.
"The Peace Mala cuts through all forms of prejudice and celebrates what makes us different from each other. It is a vision for the future. Wearing the mala is a promise to help create a better world"
The purpose of the Peace Mala.
The word "mala"is Sanskrit and means garland of flowers. In the East, a mala is a string of beads which may be used in meditation or prayer. Each "flower" or bead on the mala can represent a mantra or prayer. Our Peace Mala is different. Its purpose is not for devotional use, though it may be used in that way if the wearer wishes. The Peace Mala is a fashion item to wear on the wrist. It is committed to Inter-Faith dialogue for peace and every bead and knot holds a symbolic message. It is also a practical teaching aid which can be used with youngsters to help promote awareness, tolerance and respect between all communities. We hope that the Peace Mala will stimulate interest and encourage youngsters (and adults for that matter) to find out more about the faiths represented on it.
We hope that teachers and leaders of faith communities will join in this initiative and help spread the message of love, respect and peace through places of worship, Sunday schools, youth clubs, schools, colleges and other centres of learning.
Peace begins with each one of us.
With our prayers and good wishes,
Pam Evans - Creator of the Peace Mala.
Peace Mala Office, 122 Clydach Road, Morriston, Swansea SA6 6QB
email: info@peacemala.org.uk
Pictured in the Peace Mala Garden are Pam Evans, Vanessa Maskell and Laura Daniels.
The original Peace Mala bracelet makes a double rainbow of the faiths. The rainbow is an important symbolic link between heaven and earth in many cultures.
The Peace Mala comprises of fourteen coloured beads with a central white or frosted white bead strung between symbolic knots. The coloured beads represent the spiritual paths and their peace messages for the world. The central white bead represents the wearer. The final single bead is used as a toggle to bring the mala around the wearer´s wrist. This represents unity, harmony and peace.
Each Peace Mala bracelet comes with a small explanatory colour booklet of the religions represented on the mala and their message of peace and tolerance. It is hoped that the wearer will be encouraged to find out more about the faiths represented on the bracelet.
visit the Peace mala website at http://www.everyclick.com/peacemala
Newsletter Peace Mala National Youth Prize September 2008
Peace Mala Endorsements
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Archbishop of York endorsement letter. October 2009
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