) In one minute, we breathe in approximately 15 s, in 1 hour 900 s,
4 ~0 p: w# p8 K J3 G2 x9 t9 O; Land in 12 hours 10800 times, and in a day 10800 * 2 times. A day consists5 j+ ~! @/ a& T5 @. U( N6 T
of 24 hours, and if we set aside half the day for our day to day routines,
) V4 x4 w% [$ ]! r3 _/ e0 \" p9 _then one can spend 12 hours for recitation of one's idol. Therefore, the
' g! d8 J& Q! |) Y9 c. L0 j! pmaximmum number of times that one can recite "mantra", or perform "Jap" are
# d) f7 H/ R, i; P8 R, w. N2 I10800. If one wants to obtain 100% benefit of its jap, then performing* h7 U; B- _ w* m! s
jap 108 times will give you the benefit of 100%. That's why in a "Mala"(string of beads),7 ~ G) J% s. ?# A+ _5 W4 L; s
there are 108 beads. It is written in Vedas, that 1 Jap corresponds to; C+ s1 g. E- F9 G6 A
1 mala (which has 108 beads), therefore performing jap of 108 malas will1 y0 j* u& @. V6 a3 M' e" W
result in 100% benefit.4 [" ]% u' J! K, C
) _+ ^5 d7 g( e/ i- \/ y- O! R* x2) Astronomically, there are 27 constellations in our galaxy, and each one them
" _% a$ r+ o1 R4 Fhas 4 directions, and 27 * 4 = 108, In other words the number 108 covers" K* _/ K) F! l, v* I* _
the whole galaxy.
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! S# b6 g }$ o! H2 z- }3) According to Indian scriptures, letter 9 corresponds to Lord Brahma (the
6 d% l7 B9 b, w9 ccreator of universe). Mathematically, the interesting property of 9 is& U' o. b4 w1 I
9x1 = 94 @; Z% s" D0 X! A( P9 h# D( t
9 x 2 = 18 (8+1 = 9)' \4 q: ~& K6 R( L) [! @, a
9 * 3 = 27 (7+2 = 9)
1 }% C/ I" J6 L& R9 * 12 = 108 (1+0+8 = 9) |