Altoids Prayer Wheels

[DropPodFullOfPonies]

I should do this with a loop of some of my favorite soothing Bible verses. After all, there's an old gospel song that has the lyrics "when you hear a little prayer wheel turning", so it can't be all that of an unorthodox concept.

[ypres2036]

awesome! Thank you!

[1awareness]

cool

[doomngloom4glory]

I've noticed your prayers are in English, does it have the same effect? Thank you for posting this, I've always wanted to make one.

[JetCityOrange]

@doomngloom4glory IMHO, yes. It's all about one's intention.

[JetCityOrange]

@doomngloom4glory IMHO, it's all about one's intention.

[XxPuNiShHeRxX]

is it bad luck or something if you spin the prayers backwards?

[ypres2036]

@XxPuNiShHeRxX I read somewhere that it would attract wrathful energy

[SALVOTHESTONEDONE]

being a nerd :P i laughed

[eireguy11]

2 thumbs up

[perrucheverte2]

Awesome! I'll bet you could make a wind powered version really easily. Check out the video I just posted.

[russel123you]

1:51 ding mer! LOOOOL

[NeedForMadnessSVK]

Try to put inside a cross and a pic of jesus, and you favorite bible verses(or Allah or someone) you can have you own altar with you all the time(i am atheist, it was just and idea)

[CSMemphis]

You have a pleasant voice.

[hipsterparadise]

i work 6 days a week, 9 hours a day, constructing prayer wheels to be gifted to tibetan buddhists by the thousand at the bodhi tree in bodh gaya, india. i think prayer wheels are fantastic, and i love to see people coming up with new ways of constructing and powering them. i, for one, have placed mantra in the rims of my bicycle wheels. that said, a bit of information on the traditional use and construction of the wheels;

[hipsterparadise]

@hipsterparadise

the mantra should, like the video, always be facing out, so the karma is radiated out to the user of the wheel (and eventually to all sentient beings). also, though it's not necessary, tradition often puts an extra om on the outside of the mantra, closest to the power that is spinning the wheel. in this case, the weight is doing the work, so the om should be to the outside. on my bike, the wheel is turning with force from the center, so the om is on the inside.

[hipsterparadise]

@hipsterparadise

in my school--nyingma--it is believed that the text of the mantra acquired this power through centuries of use and study by great lineages of buddhists. thus, mantra printed in tibetan and sanskrit texts have great power. western characters, however, don't have the centuries of study behind them yet, so spinning their image doesn't activate them like chanting does. aka...if you want a really "legit" prayer wheel, go for the sanskrit or lanza text.

[JetCityOrange]

@jadesky65 Thanks. No, I'm fully vested into the Vajrayana lineage. Dialed into His Holiness the Dalai Lama big time *but* as you noted, I'm a contemporary Buddhist.

[jadesky65]

After spending the better part of the day listening to chants here on youtube to help me calm my nerves (my husband is having brain surgery monday) I found this video and was tickled pink watching this. For those of you who have no sense of humor... GET ONE! This guy clearly is NOT making fun of our Buddhist religion. He who cannot laugh at one's self does not have a full understanding of what it is to live! Namaste JetCityOrange : )

[tomandlucy100]

hey this is awesome! but I heard that the script cannot be cut or glued, it has to be a complete long long piece of paper....just a remind but it is awesome.

[overtonebo]

Brilliant. I love it! Thank you for sharing this!

[cynicaloptimist999]

This is an awesome and inexpensive way for someone to have their own prayer wheel, thanks!

[gypsybluesin702]

y did i watch this?... that was 3:14 ill never get back thanks to you

[thebighat99]

Its cool that you where driven buy your beliefs and your creativity. I am not a Buddhist but if I were. I would have to have that prayer wheel for sure. BIG SMILE.

[108sangha]

Very creative! Many blessings to all.

[engineersims]

Very cool idea -- Thanks for this!

[gameguide10159]

mmm... Altoids...

