It’s not the beads Gerry, it’s the prayers you pray. The beads help you remember when to say them. It does quiet the mind. I know.
The beads aren’t necessary at all. I have five digits on each hand, so it’s actually easier to pray the prayers of the Rosary without beads. It’s not that complicated.
Actually, it is the concentration you give to the mysteries.
my God, i don’t know why i’m still amazed at people who are so obsessed with idolatry that they manage to “find” it everywhere....
Chanting has always been a key part of meditation.
This is as old as the Indian mediation techniques that pre date Christianity by thousands of years.