Across the planet, in the barren Eastern plains of Tibet, Dowa Drolma and her sister-in-laws, also make our malas. These malas are part of our non-profit, Tara Malas, which created a self-sustaining cottage industry for the Nangchen Nuns in Tibet. After being made by Dowa Drolma, the malas are taken by Tashi, who I now refer to as my dear Tibetan son, to the Rinpoche of the nunnery where they are placed in their prayer room for a month to be infused by the prayers and blessings of these nuns who have spent their lives praying for all us. After a month, Tashi mails the blessed malas to me to be sold on their behalf.
What is most amazing is this life that receives our dreams and makes them a reality!