) In one minute, we breathe in approximately 15 s, in 1 hour 900 s,5 o3 r! j, c4 w; ~
and in 12 hours 10800 times, and in a day 10800 * 2 times. A day consists
0 Q/ D0 Y$ S0 H% S6 G. eof 24 hours, and if we set aside half the day for our day to day routines,
8 \! L0 l9 U$ O' |9 dthen one can spend 12 hours for recitation of one's idol. Therefore, the: q- P& _8 E* G0 {4 f4 I& J
maximmum number of times that one can recite "mantra", or perform "Jap" are
* H# H( ], p- O: E; u; m10800. If one wants to obtain 100% benefit of its jap, then performing
5 p T# y2 v% ?& b+ \* Fjap 108 times will give you the benefit of 100%. That's why in a "Mala"(string of beads),* g! a/ y# J1 G/ n; h7 f; @
there are 108 beads. It is written in Vedas, that 1 Jap corresponds to
# W- ?& A4 l4 B5 R8 P& \2 d0 D1 mala (which has 108 beads), therefore performing jap of 108 malas will" \; D2 B8 O5 p" e
result in 100% benefit.5 }1 T; q e" @7 E
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2) Astronomically, there are 27 constellations in our galaxy, and each one them
# E+ @0 x) @# C% t8 W8 E) U, Whas 4 directions, and 27 * 4 = 108, In other words the number 108 covers
1 a: F( e7 [- sthe whole galaxy.
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8 t/ K4 B5 O0 I+ W) g3) According to Indian scriptures, letter 9 corresponds to Lord Brahma (the" Z: H4 N; h# \
creator of universe). Mathematically, the interesting property of 9 is$ Q# N/ h6 K3 Y3 i" w& r, M* B$ X9 [
9x1 = 9# T& H0 [ r8 @5 O9 E3 E' J
9 x 2 = 18 (8+1 = 9)
+ l; j O( p1 @8 S- S/ a9 [9 * 3 = 27 (7+2 = 9)
7 Y& y7 {" E8 Z9 * 12 = 108 (1+0+8 = 9) |