Amazing handcrafted, quality and highly charged prayer beads for focus, meditation, protection, and guidance. These beads were traditionally made with the "rudraksha" seeds, which are the seeds of an evergreen tree widely spread across India, as well as with sacred basil herbs, woods, or gemstones. Originally, mala beads are made of 108 beads and the largest bead in the center is also known as the "guru", which is said to encapsulate the energy created during the practice. There are several reasons as to why Malas are composed of 108 beads: 108 is the number related to the utmost important mantra, the "Om" The average distance of the moon from the Earth is roughly 108 times the diameter of the moon. Traditionally in ancient Indian numerology, one stands for God or higher Truth, zero is related to "emptiness" and the number eight is connected to the concept of infinity. According to the Yogic scriptures, there are 108 energy lines, the so-called "Nadis" that lead to the "Anahata Chakra", the heart chakra.