) In one minute, we breathe in approximately 15 s, in 1 hour 900 s,! w5 S: J) _; c9 _
and in 12 hours 10800 times, and in a day 10800 * 2 times. A day consists8 s) n& ?; Q% T1 v5 e. Y, C9 j/ |
of 24 hours, and if we set aside half the day for our day to day routines,
: y) z. S& K$ athen one can spend 12 hours for recitation of one's idol. Therefore, the5 S* _$ c* {# V, W5 n' C
maximmum number of times that one can recite "mantra", or perform "Jap" are
+ D5 e: M; X- u; x+ j9 m10800. If one wants to obtain 100% benefit of its jap, then performing7 I6 r; O" P2 i
jap 108 times will give you the benefit of 100%. That's why in a "Mala"(string of beads),
4 {. n% b& C/ w: jthere are 108 beads. It is written in Vedas, that 1 Jap corresponds to0 A) p4 b# F4 }( L; M$ v4 x0 m) ^
1 mala (which has 108 beads), therefore performing jap of 108 malas will- @6 {$ z a, x( e
result in 100% benefit.* B" J1 b% i- G' O% f2 P
6 ?1 G" s: j$ h2 C0 C$ O8 I2) Astronomically, there are 27 constellations in our galaxy, and each one them
* ~+ s- K+ f' N6 a1 [has 4 directions, and 27 * 4 = 108, In other words the number 108 covers
6 Z: k9 j; K# i& }0 { `# w2 Bthe whole galaxy.
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1 s% T7 c, E2 f0 o3) According to Indian scriptures, letter 9 corresponds to Lord Brahma (the
1 d" `$ N+ j) w9 D" Z! k" U. xcreator of universe). Mathematically, the interesting property of 9 is
, p. |7 A+ q1 f7 w. W7 c @8 a9x1 = 9
! ]3 N& Y( `8 T7 ?" x9 x 2 = 18 (8+1 = 9); E1 |% h8 ?& c
9 * 3 = 27 (7+2 = 9)' R& G9 E& q' P- w
9 * 12 = 108 (1+0+8 = 9) |