108 has many auspicious things about it — especially in India.<\/p>\n
The number 108 has always been a highly revered number for thousands of years, coveted by many spiritual traditions and ascribed special significance in meditation and prayer. \u00a0Considered to be the most auspicious number of all, 108 also happens to be the number of stitches on a baseball.<\/p>\n
In yoga, the number 108 refers to spiritual completion. That\u2019s the reason why malas used for japa (silent repetition of a mantra) are composed of 108 beads \u2013 with an additional \u201cmeru\u201d bead, which when reached, prompts the practitioner to count the mala beads in reverse order. Pranayama cycles are often repeated in 108 cycles and even sun salutations are often completed in nine rounds of the 12 postures, which when multiplied, adds up to 108. Ancient yogis believed that we can attune ourselves to the rhythms of creation by completing practices in rounds of this sacred number.<\/p>\n
108 seems to be a mysterious number that connects the ancient world to the modern world and also connects the physical realm to the metaphysical realm. The number 108 is sacred in mathematics, geometry, astrology, numerology and in many world religions and spiritual traditions.<\/p>\n
108 is exactly 2 octaves below 432.
\nThe distance to the sun is 108 diameters of the sun.<\/p>\n
108 Nadis
\n108 beads on a mala
\n108 repetitions of a mantra
\n108 types of meditation
\n108 dance forms in Indian traditions
\n108 time frame in Rosicrucian cycles
\n108 gopis of Vrindavan in the Gaudiya Vaishnavism
\n108 defilements in some schools of Buddhism
\n108 earthly temptations
\n108 beads on a juzu (prayer beads) worn by Zen priests
\n108 questions for Buddha in the Lankavatra
\n108 previous incarnations remembered in modern Gnosticism
\n108 chances or lifetimes to rid the ego and transcend the materialistic world
\n108 earthly desires\/lies\/delusions in Buddhism
\n108 is maximum number of repetitions in Kriya Yoga
\n108 Sun Salutations in yoga
\n108 breaths in a day to reach enlightenment
\n108 energy lines or nadiis converging to form the heart chakra
\n108 sacred books in the holy writings of Tibet
\n108 epistemological doctrines in Hinduism tradition
\n108 virtues in Jain tradition
\n108 steps in temples mentioned in the Lankavatara Sutra
\n108 sins or 108 delusions of the mind in Tibetan Buddhism
\n108 pressure points in body according to Marma Adi and Ayurveda
\n108 stitches on a baseball<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
108 has many auspicious things about it — especially in India.<\/p>\n
The number 108 has always been a highly revered number for thousands of years, coveted by many spiritual traditions and ascribed special significance in meditation and prayer. \u00a0Considered to be the most auspicious number of all, 108 also happens to be the number of stitches on a baseball.<\/p>\n
In yoga, the number 108 refers to spiritual completion. That\u2019s the reason why malas used for japa (silent repetition of a mantra) are composed of 108 beads \u2013 with an additional \u201cmeru\u201d bead, which when reached, prompts the practitioner to count the mala beads in reverse order. Pranayama cycles are often repeated in 108 cycles and even sun salutations are often completed in nine rounds of the 12 postures, which when multiplied, adds up to 108. Ancient yogis believed that we can attune ourselves to the rhythms of creation by completing practices in rounds of this sacred number.<\/p>\n
108 seems to be a mysterious number that connects the ancient world to the modern world and also connects the physical realm to the metaphysical realm. The number 108 is sacred in mathematics, geometry, astrology, numerology and in many world religions and spiritual traditions.<\/p>\n
108 is exactly 2 octaves below 432.
\nThe distance to the sun is 108 diameters of the sun.<\/p>\n
108 Nadis
\n108 beads on a mala
\n108 repetitions of a mantra
\n108 types of meditation
\n108 dance forms in Indian traditions
\n108 time frame in Rosicrucian cycles
\n108 gopis of Vrindavan in the Gaudiya Vaishnavism
\n108 defilements in some schools of Buddhism
\n108 earthly temptations
\n108 beads on a juzu (prayer beads) worn by Zen priests
\n108 questions for Buddha in the Lankavatra
\n108 previous incarnations remembered in modern Gnosticism
\n108 chances or lifetimes to rid the ego and transcend the materialistic world
\n108 earthly desires\/lies\/delusions in Buddhism
\n108 is maximum number of repetitions in Kriya Yoga
\n108 Sun Salutations in yoga
\n108 breaths in a day to reach enlightenment
\n108 energy lines or nadiis converging to form the heart chakra
\n108 sacred books in the holy writings of Tibet
\n108 epistemological doctrines in Hinduism tradition
\n108 virtues in Jain tradition
\n108 steps in temples mentioned in the Lankavatara Sutra
\n108 sins or 108 delusions of the mind in Tibetan Buddhism
\n108 pressure points in body according to Marma Adi and Ayurveda
\n108 stitches on a baseball<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[32],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9274","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-tuningforks","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"taxable","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"bundled_by":["4634","5171"],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":3,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundle_price":[],"bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundhealingcenter.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/9274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundhealingcenter.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundhealingcenter.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soundhealingcenter.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soundhealingcenter.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundhealingcenter.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soundhealingcenter.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=9274"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soundhealingcenter.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=9274"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soundhealingcenter.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=9274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}