Option 1: To count up to 100,000

1. Attach the BUM counter to your mala by sliding it into position just after the Guru bead. Ensure that it is securely fastened on the mala cord.
2. Attach a traditional mala counter to your mala using a one-step slip knot or "crow's foot". Reset the mala counter by moving all the beads/rings towards the charm.
3. Begin the mantra recitation and record each complete recitation of 108 mantras (one mala) in the normal way using the mala counter.
4. After you have moved all 10 beads on the counter (1,000 mantras in total), move the BUM counter forward by one bead and reset the mala counter.
5. Proceeding in this manner, once the BUM counter has made its way around the entire mala, 100,000 mantra recitations have been completed.

Option 2: To count up to 1,000,000

1. Attach the BUM counter to your mala by sliding it into position just after the Guru bead. Ensure that it is securely fastened on the mala cord.
2. Attach a set of two traditional mala counters to your mala using a one-step slip knot or "crow's foot". Reset both mala counters by moving all the beads/rings towards the charm.
3. Begin the mantra recitation and record each complete recitation of 108 mantras (one mala) in the normal way using the mala counters.
4. After you have moved all 10 beads on both counters (10,000 mantras in total), move the BUM counter forward by one bead and reset both mala counters.
5. Proceeding in this manner, once the BUM counter has made its way around the entire mala, 1,000,000 mantra recitations have been completed.