The Buddhist bells and dorjes are more than only ancient ritual accessories used in Tibetan Buddhist meditation.
They hold a highly symbolic value and all have a particular objective in order to help you achieve enlightenment.
There are some essentials you need to know when using them that will enhance your meditation experience right away.
That's what you will find out in here; their power individually as well as together.
Let's first talk about the basics a little bit.
The bell is typically held in the left hand and the dorje in the right.
On the symbolic side of things, the Buddhist bells represent the feminine facet of wisdom and emptiness.
The dorje, on its side, corresponds to the masculine facet of compassion.
They correspond to the static and dynamic aspects of Nature; which is consequent with the fact that meditation is a static state of the body alongside a very dynamic state of mind to achieve a oneness with the universe.
When put together, these two tools stand for the inseparability of wisdom and compassion in enlightenment.
When looked at individually, they are each of a great emblematic meaning that is worth thinking about.
The Buddhist bells, held in the left hand, relate to wisdom, the accomplishment of emptiness.
By its sound, the bell asks the divinities to contribute to the meditation session while driving away the impeding forces.
The ringing of the bell also represents the emptiness because the sound is there and gradually disappears into the air leaving no mark.
Furthermore, as a musical instrument, the Buddhist bells with their sound can serve as an offer to the deities.
The look of the bell is additionally very symbolic.
If you look attentively, you will discern plenty of markings on it which all have a particular purpose.
One of the circles serves as the indestructible fence of protection and is bounded, on each side by a ring of pearls.
The upper ring of pearls is also protecting circle, but it also symbolizes the development of the higher state of consciousness that allow achieving enlightenment.
The bottom ring, on its part, is the wisdom of flames, representing the five fundamental wisdoms.
To get the Buddhist bells to reverberate to its optimal sound, the dorje has to be whirled through the inner surface of the bell using just the appropriate angle.
The dorje, held in the right hand, means "Lord of Stones" in Tibetan and relates to compassion.
It represents the ability to convert any experience, as ordinary as it can look like, into one that brings you closer to enlightenment.
The dorje holds five amazing attributes: it's is impenetrable, immovable, immutable, indivisible, and everlasting.
It's the symbol of the spiritual superiority of the peaceful deities over the obscure forces.