<selflathing> did you know that the “mala” in mala beads is the same ma la = numbing/spicy as in sichuan peppercorns – because that’s what the beads were originally made of!
if you didn’t know that, it’s because i just made it up
<br___ian> selflathing still gonna make a bracelet from all the pepper trees in my neighborhood
<selflathing> did you know that meditation bells are made of the same bells that you find in bell peppers