Of mala, baseballs and a messy metaphor

Of mala, baseballs and a messy metaphor

by JAMES MATTHEWS Baseball and meditation are closely aligned, I think. This may be the cheesiest thing I’ll write for this space. But bear with me. I’m on deadline. There are 108 beads on the mala used by Buddhists. It’s that looped string of beads you see them using when they’re meditating or chanting mantras, using the beads to count them off and to keep track, like balls and strikes over innings. Or you see the Buddhists simply carrying them…