[JetCityOrange]

it is my understanding that one's sincere intent is what's important. I didn't make this as a mockery nor with any hint of disrespect for the Dharma.

[oolcat1]

i have one question... are you sure that if i made one that it would not be insulting a buddist if i use an altoids tin as a prayer wheel? please answer back!

[vacationboyvideos]

im a bit lost on the pyre whels, who or what reads the saying on the pyer wheel? and regardless of who or what does...why would a person have to say or repeat that saying over and over to FINALY get the answer, ect ect. also. does the thing that hears or reads the pyer...SEE it in the altolids container?

[cynicaloptimist999]

@vacationboyvideos The words themselves have power, there is no one the prayer says the words to except themselves. When one chants in Tibetan or Sanskrit the vibration of the vocal chords during the various syllables acts similarly to a cat purring, it repairs and soothes mental and physical stresses. Repeating prayers is a cultural tradition, 108 and all multiples of that number are considered auspicious.

[electrichalo]

Awesome!

[shastasladybear]

I noticed a roach clip holding that stuff while it dried. Made me wonder what else that roach clip held while you thought up this idea! Tashi Delek! ;-)

[fietsvrouw]

What you call a roach clip others call an alligator clip. They are commonly used for many things besides the purpose of which you are thinking. I suspect you have that something on the mind. ;o)

[shastasladybear]

Tashi Delek! I was kidding, it did remind me of the old days though. :-) Om Mani Padme Hum

[Teewacket]

If I can find someone who will eat the candies, I'll definitely make one of these for myself. Ingenious!

[colorblind72]

Does this make them Curiously strong prayers?

[kill300000]

lol great!!!!

[dilettantegirl]

Unnnghhh... shame on you, colorblind72! Shaaaame!!!

(I can't stop laughing, and I'm so jealous I didn't think of it first...)

[CatCommunication]

LOL that was truly cute! :)

[jadesky65]

@colorblind72 LMAO! That was funny : )

[zimmaster4]

not hating

cool prayer wheel.

i wanna make one but not 4 religion just as a cool thing to have.

awesome idea by the way.

not hating .

if it sounds like it ?Mea Culmpa/e?

[cliprojo]

karma can suck my balls!

[statuecollector86]

READ IT ALL WRONG... DUMB ASS.. also dont fool with these things.. karma will get you

[upisrael45]

The altoids prayer wheel is good, but I still think traditional ones are better.

[lazyhippy9333]

great idea! i've obtained three prayer wheels through my travels but this one is great lol

[thubtenwangmo]

Please don't worry about people whose minds are obstructed with convention and be assured this is a wonderful idea and I plan to get our entire sangha eating Altoids and I'll be making many, many of these. In this world we need the examination of our mind, Buddhism, is science of the mind and many people just can't understand this construct. I wonder if they understood The Matrix Trilogy.

Namo,

Victoria

[FrequencyGenerator]

the lazy man's way to enlightenment hahaha

[JetCityOrange]

>> Religion makes people do mind-bogglingly idiotic things.

I'm assuming you're talking about me.

[justiceleague3000]

Religion makes people do mind-bogglingly idiotic things.

[CatCommunication]

Like making shitty comments to people you don't even know??

[Devilockjesus]

hey man, Great Idea! May you be happy.

you didn't waste those altoids, though, did ya?

[incufish23]

Very cool as Tibetan Buddhist this has a application that even secular people would find cool. I filled my own prayer with Mani in a similar fashion. What I'm most amazed is the amount of room in the tin a lot of mantras can be fit in . Real kudos for this may it benefit all!

Om Mani Padme Hum

[sborges433]

Ever attempted a sound machine? I have a tibetian one (ever heard the loops? Fantastic!), but don't have the courage in re-assembling it in an altoids can.

[sborges433]

Awe-inspiring!

[JetCityOrange]

Thanks. A modest exercise in contemporary Buddhism.