Picking beads for a friend—this Rudraksha mala is one I picked recently.，A friend saw my Rudraksha mala。What you receive is a batch of raw Nepal Rudraksha (large) seeds，About two hundred plus beads，What I’m going to do is20mmmala (prayer beads)，First pick out the ones with the right size。The process of selecting beads is actually quite tedious，**Step 1: check size，**Step 2: check density and skin color，Step 3: check pile shape，Step 4: check grain / texture，Every step carefully…

This strand of large Rudraksha was selected from a batch of beads I acquired last year, and I fell in love with it at fi

…特别出彩的地方。没想到盘了这么久，现在的颜色和包浆比我预期的要好太多了。朋友送的Rudraksha breaking-in (patina process)三年欣赏新串到手那会儿，颜色偏黄，表面涩手。我那时候刚入坑，看网上说要多盘，就天天抓着盘，结果越盘越乌，后来才知道是方法不对。搞了半

…特别出彩的地方。没想到盘了这么久，现在的颜色和包浆比我预期的要好太多了。朋友送的Rudraksha breaking-in (patina process)三年欣赏刚拿到手的时候，籽的颜色发浅，表面干巴巴的，一点光泽都没有。那时候啥也不懂，抓起来就盘，盘了一个礼拜发现颜色没怎么变，反而发

Three-Month TransformationSome hobbyists said they want to see real changes during the breaking-in (patina process), not

Appreciation of a 4-year-old vintage mala (prayer beads)After all this time playing with Rudraksha, the piece I have the

…特别出彩的地方。没想到盘了这么久，现在的颜色和包浆比我预期的要好太多了。两串一年Rudraksha breaking-in (patina process)效果对比新串到手那会儿，颜色偏黄，表面涩手。我那时候刚入坑，看网上说要多盘，就天天抓着盘，结果越盘越乌，后来才知道是方法

Two-Year Change RecordSome hobbyists said they want to see real changes during the breaking-in (patina process), not sto

Appreciating two strands side by sideSome hobbyists said they want to see real changes during the breaking-in (patina pr

Two-Year Change RecordSome hobbyists said they want to see real changes during the breaking-in (patina process), not sto