The Mystic Number 108

There are said to 108 human emotions; 36 each of past present and future.

The mantra chanting rosary consists of 108 beads one guru bead around which the other beads revolve, just like the planets and all other celestial bodies revolve around the sun.

In Hinduism there are 108 names of every god and in Buddhism, 108 paths to god or sins.

Ever wondered why 108 is such a celebrated number?

108 represent divine trinity of time where 1 is singularity of present, o is nothingness of past and 8 is infinity of future.

108 covers the whole galaxy i.e. there are 27 constellations in our galaxy, and each one them has 4 directions, and 27 * 4 = 108

The distance between the Earth and the Sun is 108 times the diameter of the Sun and the distance between the Earth and Moon is 108 times the diameter of the Moon. The diameter of the Sun is 108 times the diameter of the Earth.

108 summons all kinds of energy present in the universe and channelize them.

1 stands for vertical energy, which flows from head to toe, 0 is the circular form of energy which surrounds any individual also can be considered as the “aura” of the person and 8 is the spiral energy which travels throughout the body.

As per Chinese and Indian Martial Arts: Marma Adi and Ayurveda there are 108 pressure points in our body where the soul intersects the flesh to give life to a living being.

108 degrees Fahrenheit is the internal temperature at which the human body‘s vital organs begin to fail from overheating.

As per Hinduism, there are 108 authentic doctrines (Upanishad) in Vedanta; aiming to approach the Truth and to destroy Ignorance.

108 is a Harshad (means “great joy” in Sanskrit) number, which is an integer divisible by the sum of its digits.

There are 54 letters in the Sanskrit alphabet. Each has masculine and feminine elements i.e , Shiva and shakti. 54 times 2 is 108.

Some even say that there are 108 styles of meditation.

and the journey continues..

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