) In one minute, we breathe in approximately 15 s, in 1 hour 900 s,! J# A6 L' o2 z$ L# R
and in 12 hours 10800 times, and in a day 10800 * 2 times. A day consists
) Z8 M4 y* _: N8 |! mof 24 hours, and if we set aside half the day for our day to day routines,
E- K; K d6 ~3 H2 b7 ithen one can spend 12 hours for recitation of one's idol. Therefore, the2 k. x8 {7 ?0 b0 T8 M* L$ ^
maximmum number of times that one can recite "mantra", or perform "Jap" are# Z. X' A0 H- z, Z9 ?8 d! S, z, J
10800. If one wants to obtain 100% benefit of its jap, then performing
1 [' t/ I5 k b& {jap 108 times will give you the benefit of 100%. That's why in a "Mala"(string of beads),
+ u* M6 t8 p! Z; X G1 `there are 108 beads. It is written in Vedas, that 1 Jap corresponds to: B$ }% _( V' K! {5 K/ ? E) ^4 ?
1 mala (which has 108 beads), therefore performing jap of 108 malas will
0 [! g& y H- }9 iresult in 100% benefit.2 t% U8 o/ r( O
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2) Astronomically, there are 27 constellations in our galaxy, and each one them
1 L5 Z+ W1 @, e0 e& l% thas 4 directions, and 27 * 4 = 108, In other words the number 108 covers7 f- O" ^, f2 A" N) C
the whole galaxy.4 o; e$ |! V" U2 B) ]
4 H" w6 w0 `/ Q5 b0 w& \3) According to Indian scriptures, letter 9 corresponds to Lord Brahma (the3 O4 ]& y5 Q, @8 R9 f7 o
creator of universe). Mathematically, the interesting property of 9 is
" e! y+ T2 q/ w9 [) j) _9 {9x1 = 9
& ^! K' C, k* V) D$ P9 x 2 = 18 (8+1 = 9)
5 A7 J- U# a0 R: L# K2 u9 * 3 = 27 (7+2 = 9), R7 @4 [% i. q4 }6 z( z) p
9 * 12 = 108 (1+0+8 = 9) |